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Today, Dawn led off the Dawn Stensland Show by welcoming in Dr. Marion Mass, Co-founder of Practicing Physicians and American and Leadership in Free2care Coalition, back oto the Dawn Stensland Show after partaking in a post-partisan drug-pricing forum with Congressional leaders. Dr. Mass, incredibly familiar with the troubles of exponentially-growing pharmaceutical companies, explains the warnings she gave today of the situation we find ourselves with the overbearing power that these companies hold on public health. Dr. Mass also touches upon other topics, including the elevation of RFK to a position of power in dealing with public health, and the continued effort by public schools to advance the transgendered agenda.
Learn the business and management skills you need by enrolling in the University of Tennessee Physician Executive MBA program at nonclinicalphysicians.com/physicianmba. Get the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide. Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs. =============== Dr. Nerissa Kreher is a pediatric endocrinologist and the Chief Medical Officer at a biotech company. She received her medical degree from East Carolina University. She then pursued her pediatric residency and pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine. She transitioned into the biopharma industry early in her career and brings 18 years of experience working in biopharma. She has worked in small to large biotech/pharma organizations including both private and public companies. Along the way, she also completed an MBA from Northeastern University. She presented at the 2023 Nonclinical Career Summit on the topic of finding and pursuing your first job in the biopharmaceutical industry. Today's podcast episode is the first half of her presentation. In it, she described the positions that are best suited for practicing physicians to pursue, once they decide to move into a nonclinical pharma job. You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/best-biopharma-positions/
Dr. Marion Mass, a Philadelphia-area pediatrician and co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America, talks about healthcare consolidations have economically beaten down most communities across the United States and driving up the cost of health care services. Read the full article here.
Dr. Marion Mass, a Philadelphia-area pediatrician and co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America, talks about healthcare consolidations have economically beaten down most communities across the United States and driving up the cost of health care services. Read the full article here.
Dr. Marion Mass is a Philadelphia-area pediatrician and co- founder of Practicing Physicians of America. Time To End Policies Driving Higher Healthcare Costs
Dr. Marion Mass, Co-Founder of Practicing Physicians of America, joins to discuss high costs of healthcare. Discussion of monopolies, government control of major healthcare companies, Direct personalized care, and more. VoR Game...dumbest comment of the Democrats...today. GOP in shambles as we move further into election year.
Today on The Ward Scott Files Podcast, Professor Emeritus will be discussing various topics with ~ Dr. Marion Mass—co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America! Along with this, he will discuss local Alachua County news, weather, and more! LIVE 9 A.M. every weekday!
DR MERION MASS JOINS DAWN LIVE BREAKING DOWN HER LATEST COLUMN ON THE DAILY CALLER... HOW CAN WE PUSH FOR A BETTER SYSTEM, AND AWAY FROM THE CURRENT TRENDS OF MONOPOLIZATION... CAN PATIENTS FIND MORE OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD? Time To End Policies Driving Higher Healthcare CostsIn particular, Dr. Mass explains how monopolistic healthcare consolidation is harming Americans and what should be done to address this major challenge: “The Senate and President Biden should support patients by quickly passing and signing the bipartisan transparency package passed by the House. It is possible to put an end to the government policies that drive up the cost of healthcare, and there is no better time than the present.” Might you have some time to have Dr. Marion Mass on the show? Dr. Marion Mass: “Healthcare consolidation has economically beaten down most communities across the United States, driving up the price of health care services….When the nation's largest hospital operator, HCA Healthcare, acquired western North Carolina's Mission Health System in 2019, few in Asheville expected their daily lives would be impacted. Not only did HCA acquire the region's seven largest hospitals, but it snapped up 124 physician practices too. By the end of the merger this single health system controlled 90 percent of the hospital market, as well as significant portions of primary and specialty care….In any other industry, such monopolistic practices would sound the alarm of regulatory watchtowers, but when it comes to healthcare the federal government actively subsidizes and enables the barbarians at the gate.” Dr. Marion Mass: “Across the United States vulnerable patients in thousands of jurisdictions have faced the devastating consequences of consolidation. As hospitals and health systems consolidate in-patient and out-patient care, study after study has shown that patients face higher prices and fewer options. As consolidation tramples communities, patients can be left with no nearby alternatives to a health system monopoly. Poor government policies are driving this vicious cycle of rising prices, and it is imperative that Congress take action to end it….Americans would expect the federal government to be on high alert against monopolies, but instead, their healthcare reimbursement policies explicitly reward them.” Dr. Marion Mass: “The consolidated health systems are thriving, but patients are being underserved and overcharged….This is why the House overwhelmingly passed the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which would take a first step toward reducing the monopoly privileges Medicare bestows on consolidated health systems and expose exorbitantly high prices to help consumers compare options….The bill combats consolidation by requiring Medicare to give the same reimbursement for drugs administered, regardless of whether they're administered at a hospital out-patient department or at an independent physician practice. Same service, same reimbursement….This is a great first step. But Congress should also take up policies to make Medicare payments for all out-patient services site-neutral — that is, the payment should depend on the service and not the location or the owner of the practice….The Senate and President Biden should support patients by quickly passing and signing the bipartisan transparency package passed by the House. It is possible to put an end to the government policies that drive up the cost of healthcare, and there is no better time than the present.” Read more here. Marion Mass, M.D. is a practicing pediatrician, co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America and leadership in Free2Care. Tune in weekdays 10 AM - 12 PM EST on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT; or on the Audacy app!
Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 12 years broadcasting on the internet! On Friday's show, we get an update from Senior Legal Fellow from the Pacific Legal Foundation, William Yeatman, about illegal immigration and the Constitutional crisis on the Texas border. We discuss policies driving higher healthcare costs with Dr, Marion Mass, co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America. Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, and I discuss examples of the perversion of Obamacare. We also visit with Professor Larry Bell about the Democrat Party “Biden Dilemma” for 2024. Please join us for Monday's show. We have terrific guests including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, Executive Editor of the Foundation for Economic Education website Jonathan Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.
Recording surfaces of Jeff DeWit offering a payment from a mysterious entity to Kari Lake to stay out of politics for two years. Dr. Marian Mass, Pediatrician and co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America. Issues impacting the health care system. For more information, visit practicingphysician.org or free2care
Dr. Wes Fisher joins the show to continue highlighting ABIM recertification and the MOC program following a petition that has gathered over 12,000 signatures to end this program. Dr. Fisher is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL; he is also a clinical Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Fisher is triple board-certified in Internal Medicine (Grandfathered per the ABIM), cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology. He is due for his FOURTH re-certification in cardiology after 12/31/2023 and FOURTH re-certification in EP after 12/31/2023. The process of re-certification and MOC became a core center in Dr. Fisher's advocacy on behalf of the physicians. He co-founded Practicing Physicians of America to advocate and educate and has done significant investigative work on the ABIM; you can see much of his writing on his blog as well as many other outlets. Why does a respected EP physician, with over 3 decades of experience and thousands of patients seen, need to do this re-certification again and pay yearly dues? Please listen to this exclusive revealing podcast and share with your colleagues. This is another ABIM-related MUST LISTEN podcast. Read more about Practicing Physicians of America. https://practicingphysician.org/join/ View Dr. Fisher's blog. https://drwes.blogspot.com/ Check out Chadi's website for all Healthcare Unfiltered episodes and other content. www.chadinabhan.com/ Watch all Healthcare Unfiltered episodes on Youtube. www.youtube.com/channel/UCjiJPTpIJdIiukcq0UaMFsA
Dr. Marion Mass, co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America and a fellow at the Independent Women's Forum, critiques the typical system used to deliver prescription drugs to consumers in the US. She focuses on prescription benefit managers (PBMs) and their relationships with other parts of the system. Mass explains why she believes the system incentivizes kickbacks drives up costs, and doesn't allow market pressures to hold prices down.
Although Licensed To Live: The Conference has ended the jewels dropped on the stage have continued to make impact. Having all these experts on one stage may create a meltdown in the podcast space. These physician experts including Dr. Marion Mass, Dr. Nii Darko, and Dr. Jarret Patton have great tips to share with on the stage interviews that occurred at The Conference. Dr. Marion Mass is a pediatrician in the Philadelphia area that is co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America and advocacy group that calls for change in healthcare. She takes us from her garden in Pennsylvania to Washington DC and back. Dr. Nii Darko is a trauma surgeon and co-host of the popular Docs Outside The Box podcast. He talks about his journey in medicine and how podcasting changed his life and his career. 5:00 Dr. Marion Mass 15:00 Dr. Nii Darko Watch the replay of Licensed To Live 2023 Free affirmation book How to write your own book. Show Sponsor, EH3 Coffee Discount Code: DoctorJarret Licensed To Live Go to https://www.doctorjarretfree.com/affirmations-ebookto get your own free 30 day affirmations book. For more info about Licensed To Live: The Conference 2023 go to www.licensedtolive.com
Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick-A-Dee" Ubelis, and Curtis "CS" Bennett, co-host. Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey! Guests: Dave Barker, former economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and partner in Barker Companies, which owns, manages, and develops apartments and other real estate. Dr. Marion Mass. MD is a practicing pediatrician, co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America. https://practicingphysician.org Free2Care.org Dan Perkins, author, TV/Radio personality, commentator, Founder of Songs and Stories and host of The Black and White show. DanPerkins.guru Keith Gross, (R-FL) Businessman and Candidate for US Senate from Florida. KeithGross.com Hannah Davis, Immigration researcher and expert at Heritage.org Dedication: Police Officer Robert Shisler, Deptford Township Police Department, New Jersey End of Watch Sunday, May 7, 2023
The CE experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and earn credits: https://earnc.me/FAyEnW Dr. Marion Mass rejoins the podcast this week, to give us an update on the situation impacting all Americans - The cost of healthcare, and how Insurance companies, along with their Pharmacy Benefit Manager organizations are not incentivized to provide the best care...only the best profits. Please visit the Website: free2care.org and check out The Health System Tracker Dr. Marion Mass is a pediatrician who has practiced in suburban Philadelphia for 21 years. She is a founding member and Co-Chair of Practicing Physicians of America, an organization dedicated to protecting the physician's ability to serve their patients and to confront unnecessary and overbearing regulations that limit their ability to advocate for those patients. Dr. Mass is also a writer with works being published in The Wall Street Journal The Hill and The Washington Times in addition to advising policy shapers at the state and national level. She serves on the editorial board of her county newspaper, on the board of The Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership, and as a delegate to the Pennsylvania Medical society. She guest blogs on various sites regarding teaching organic gardening to children. Join the Conversation! We want to hear from you! Do you have additional thoughts about today's topic? Do you have your own Prescription for Success? Record a message on Speakpipe All The Tools You Need To Build and Scale A Integrative Health Business Get a behind the scenes look at our playbook at Texas Center for Lifestyle Medicine to see the underpinnings of how they deliver health while keeping team members fulfilled. Find out more at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/IPB Unlock Bonus content and get the shows early on our Patreon Follow us or Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Amazon | Spotify --- Show notes at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/141 Report-out with comments or feedback at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/report Music by Ryan Jones. Find Ryan on Instagram at _ryjones_, Contact Ryan at ryjonesofficial@gmail.com Production assistance by Clawson Solutions Group, find them on the web at csolgroup.com
Is the cost of your health care going up? Have you struggled to access the care your doctor recommends? A group of physicians and health care experts are working to address these growing problems and make care patient-centered. They propose several reforms that would protect the doctor-patient relationship by reforming the role of hospital and prescription drug middlemen. Dr. Marion E. Mass and David Balat of Free2Care discuss how the hidden health care giants (Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs)) inflate prices and make patients pay more for the same medical care. Plus, learn about how the caregiver crisis lead advocate Vanessa Steil to build a community for patients and caregivers.Hosts: Terry Wilcox, Executive Director, Patients RisingDr. Robert Goldberg, “Dr. Bob,” Co-Founder and Vice President of the Center for Medicine in the Public InterestKate Pecora, Field Correspondent Guests:David Balat, Executive Director of Free2care and Director of the Right On Healthcare Initiative at Texas Public Policy FoundationMarion E. Mass, Pediatrician and Co-Founder of Practicing Physicians of AmericaVanessa Steil, Patient Advocate and Founder & Creative Director of Living In Steil and The Hospital BarChristine Pizanne, Patient CorrespondentLinks: Free2Care ReportFree2CareHow a Hospital Chain Used a Poor Neighborhood to Turn Huge ProfitsLiving in SteilThe Hospital BarNeed help?The successful patient is one who can get what they need when they need it. We all know insurance slows us down, so why not take matters into your own hands? Our Navigator is an online tool that allows you to search a massive network of health-related resources using your zip code so you get local results. Get proactive and become a more successful patient right now at PatientsRisingConcierge.orgHave a question or comment about the show, or want to suggest a show topic or share your story as a patient correspondent?Drop us a line: podcast@patientsrising.orgThe views and opinions expressed herein are those of the guest(s)/ author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of Patients Rising.
Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Dr. Marion Mass to discuss What You Need to Know About Healthcare Middlemen. She talks in depth about Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) and all the kick back money that they receive. She gives an eye-opening deep dive into all the money that is being lost in the middle of our healthcare system. Dr Marion Mass is a practicing pediatrician in the Philadelphia area and co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America (PPA). She co-authored the position paper Reducing Cost and Waste in American Medicine: A Physician-Led Roadmap to Patient-Centered Medical Care, and led the first Free2Care Physician Symposium in April 2019, at the Library of Congress. Since that time the Free2Care Coalition has grown to 34 patient and physician member groups, 8 million citizens, and 70,000 physicians who want to make healthcare accessible, affordable, portable and transparent. Marion has written many guest editorials in newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Hill, The New York Post and others. She is on the editorial board of the Bucks County Courier Times and on the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership, as well as an active member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. She enjoys organic vegetable and flower gardening and largely plant based cookery. Her husband is a surgeon, and they have 3 adult children. Dr. Hammerstedt and her lifestyle coaching team can be found at www.wholisthealth.com and @wholisthealth on Facebook and Instagram as well as the Facebook group Curate Your Health. Wholist helps high performing women and men lose weight for the last time, with an innovative food and mindset coaching program to blueprint YOUR optimal body and mind, with real food, real work, real results...and no products or BS. Come curate YOUR sustainable health future, and personal and professional dynasty. And remember, Who you choose to be Matters. You are valuable, You are worth this, You are your WholeYou.
"Connecticut Today" with Paul Pacelli took a look at the latest poll in the state's governor's race (0:21). Practicing Physicians of America co-founder Dr. Marion Mass joined us to chat about the ongoing baby formula shortage (8:48). Image Credit: Getty Images
The baby formula shortage in the U.S. is still very much a problem even 6 months after Abbott Nutrition, the country's leading baby formula supplier, had to shut down operation due to contamination. Pediatrician and co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America, Dr. Marion Mass joined Dan on how she believes Pres. Biden needs to address the root cause of the shortage and demand that the FDA act quicker.
America's health care system operates like a big business. Doctors and hospitals are overwhelmed with red tape, which takes time away from the patient-provider relationship.For the health care system to put patients first again, Dr. Marion Mass says it must "cut the glut, open the books, and make everybody play by the same rules."Mass, a pediatrician and co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America, joins the "Problematic Women" podcast to discuss how the health care system became the monster it is today, and what can be done about it. She also shares her personal story of learning to balance career and motherhood. Enjoy the show! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode we sit down with Dr. Marion Mass, a Perkasie wife, mother, and pediatrician who's intimately involved in many Bucks County community organizations, including the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership and the Bucks County Courier Times editorial board. We discuss the pandemic's effects on the various age groups of children that Dr. Mass sees, how her family experienced dealing with virtual learning long before the pandemic, and what the “medical-political-industrial-academic complex” has done to the doctor-patient relationship.Find more about Dr. Mass on twitter: https://twitter.com/mass_marionand at Practicing Physicians of America
Dr. Marion Mass is a practicing pediatrician who is also a physician advocate and healthcare activist. She is driven to take back medicine for patients and the medical profession. The COVID-19 pandemic threw a spotlight on dangerous deficiencies within the US healthcare industry. At the center of these deficiencies are Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), which are healthcare intermediaries that increase costs and create drug and supply shortages. Although GPOs and PBMs don't produce or distribute a single product or provide direct care to a single patient, they control nearly 90% of the pharmaceutical supply chain. These middlemen amass huge profits because they enjoy government-mandated safe harbor protections at the expense of physician practice needs, sound medical decision-making, and patient choice. Marion Mass, MD, is a pediatrician in the Philadelphia area and co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America. She is a graduate of the Duke University Medical School and was trained in pediatrics at Northwestern University. Unlock Bonus content and get the shows early on our Patreon Follow us or Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Amazon | Spotify --- Show notes available at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/92 Contact us at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/contact-us/ Support the show at https://patreon.com/rxforsuccess
Dr. Katyal holds a Bachelor of Science with University Honors in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Medical Degree from New York University School of Medicine. He is the Founder of Positive Psychology Program for Physicians and President of Optimal Life Imaging Group, PC. Dr. Katyal also holds certifications in Positive Psychology and Positive Psychology Coaching from Whole Being Institute. He has published and lectured extensively on well-being and the Science of Happiness to audiences ranging from college students to physicians. Currently an Adjunct Professor at La Roche University, Dr. Katyal teaches the class “How to Flourish: Lessons from Positive Psychology”. His research interests include developing a new model of optimal wellness incorporating principles from psychology, organizational leadership, health neuroscience and medicine. He is currently investigating the effectiveness of positive psychology interventions on physician well-being and is a co-founder of the course Thrive Rx: A Practical Guide to Flourishing for Physicians by Practicing Physicians. Sanj is the author of the Amazon #1 Best Seller Positive Philosophy: Ancient and Modern Wisdom to Create a Flourishing Life Sanj lives with his family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His hobbies include kayaking, writing, and traveling Unlock Bonus content and get the shows early on our Patreon Follow us or Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Amazon | Spotify --- Show notes at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/88 Report-out with comments or feedback at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/report Music by Ryan Jones. Find Ryan on Instagram at _ryjones_, Contact Ryan at ryjonesofficial@gmail.com
Our guest on this episode is Dr. Marion Mass, a pediatrician and co-founder of the grassroots Practicing Physicians of America. Dr. Mass and I talk about transparent pricing in the medical field, medical debt, and more. Marion also discusses what it is like to be an outspoken advocate while still working for a major system and gives advice to those who also want to become advocates.Marion is a mother, a pediatrician, a community volunteer, a writer, and an advocate to ensure a high-quality, sustainable healthcare system in America that will attract bright hardworking minds in the future. She's clearly on a mission to help doctors and patients take the driver's seat and evict the rent-seekers of medicine. By the end of this eye-opening episode, you will realize that Dr. Mass is definitely a blessing to the healthcare space. Tune in to learn more about:How Dr. Mass got to the part of becoming an advocate despite being a busy pediatrician.The mission of Practicing Physicians Of America and how they are impacting people's lives. Some of Practicing Physicians Of America's big wins.Dr. Mass' advice to physicians looking to get into healthcare activism.… and so much more!Episode Sponsor:If you're ready to build a business that lets you live life and practice medicine on your own terms, check out the EntreMD Business School!Featured in the Show:Dr. Mass' website: Practicing Physicians Of AmericaDr. Mass' LinkedIn: Marion Mass, M.D.Dr. Mass' Twitter: @mass_marionMore from Doctors Changing Medicine:Join the Doctors Changing Medicine CommunityHEREYouTube Channel
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And if you aren't interested in starting a business but are just interested in hearing an inspiring story, you are in the right place! Learn more about Dr. Krishnamoorthy or connect with him https://www.linkedin.com/in/vankmd/ or www.feeltnt.com Find full transcripts of episodes on the DocWorking Blog How many coaches do you think your favorite actors and athletes have worked with over the years in order to achieve such extraordinary success? What if you had a team of trusted thinking partners, experienced coaches who have helped hundreds of physicians overcome obstacles and who know what works? What if you were part of a community of like-minded physicians from across the nation, across specialties and career stages? Your collective brain trust, sharing ideas and experiences, so you would no longer feel like an island, surrounded by people yet alone? 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Marion Mass (@mass_marion), MD, practicing pediatrician and co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America, joins the show to share her unique ideas about how to reduce healthcare costs while simultaneously improving access to care. She describes her “sentinel moment” in which she realized that physicians are no longer the primary medical advocates for their patients and how this led her to founding a grassroots physician organization dedicated to patient advocacy. The conversation takes interesting turns into hospital fines for price transparency, patient copays and premiums, Medicare, direct primary care, pharmacy benefit managers, and so much more. Read the Practicing Physicians of America's position paper on their discussed legislative requests. https://www.physiciansforreform.org/files/5015/5406/4369/Reducing_Cost_and_Waste_in_American_Medicine.pdf Check out Chadi's website for all Healthcare Unfiltered episodes and other content. www.chadinabhan.com/ Watch all Healthcare Unfiltered episodes on Youtube. www.youtube.com/channel/UCjiJPTpIJdIiukcq0UaMFsA
Speaking to the Pharmacy Podcast Network, Dr. Marion Mass, a pediatrician, patient advocate and founding member of the Practicing Physicians of America, spoke about the original intent of PBMs, which started in 1968, and what they've become today. “PBMs were created with the vision that they would act like giant drug-buying networks, with their buying power cutting health care costs and consumers realizing the savings in the end. However, through consolidation, three companies now control 90 percent of the market,” she said. Dr. Mass further explained, “This unhealthy market share has led to an unhealthy control over formularies,” which can cause life-and-death situations for her young patients. “Patients are at risk of death or harm when drugs such as chemotherapies, antibiotics, epinephrine and anesthetics are not available.” Pharm D Mel Brodsky, executive director of the Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists and former CEO of the Keystone Purchasing Alliance, explained, “This outsized market share takes advantage of drug manufacturers, pharmacists and, most importantly, patients. The result is a net negative for all parties except for the large PBMs.” In his estimation, the net result of this imbalance “has led to an erosion of the doctor-patient relationship and a decimation of Main Street pharmacists throughout the nation.” “With the current system in place, independent pharmacists are being squeezed to the point that many jump when the large groups offer to buy them out. With the depletion of community pharmacists comes the loss of personal touch and a watered-down version of health care to patients,” Brodsky said. Both participants agreed that action must be taken on the federal level, citing Pennsylvania Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey's abilities to rein in the large PBM market imbalance. Our Guests: Dr. Marion Mass. Dr. Mass is a pediatrician in the Philadelphia suburbs. She received her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. She is the co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America - and leadership in the Free2Care coalition-a consortium of grassroots physician advocacy groups that believe that the key to good care starts with the relationship between a patient and their doctor. She sits on the editorial board of the Bucks County Courier, Times and is a member of the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership. Mr. Mel Brodsky is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists (PARD), an association of community pharmacies representing 250 independently owned pharmacies in Southeast Pennsylvania. PARD works closely with State Associations like the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA). Mr. Brodsky is also CEO of the Keystone Pharmacy Purchasing Alliance, headquartered in Philadelphia with 400 member stores in 5 States. Mel has an amazing understanding of how PBMs impact the effectiveness and growth of vital healthcare service providers like Community Pharmacies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Speaking to the Pharmacy Podcast Network, Dr. Marion Mass, a pediatrician, patient advocate and founding member of the Practicing Physicians of America, spoke about the original intent of PBMs, which started in 1968, and what they've become today. “PBMs were created with the vision that they would act like giant drug-buying networks, with their buying power cutting health care costs and consumers realizing the savings in the end. However, through consolidation, three companies now control 90 percent of the market,” she said. Dr. Mass further explained, “This unhealthy market share has led to an unhealthy control over formularies,” which can cause life-and-death situations for her young patients. “Patients are at risk of death or harm when drugs such as chemotherapies, antibiotics, epinephrine and anesthetics are not available.” Pharm D Mel Brodsky, executive director of the Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists and former CEO of the Keystone Purchasing Alliance, explained, “This outsized market share takes advantage of drug manufacturers, pharmacists and, most importantly, patients. The result is a net negative for all parties except for the large PBMs.” In his estimation, the net result of this imbalance “has led to an erosion of the doctor-patient relationship and a decimation of Main Street pharmacists throughout the nation.” “With the current system in place, independent pharmacists are being squeezed to the point that many jump when the large groups offer to buy them out. With the depletion of community pharmacists comes the loss of personal touch and a watered-down version of health care to patients,” Brodsky said. Both participants agreed that action must be taken on the federal level, citing Pennsylvania Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey's abilities to rein in the large PBM market imbalance. Our Guests: Dr. Marion Mass. Dr. Mass is a pediatrician in the Philadelphia suburbs. She received her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. She is the co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America - and leadership in the Free2Care coalition-a consortium of grassroots physician advocacy groups that believe that the key to good care starts with the relationship between a patient and their doctor. She sits on the editorial board of the Bucks County Courier, Times and is a member of the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership. Mr. Mel Brodsky is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists (PARD), an association of community pharmacies representing 250 independently owned pharmacies in Southeast Pennsylvania. PARD works closely with State Associations like the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA). Mr. Brodsky is also CEO of the Keystone Pharmacy Purchasing Alliance, headquartered in Philadelphia with 400 member stores in 5 States. Mel has an amazing understanding of how PBMs impact the effectiveness and growth of vital healthcare service providers like Community Pharmacies.
Speaking to the Pharmacy Podcast Network, Dr. Marion Mass, a pediatrician, patient advocate and founding member of the Practicing Physicians of America, spoke about the original intent of PBMs, which started in 1968, and what they've become today. “PBMs were created with the vision that they would act like giant drug-buying networks, with their buying power cutting health care costs and consumers realizing the savings in the end. However, through consolidation, three companies now control 90 percent of the market,” she said. Dr. Mass further explained, “This unhealthy market share has led to an unhealthy control over formularies,” which can cause life-and-death situations for her young patients. “Patients are at risk of death or harm when drugs such as chemotherapies, antibiotics, epinephrine and anesthetics are not available.” Pharm D Mel Brodsky, executive director of the Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists and former CEO of the Keystone Purchasing Alliance, explained, “This outsized market share takes advantage of drug manufacturers, pharmacists and, most importantly, patients. The result is a net negative for all parties except for the large PBMs.” In his estimation, the net result of this imbalance “has led to an erosion of the doctor-patient relationship and a decimation of Main Street pharmacists throughout the nation.” “With the current system in place, independent pharmacists are being squeezed to the point that many jump when the large groups offer to buy them out. With the depletion of community pharmacists comes the loss of personal touch and a watered-down version of health care to patients,” Brodsky said. Both participants agreed that action must be taken on the federal level, citing Pennsylvania Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey's abilities to rein in the large PBM market imbalance Our Guests: Dr. Marion Mass. Dr. Mass is a pediatrician in the Philadelphia suburbs. She received her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. She is the co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America - and leadership in the Free2Care coalition-a consortium of grassroots physician advocacy groups that believe that the key to good care starts with the relationship between a patient and their doctor. She sits on the editorial board of the Bucks County Courier, Times and is a member of the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership. Mr. Mel Brodsky is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists (PARD), an association of community pharmacies representing 250 independently owned pharmacies in Southeast Pennsylvania. PARD works closely with State Associations like the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA). Mr. Brodsky is also CEO of the Keystone Pharmacy Purchasing Alliance, headquartered in Philadelphia with 400 member stores in 5 States. Mel has an amazing understanding of how PBMs impact the effectiveness and growth of vital healthcare service providers like Community Pharmacies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In part 2 of this discussion with Dr. Marion Mass, a pediatrician and the co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America, we learn about the impact of group purchasing organizations (GPOs) on the high cost of healthcare. In 1987, the federal legislature granted GPOs safe harbor from anti-kickback statutes, allowing them to reap millions of dollars. Dr Mass also explains how these GPOs have created artificial shortages in essential medical supplies, leading to patient and clinician harm.Practicing Physicians of America: https://practicingphysician.org/Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Patients-Risk-Practitioner-Physician-Healthcare/dp/1627343164/
We all know that the health care system in the United States is expensive, with the U.S. spending more than any other developed nation. Although it's convenient to scapegoat doctors as the reason for high medical costs, the truth is that physician compensation makes up just 20% of total health spending. So, who is really responsible for the astronomical cost of health care today? To get some answers, we are joined by Dr. Marion Mass, a pediatrician and the co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America. In part 1 of this series, Dr. Mass explains how Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have benefited from safe harbor from anti-kickback statues, allowing them to reap millions of dollars and increasing drug costs for Americans.Practicing Physicians of America: https://practicingphysician.org/Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Patients-Risk-Practitioner-Physician-Healthcare/dp/1627343164/
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Whether we like it or not, the government laws and regulations can massively affect the way we operate or cannot operate our businesses. Sometimes we need to advocate to make sure these laws and regulations are affecting us and, our customers, and our industries in positive ways. As we advocate, or do anything in life, conflicts of interest may arise. In today's episode, we're going to discuss what Marion Mass is doing to improve the health care system through advocacy, how we as entrepreneurs can be better advocates within our industries, and how we can remove our conflicts of interest to improve our credibility. Dr. Marion Mass is a mother, pediatrician, community volunteer, writer, and advocate for high-quality, sustainable health care in the U.S. that will attract bright, hardworking minds in the future. She trained at Duke's School of Medicine and the Northwestern Children's Memorial Hospital. She now practices in the Philadelphia suburbs. She co-founded the nonpartisan grassroots Practicing Physicians of America and serves as part of the leadership of the Free 2 Care coalition. She speaks, writes, and advocates for improving health care access and lowering its costs. Why Marion Advocates Marion is passionate about health care. She loved her journey through medical school and residency and loves taking care of patients. While looking at the landscape of medicine, she realized people aren't choosing to be doctors in the future. She sees a lot of physicians going through what she calls Drexit: doctor exit. Doctors are frustrated with all the boxes they have to check through mandates, authorizations, insurance, etc. “There's so much that we have to do,” Marion said. “Physicians either get burned out or they get morally injured.” Doctors are leaving. Many are retiring early. The profession has one of the highest rates of suicide in the U.S. The health care system is broken and unsustainable. “If we don't fix it,” Marion says, “America will be very unhealthy and sorry in the future when they show up to deliver their baby or have their appendix taken out and there's not a quality physician there that's well-trained to take care of them.” Health care isn't just a problem in the U.S. I lived in Brazil for a couple of years, where they have a socialized medicine system that doesn't work. People often joke that those are the hospitals where you go to die. But they have a secondary health care system not provided by the government. It's surprisingly inexpensive and the doctors don't have to jump through all the same hoops, so they can focus on providing health care. Marion shared a story about her friend who is from Ukraine, where they also have a socialized system. Her mother needed a hysterectomy there. She went to the government-run hospital and found out they had no soap, hand sanitizer, or toilet paper. She had to bring her own. For an inexpensive fee, Marion's friend moved her mother to a hospital that accepted cash, where she got good care and wasn't afraid of getting an infection. Health care has consumed costs all across the board. Marion said the public sectors like school districts are paying more and employers are paying more. Overall, it's way more expensive than it needs to be. Marion realized all these things and came to the conclusion that she needed to do something about it. Advocacy Efforts: Anyone Can Advocate Marion started looking for groups to join and ways to advocate. On her first trip to Washington D.C., she was nervous. She went to a congressperson's office for a meeting, thinking, “These guys are going to be so well-versed. They're going to know everything I'm talking about, everything I've learned over the past couple of years.” Her hands started to sweat and she was worried she'd stumble over her words. By the time the conversation was over, she thought, “Oh, I should have been doing this a long time ago.” Marion said, “I'm in a robe. I'm a recovering soccer mom with an MD. I'm a real person. I will have conversations with lawmakers while I'm in my bathrobe, sweeping my kitchen. . . . But if I can do this, anyone can.” Sometimes we think we can't do something until we learn more about it or until we reach a certain point in our career. Marion didn't wait. She cared about the issues and wanted to do something to help, so she did. She started writing, speaking, doing podcasts, hosting and attending events, serving on the editorial board of a county newspaper, and talking to lawmakers. To those who are considering getting involved, she said, “Finding your voice with speaking and writing to people that can change policy . . . is so important. We trained to do this. We're the ones that close the door and hear people's intimate stories. And it breaks my heart when people can't get what they need. I can't tolerate it anymore.” Marion told me about a doctor who recently published a piece in 14 Pennsylvanian newspapers. She went to medical school in Pakistan and Marion said she's got a great voice. Marion encouraged her to speak up. Her piece was published and she's been on a podcast or two. Anyone can do this. The internet has made it easy for anyone with a phone to make a difference. Our background, age, or experience doesn't matter. If we have an issue we care about, something that affects our lives or the lives of those around us, we can make an effort to change it. If we want to change something, we have the power to make change happen. Entrepreneurs and Advocacy Health care advocacy itself should be very important to us as entrepreneurs and CEOs because not only is it one of our biggest costs, but also because it is an essential part of taking great care of our people and our families. But health care isn't the only legislative issue we deal with in our organizations. Sometimes those legislative issues can cause a lot of problems in our businesses. For example, over the past 10 years, there have been some adoption laws, rules, or regulations passed or implemented that have caused fewer children to be able to find loving, permanent families. Working with Adoption.com, I've had to get a lot more involved in advocacy within my niche of adoption over the last decade. I've worked with senators, congressmen, government organizations, and associations to try to get bad laws and regulatory implementation changed and prevent more bad laws from being created. For example, this morning I did a little work to help encourage an Idaho senator to support some adoption legislation. As another example, when there were regulatory implementation issues causing a decline in international adoption years ago, I was able to go to DC to speak with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Glenn Beck, an adoptive father, had me on his show to discuss the solutions to the issue. It has been amazing over the years to see the people passionate about adoption and children come together to try to impact that change. Shiza Shahid is an example of an entrepreneur striving to make a difference. This Stanford University graduate co-founded the Malala Fund with Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. Shahid led the organization as founding CEO, focusing on creating access to high-quality education for all children around the world. She also founded The Collective, a community of leading entrepreneurs that come together to build collaborative change (Source: CAA.com). We often fall into the trap that “somebody should do something” about an issue. However, often, we are one of the somebodies who need to help solve the problem. You can probably make a lot more of a difference than you think when you work together with many others who share your passion. Removing Conflicts of Interest Many people who lobby and advocate in D.C. have conflicts of interest. Conflicts of interest take away from a person's credibility, hurting what they're trying to accomplish. That person's opponent can use conflicts of interest to attack them and destroy their credibility. In 2010, the U.S. passed the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Marion described how this database allows any citizen to look up any physician in the country and see how much money they are taking from pharmaceutical manufacturers. Marion detailed how important it is to have this information. If I go to a doctor and they prescribe me medication X and I look them up on the database and find out that they're taking thousands of dollars from the pharmaceutical company that manufactures medication X, I'm going to be suspicious; it's going to make me question whether I actually need that medication or not. These aren't the only conflicts of interest. Marion believes that taking speaking or writing fees may do the same thing. Marion said, “As soon as you get paid by someone—a university, a hospital, an insurance company—as soon as you open up your mouth to take a speaking fee, it may make you suspect the same way that a doctor would be suspect by taking fees from pharma.” We can choose to take that money, but it may erode our credibility depending on who is paying for our speaking and writing. Marion has done something to remove these conflicts of interest. She doesn't take speaking or writing fees. “I think the fact that I don't take speaking fees, and I know others like me that don't, I think that means something.” Refusing to take these fees gives Marion credibility. Conflicts of interest can be a big part of reducing credibility. As customers realize we have a conflict of interest—even if we are honest and ethical—their trust declines. We need to remove our conflicts of interest wherever we can to improve our credibility. Key Takeaways Thank you so much Marion for sharing your stories and insights with us today. Here are some of my key takeaways from this episode: Anyone can advocate. We don't need any special qualifications; we just need to care about issues and have a desire to make a difference. When we advocate, we should work together with many other people who share our passion for the issue. There are many issues that affect the businesses that may require us to advocate for our industry, our customers, and our businesses. If we remove our conflicts of interest and communicate that effectively, we will improve our credibility. Connect with Marion If you enjoyed this interview and want to learn more about Marion or connect with her, you can find her on LinkedIn or visit Practicing Physicians of America. Want to be a Better Digital Monetizer? Please follow these channels to receive free digital monetization content: Get a free Monetization Assessment of your business Subscribe to the free Monetization eMagazine. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation YouTube channel. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation podcast on Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Follow Monetization Nation on Instagram and Twitter. Share Your Story Have you been involved in advocacy? If so, how has it affected your business? Please join our private Monetization Nation Facebook group and share your insights with other digital monetizers. 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In this week's podcast, Dr. Sanj Katyal describes how he can help you apply positive psychology to save your career. Dr. Sanj Katyal completed his Medical Degree at the New York University School of Medicine, and his residency in Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Sanj also holds certifications in Positive Psychology and Positive Psychology Coaching from the Whole Being Institute. He has taught principles of well-being and the Science of Happiness to hundreds of physicians and is the co-founder of Thrive-Rx: A Practical Guide to Flourishing for Physicians by Practicing Physicians. He is also the author of Positive Philosophy: Ancient and Modern Wisdom to Create a Flourishing Life (affiliate link). He learned about positive psychology and how it can help reframe our perspective. This helps us build our attention on what matters. And that leads to more fulfillment and satisfaction. He began helping others through coaching and teaching, even as he continued his clinical work. Then he partnered with three other physicians to create a program that they now offer to other physicians. It’s called Thrive-Rx. And it is “the course they wish they had taken in medical school.” It is proven to positively impact personal wellbeing, professional fulfillment, and financial literacy. Today, we learn from Sanj the underlying philosophy and components that are built into his program. As always, you’ll find all of the links for today’s show in the show notes nonclinicalphysicians.com/apply-positive-psychology Check out his website at nonclinicalphysicians.com/thrive and his website at positive-medicine.com. Don’t forget to use the Coupon code JOHN to get a 50% discount if you register for the course. Get an updated edition of the FREE GUIDE to 10 Nonclinical Careers at nonclinicalphysicians.com/freeguide. Get a list of 70 nontraditional jobs at nonclinicalphysicians.com/70jobs.
Welcome back to part 2 of The Physician Fireside Chat with Dr. Marion Mass! In part two of this podcast, you will discover... How the Practicing Physicians of America was formed Learn about why a tragic experience with her mom caused her to question the system Hear how I challenge Marion on working to change the system Discover her perspective on the AMA & the conflicts of interest she found How the PPA is trying to change recertification Resources Mentioned In This Podcast Marion's Profile on LinkedIn E-Mail: marion@practicingphysician.org Practicing Physicians of America's Webpage Facebook Page: Practicing Physicians of America Open Secret's Website- Tracking the Political Contributions
Do you want to double ot triple the amount of time that you can spend with your family? Our next guest is a physician and is more involved in advocacy for physicians and about 1,000 other activities more so than any other person I've ever seen. To give you a small sample- she is a pediatrician at the children's hospital of Philadelphia, she is a board member of physicians working together, she is on the editorial board of the Doylestown Intelligencier, and she is the co-founder and executive VP of The Practicing Physicians of America. I can't wait to hear about her journey! Please help me welcome Dr. Marion Mass. In this part one of this podcast, you will discover... Why a 'farm girl' raised around Mennonites believes that manure shoveling helps you in life Where she believes common sense can come from & how it applies to parents How slaughtering pigs and a female doctor influenced her to enter into medicine Discover how she lived on $9,000 a year and saved $2,000 a year during medical school Learn about the emotional moment she changed directions in her medical career & abandoned her fellowship Discover her time hacks to save money and spend time with the family Resources Mentioned In This Podcast Marion's Profile on LinkedIn
Investing in a commercial property while not running your own operations stands in the face of what commercial real estate investors are trying to accomplish. Trisha’s guest today is Chris Cumella of Cypress West Partners, a private real estate investment company that focuses solely on healthcare real estate. Chris spent years in the apartment real estate business before he was exposed to healthcare, which was one of the only sectors to do well during the financial crisis of 2008. That’s when he and his partner started to focus on healthcare real estate and eventually started their own business! In this episode, we talk about… Healthcare real estate has staying power in the demographics This sector is definitely not for the faint of heart Starting Cypress West Partners with institutions and private individuals Investment criteria in California compared to other places Gravitating closer to the main healthcare campuses Real estate for healthcare has become more purpose-built by necessity Buying a building with a tenant that is going to move in Looking into the future for Cypress West Partners Links to resources: Chris Cumella, Cypress West Partners Listen, rate, subscribe, and share with others!
Marion Mass is a pediatrician in the Philadelphia area where she has practiced in hospital, Emergency Room, delivery room, outpatient, and urgent care settings. She graduated from Duke University Medical School and trained in Pediatrics at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She has been writing about life inside medicine, published in the WSJ, Washington Times, and the Philly Inquirer. She is also co-founder of Practicing Physicians for America, a physician lead organization that advances the interests of practicing physicians. She has written extensively on the role of third party intermediaries in medicine. Dr. Rupali Chadha is a Board Certified Psychiatric Physician who diagnoses and treats mental illness. She is also Board Certified Psychiatric Physician in the specialty area of forensics. She serves the LA Superior Courts in identifying inmates who are incompetent to stand trial and has also served as a forensic expert in criminal trials. She recently traveled to Washington DC to visit the White House and witness signing of a recent Presidential Executive Order on intermediaries in healthcare. SHOW NOTES White House Executive OrderOverview of third parties that suck up most of the health-care dollarsThe rebates that may fuel higher drug pricesJohn Arnold in statnews discusses the role of Pharmacy benefit managers (PBM)A detailed look at Group Purchasing Organizations and PBMsNeedle stick story referenced in the podcastWatch the episode on YouTube
GUESTS: Marion Mass is a pediatrician in the Philadelphia area where she has practiced in hospital, Emergency Room, delivery room, outpatient, and urgent care settings. She graduated from Duke University Medical School and trained in Pediatrics at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She has been writing about life inside medicine, published in the WSJ, Washington Times, and the Philly Inquirer. She is also co-founder of Practicing Physicians for America, a physician lead organization that advances the interests of practicing physicians. She has written extensively on the role of third party intermediaries in medicine. Dr. Rupali Chadha is a Board Certified Psychiatric Physician who diagnoses and treats mental illness. She is also Board Certified Psychiatric Physician in the specialty area of forensics. She serves the LA Superior Courts in identifying inmates who are incompetent to stand trial and has also served as a forensic expert in criminal trials. She recently traveled to Washington DC to visit the White House and witness signing of a recent Presidential Executive Order on intermediaries in healthcare. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/h4NpBp6F0YY (Watch the episode) on our YouTube channel LINKS:E White House Executive Order: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-lowering-prices-patients-eliminating-kickbacks-middlemen/ (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-lowering-prices-patients-eliminating-kickbacks-middlemen/) Overview of third parties that suck up most of the health-care dollars: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/84795 (https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/84795) The rebates that may fuel higher drug prices: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/10/a-bipartisan-opportunity-to-cut-drug-prices/ (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/10/a-bipartisan-opportunity-to-cut-drug-prices/) John Arnold in statnews discusses the role of Pharmacy benefit managers (PBM): https://www.statnews.com/2018/08/27/pharmacy-benefit-managers-good-or-bad/ (https://www.statnews.com/2018/08/27/pharmacy-benefit-managers-good-or-bad/) A detailed look at Group Purchasing Organizations and PBMs: https://practicingphysician.org/scrubs-vs-suits-the-battle-inside-the-nations-hospitals-part-2/ (https://practicingphysician.org/scrubs-vs-suits-the-battle-inside-the-nations-hospitals-part-2/) Needle stick story referenced in the podcast: https://nebula.wsimg.com/9e87fe4c7de204baccc77a2bc373daf1?AccessKeyId=62BC662C928C06F7384C&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 (https://nebula.wsimg.com/9e87fe4c7de204baccc77a2bc373daf1?AccessKeyId=62BC662C928C06F7384C&disposition=0&alloworigin=1) SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/accadandkoka (Make a small donation) on our Patreon page on and join our discussion group or receive a free book. Support this podcast
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are one of the 'middle men' in health care that have recently come under fire for the added expense they bring in the prescription drug market. What was once a relatively unknown player in the health care delivery process, PBMs are finding themselves with a target on their back for the first time. Few realize that pharmacy benefit managers play a large role in the cost of their drugs through insurance plans. Dr. Mary Tipton, a med-peds specialist in Utah, is part of the Practicing Physicians of America which helped to successfully lobby the White House to start addressing the problems caused by PBMs. Although the executive orders only address the cost of prescription medications within the Medicare system - it is a big first step in controlling the cost of medicine in the United States. Dr. Mary Tipton is a meds-peds physician in suburban Salt Lake City, UT and an active member of the Practicing Physicians of America. show notes Free2Care: The overarching organization looking to bring the focus back to the patient-physician relationship. Practicing Physicians of America: The organization with Dr. Tipton that helped encourage the Trump Administration to sign the executive orders. How Trump's EOs Save Money: An article describing the changes that came about with the executive orders on prescription drug prices and Medicare. @MDtiptonMD: Twitter handle for Dr. Mary Tipton Episode 005: A discussion on why we have medication shortages because of PBMs. Episode 043: How PBMs jack up Drug Prices. Episode 076: A PBM Not Looking to Rip You Off Samaritans Health Sharing Ministry: This is the ministry we use. Feel free to mention my name if you sign up - not sure if that helps you or not. Top 20 Physicians Podcasts Made Simply Web Site Creations: This is the great, affordable website service that built my wife's podcast site. I cannot recommend this company more to someone looking for creating a website. Always Andy's Mom: Home of my wife, Marcy's, podcast for parents grieving or those looking to help them. YouTube for Paradocs: Here you can watch the video of my late son singing his solo on the Paradocs YouTube page. Patreon - Become a show supporter today and visit my Patreon page for extra bonus material. Every dollar raised goes towards the production and promotion of the show.
Chris is joined, again, by Dr. Marion Mass, pediatrician, writer, champion of patient care, and founder of the Practicing Physicians of America, as they discuss the taboo subject of physician suicide in the United States and ask who helps heal the healers and why do so many doctors in our country choose to take their own lives instead of risking appearing weak and asking for help.
Dr. Marion Mass is a pediatrician who has practiced in suburban Philadelphia for 21 years. She is a founding member and Co-Chair of Practicing Physicians of America, an organization dedicated to protecting the physician’s ability to serve their patients and to confront unnecessary and overbearing regulations that limit their ability to advocate for those patients. Dr. Mass is also a writer with works being published in The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Times in addition to advising policy shapers at the state and national level. She serves on the editorial board of her county newspaper, on the board of The Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership, and guest blogs on various sites regarding teaching organic gardening to children. Show notes at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/22 Leave a comment of feedback at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/contact or leave a Voice Message at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/voice Support the show at https://patreon.com/rxforsuccess
Chris talks with Dr. Marion Mass, a pediatrician, founder of the Practicing Physicians of America, and writer, to get her thoughts about the physician shortage issue and whether or not proposed short term fixes are really the answer.
Dr. Linda Girgis MD, FAAFP, is a dedicated board-certified family physician in private practice in South River, New Jersey and its surrounding communities. She is a clinical assistant professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as well as a faculty member of CME courses at Harvard Medical School. Originally from Pennsylvania, Dr. Girgis received her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine. She went on to complete her residency at Sacred Heart Hospital, a program affiliated with Temple University, during which time she was recognized as intern of the year by the faculty. Because of her commitment to excellence, Dr. Girgis has continued to earn awards and recognition from her peers and a variety of industry bodies, including: • Most nominated Health IT Change Agent of 2015 by Health IT Outcomes • Named one of the top 10 doctors to follow on Twitter by Compass Healthcare Redefined, October 2015 • Named one of the top 100 healthcare influencers by HealthJoy, September 2015 • Named one of the 10 doctors that others follow on twitter by MDigital Life February 2016 • Named one of the top 5 Women in Healthcare blogs in 2016 by Live Clinic. • Named one of The Top 50 Health IT Blogs by HealthTech, 2017 She is a board member of Protect the Pecs Foundation as well as a medical advisory board member for Practicing Physicians for America. Additionally, she is a blogger for Physician’s Weekly, Physicians Practice, PlatformQ Health and MedicalPractice Insider, as well as a guest columnist for Medcity News, PM360 and Health IT Outcomes. She has published articles in several other media outlets. Dr. Girgis has written five books: Inside Our Broken Healthcare System, The War on Doctors, The Healthcare Apocalypse, Pandemic Rising and The Scent of Jasmine. She has been interviewed in US News, CNN, Reader’s Digest, on NBC Nightly News, and in many others. This is a special COVID-19 edition of the White Coat Story podcast. White Coat Story is a podcast series for school students to gain first-person insights into the practice of medicine, and what it takes to get there.
Dr. Marion Mass is a practicing pediatrician who is also a physician advocate and healthcare activist. She is driven to take back medicine for patients and the medical profession. The COVID-19 pandemic threw a spotlight on dangerous deficiencies within the US healthcare industry. At the center of these deficiencies are Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), which are healthcare intermediaries that increase costs and create drug and supply shortages. Although GPOs and PBMs don't produce or distribute a single product or provide direct care to a single patient, they control nearly 90% of the pharmaceutical supply chain. These middlemen amass huge profits because they enjoy government-mandated safe harbor protections at the expense of physician practice needs, sound medical decision-making, and patient choice. Marion Mass, MD, is a pediatrician in the Philadelphia area and co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America. She is a graduate of the Duke University Medical School and was trained in pediatrics at Northwestern University. Show notes available at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/mass Contact us at https://rxforsuccesspodcast.com/contact-us/ Support the show at https://patreon.com/rxforsuccess
Fears of shortages of critical health supplies like hospital gowns, masks and drugs are a big topic on every media channel. Public health leaders are concerned about reports healthcare professionals are running short of the personal protective equipment they need. Government officials are working to address the supply chain in time, and this week President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act of 1950 to address predicted supply shortfalls. On Episode 4 of the Patients Rising Podcast, we discuss how the current pandemic is putting the medical supply chain to the test and how this affects patients with chronic disease. Guest:Marion Mass, M.D.Philadelphia-area pediatrician and Co-Founder and Executive VP of The Practicing Physicians of America. Dr. Marion Mass has practiced pediatrics in Philadelphia for over 20 years. She also currently serves as a board member of the Bucks County Health Initiative and as a delegate to the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Dr. Mass has previously been on the board of Physicians Working Together, a grassroots advocacy group focused on educating patients on healthcare issues and empowering doctors to join the healthcare reform movement. Alongside her extensive medical career, Dr. Mass has also focused on advocating for sustainability within the American healthcare system. In 2017, Dr. Mass co-founded The Practicing Physicians of America, which gives physicians across America a voice in Washington, D.C., and seeks to protect the patient-physician relationship and support physician autonomy. Her focus is on drug shortages and maximizing patients’ value in the healthcare system. Dr. Mass earned her M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine. Hosts:Terry Wilcox, Executive Director, Patients RisingDr. Robert Goldberg, “Dr. Bob”, Co-Founder and Vice President of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.Kate Pecora, Field Correspondent Links:Alabama RareNational Organization for Rare DisordersPatients Rising Concierge Need help?The successful patient is one who can get what they need when they need it. We all know insurance slows us down, so why not take matters into your own hands? Our Navigator is an online tool that allows you to search a massive network of health related resources using your zip code for local results. Get proactive and become a more successful patient right now at PatientsRisingConcierge.orgHave a question or comment about the show, want to suggest a show topic or share your story as a patient correspondent?Drop us a line: podcast@patientsrising.org
Dr. Ola Kolawole Prioritize Your Goals IN this episode DR Kolawole speaks about, Prioritizing your goals Overcoming obstacles Attending conferences Finding mentors Planning ahead and using a daily to-do list Dr. Ola Kolawole is a Board Certified Family Practice Physician, Wife, Mom and Entrepreneur. She is the Founder of MedmatchMD where she helps Pre-Med Students choose the right Caribbean Medical School so they can fulfill their dream of becoming Practicing Physicians in the United States & Canada. Dr. Kolawole holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Toronto, Canada. She graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2007 and Quad Cities Family Practice Residency, Davenport, IA in 2011. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa Venture School-Quad Cities Cohort, a program for entrepreneurs to accelerate the startup process. She is also a graduate of the Business Entrepreneurship Program at Joseph Business School in Forest Park, IL. She created Christian Women in Medicine Entrepreneurs Facebook group, a thriving group with Women Physician Entrepreneurs. She is a practicing Full-time Family Physician She is married to Dapo and they have a son. Website URL www.medmatchmd.com Social media links: https://www.facebook.com/docola.kolawolemedmatchmd.3 www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ola-kolawole-~founder-medmatchmd-1a15051a2 https://www.facebook.com/ola.kolawole.14 https://www.instagram.com/olakmd/ Our sponsor Free website at https://sharontmd.com This podcast is designed to help entrepreneurs start and build their businesses. Learn more at Female Physicians Entrepreneurs https://www.femalephysicianentrepreneur.com/ If you are a female physician join us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/FemalePhysicianEntrepreneurs/ Thank you again for listening, please share with your friends and subscribe to our podcast. If you have any questions reach out support@femalephysicianentepreneur.com Sincerely, Alexis Hugelmeyer DO Sharon T McLaughlin MD FACS #entrepreneurship #femalephysicians #business #businessgrowth
Marion Mass MD returns for Part 2 of our series on healthcare economics, and explores why health care costs are rising faster than college tuition. In this episode, Dr. Mass focuses on GPO's and PBM's. Everyone needs to know what these two acronyms mean, as they are responsible for adding $200 Billion to Americans' health care bills each year. Kickbacks are illegal in just about every industry except healthcare. GPO's and PBM's are integrating vertically and horizontally and most medicine and hospital equipment sold in the US goes through just a handful of GPO's and PBM's. 4 GPO's now control 90% of all the hospital and nursing home supplies and 3 PBM's control 85% of all prescription drugs. Marion Mass, MD, is a practicing physician, a patient advocate, and a founding member of the PPA (Practicing Physicians of America), explains the shocking and secretive world of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM's) and Group Puchasing Organizations (GPO's) and follows the money to uncover the truth behind rising health care costs. Dr. Mass is very active politically, and is the vice chair of Practicing Physicians of America (PPA), a non-profit group dedicated to improving the doctor-patient relationship through confronting laws and regulations that limits the ability of physicians to serve their patients. Last year, Dr. Mass co authored the Free2Care White paper which detailed how to improve access and lower costs to patients by reducing waste with specific legislative solutions.” You can read the paper here: http://free2care.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Free2care.pdf Dr. Mass is drawing attention to pg 41 (Appendix B) of the free2care.org white paper shown above. That is the bill Dr. Mass is asking everyone to share with their lawmaker to draw attention to the crisis and its simple solution. End legal kickbacks in the healthcare industry. You can learn more about Dr. Mass' efforts to challenge the status quo by visiting the sites below: Practicing Physicians of America, co-founder https://practicingphysician.org/ Facebook: @PPAofUSA Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership, board: https://www.bchip.org/ Bucks County Courier Times, Doylestown Intel, editorial Board: https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/
Dr. Ola Kolawole Prioritize Your Goals IN this episode DR Kolawole speaks about, Prioritizing your goals Overcoming obstacles Attending conferences Finding mentors Planning ahead and using a daily to-do list Dr. Ola Kolawole is a Board Certified Family Practice Physician, Wife, Mom and Entrepreneur. She is the Founder of MedmatchMD where she helps Pre-Med Students choose the right Caribbean Medical School so they can fulfill their dream of becoming Practicing Physicians in the United States & Canada. Dr. Kolawole holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Toronto, Canada. She graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2007 and Quad Cities Family Practice Residency, Davenport, IA in 2011. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa Venture School-Quad Cities Cohort, a program for entrepreneurs to accelerate the startup process. She is also a graduate of the Business Entrepreneurship Program at Joseph Business School in Forest Park, IL. She created Christian Women in Medicine Entrepreneurs Facebook group, a thriving group with Women Physician Entrepreneurs. She is a practicing Full-time Family Physician She is married to Dapo and they have a son. Website URL www.medmatchmd.com Social media links: https://www.facebook.com/docola.kolawolemedmatchmd.3 www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ola-kolawole-~founder-medmatchmd-1a15051a2 https://www.facebook.com/ola.kolawole.14 https://www.instagram.com/olakmd/ Our sponsor Free website at https://sharontmd.com This podcast is designed to help entrepreneurs start and build their businesses. Learn more at Female Physicians Entrepreneurs https://www.femalephysicianentrepreneur.com/ If you are a female physician join us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/FemalePhysicianEntrepreneurs/ Thank you again for listening, please share with your friends and subscribe to our podcast. If you have any questions reach out support@femalephysicianentepreneur.com Sincerely, Alexis Hugelmeyer DO Sharon T McLaughlin MD FACS #entrepreneurship #femalephysicians #business #businessgrowth
America blames insurance companies, pharma and physicians for rising health care costs, but the reality is more complex and frightening. 74% of healthcare costs are attributed to 'Administrative Expenses'. By comparison registered nurses and doctors combined make up for 13%. Where is all this money going? Why is the cost of hospitalization rising faster than the cost of college tuition? Marion Mass, MD, is a practicing physician, a patient advocate, and a founding member of the PPA (Practicing Physicians of America), explains the shocking and secretive world of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM's) and Group Puchasing Organizations (GPO's) and follows the money to uncover the truth behind rising health care costs. The results can be surprising. In some instances buying medication out of pocket can cost less than the co-pay when purchased through your health insurance plan. How is that possible? Healthcare costs are rising and yet the quality of care is being eroded. Access to quality care is being denied at increasing rates and Americans are being squeezed. Big Pharma is vertically integrating and reducing patient choice and access in the process. The future of healthcare in America hangs in the balance. Did you know that kickbacks are legal in the pharmaceutical industry? And how does CVS make more money from its PBM business than from running its pharmacies? If you want to understand what is driving the cost of healthcare in the United States, and what this means for the future of healthcare in America, you owe it to yourself to listen to this episode. Some of the sites Dr. Mass mentions in the podcast: opensecrets.org - website containing information on healthcare cost related information goodRx - app that provides information on drug costs in your area, overlaid on a map free2care.org - a group working to change health care for the better by reducing cost through reducing waste Dr. Mass is very active politically, and is the vice chair of Practicing Physicians of America (PPA), a non-profit group dedicated to improving the doctor-patient relationship through confronting laws and regulations that limits the ability of physicians to serve their patients. Last year, Dr. Mass co authored the Free2Care White paper which detailed how to improve access and lower costs to patients by reducing waste with specific legislative solutions.” You can read the paper here: http://free2care.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Free2care.pdf You can learn more about Dr. Mass' efforts to challenge the status quo by visiting the sites below: Practicing Physicians of America, co-founder https://practicingphysician.org/ Facebook: @PPAofUSA Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership, board: https://www.bchip.org/ Bucks County Courier Times, Doylestown Intel, editorial Board: https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/
Marion Mass attended Penn State University, Duke Medical School and did her training in pediatrics at Northwestern's Robert Lurie Children's Hospital. She has worked in the hospital, ER, nursery, delivery room, outpatient practice, and urgent care settings. She twice run non-partisan symposiums on Medical Care at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Most recently at the free to care conference on April 1, 2019. Marion is the winner of the 2018 R William Alexander Award , recognized by her Pennsylvania peers as contributing heavily to political advocacy in healthcare, and in addition is a Pa Medical Society delegate.. She founded Practicing Physicians of America with Dr. Westby Fisher, M.D., of Chicago in 2017. She and her husband Stephen C. Mass, M.D., an otolaryngologist have practiced in Bucks County for over 20 years.
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Marion Mass MD explains why drug prices are so high and she also discusses how a team of physicians and citizen groups are working on a bipartisan bill to stop third party payments and the "pay to play" model. Dr. Mass is very active politically, and is the vice chair of Practicing Physicians of America (PPA), a non-profit group dedicated to improving the doctor-patient relationship through confronting laws and regulations that limits the ability of physicians to serve their patients. Last year, Dr. Mass published a paper entitled Saving America from the Four Horsemen of Health Care. You can learn more about Dr. Mass' efforts to challenge the status quo by visiting the sites below: Practicing Physicians of America, co-founder https://practicingphysician.org/ Facebook: @PPAofUSA Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership, board: https://www.bchip.org/ Bucks County Courier Times, Doylestown Intel, editorial Board: https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/
Dr. Leah Houston is our guest today. She is currently an Emergency Room doctor and co-founder of a company that's applying blockchain technology to help fix healthcare. She is co-founder of HPEC.io which is a tech company that helps doctors to create self-sovereign identies on the blockchain. This helps to reduce costs, prevent fraud and put the control of a doctor's identity back into their hand's. We discuss why centralization of healthcare is a threat to everyone's privacy and pockebook and how decetnralization can put the power back into the hands of the people. Dr. Houston and I discuss the history of Bitcoin, what is the blockchain, what are self-sovereign identities and how these technologies can cut healthcare costs, increase access and improve outcomes. We also talk about the problem with third party payers and how along with burdensome regulations are causing doctors to burn out, quit their practices or even commit suicide. Dr. Houston also relates why their is a doctor shortage and what can be done to fix it. She belives that decentralization is one of the keys to fixing the healthcare sytem and helping to empower the individual to choose for themeslves how they improve their health and wellbeing. You can find out more about her private pracrice and HPEC.io below: http://leahhoustonmd.com https://hpec.io We also discussed the fact that the Practicing Physicians of America are suing over what they say is unfair practicies against the American Board of Internal Medicne which is restricting their right to practice medicine. Consider giving to help doctors fight back against unnecessary and expensive regulations that end up incresing costs and not improving outcomes. Practicing Physicians of America GoFundMe page - https://www.gofundme.com/practicing-physicians-of-america .I'm grateful for Dr. Leah Houston for her time today and her work using blockchain technology to help decentralize healthcare and her work to promote more freedom and less top down regulation from both public and private entites who control many of our healthcare choices. On The Chronically Human Podcast we advocate for Medical Freedom. That is simply your individual inherent right and the inherent responsibilty to choose for yourself how you improve your health and wellbeing. Thanks for listening. Brad Miller The Chronically Human Podcast
Im back. Sorry for the long gap between the last episodes and this one. Holidays and an extremely busy work schedule limited my ability to work on the podcast. I have a series of episodes ready to go and am excited to get back to it. While finance and money are the main topics, I would also like to continue to address other issues that impact health care professionals including the burnout epidemic that has become a major topic amongst all of us. My last episodes on private equity in medicine were very popular and well received. It is the continued erosion of physician ownership and employment that troubles me. (I don't blame anyone for taking a buyout if offered, I probably would go that route also, but the long term effects for the profession are probably not good.) When you are not an owner, you lose power, and when most of us are employees (myself included), we lose major negotiating power for healthcare policy decisions (You will hear about this in an episode with Dr. Marion Mass and an important organization she is a part of called Practicing Physicians of America. I would also like to continue to highlight entrepreneurship and independent practice owners as I truly believe that ownership allows for a more fulfilling career. So if you are or know of any independent practice owners that I should spotlight, please shoot me an email at tarang@doctormoneymatters.com , tweet me or FB message me. Every year starts out with optimism and that is one of humanities great traits, to look arbitrarily at a calendar and decide that January is when you make a change. I am, just like most of you a working healthcare professional who puts in too many hours at work, tries to spend time with his family, and tries to take care of patients. I hope this is the year you make a commitment to your financial wellness. So first basic goals I think everyone should try to get to as soon as they can this year. Fund your 401k, 403b (esp if you get a match) (I want to make a quick tribute to Jack Bogle, the father of the index fund who recently passed away. He did more than anyone to help the average investor protect themselves from Wall St. Billions of dollars in investor accounts are there because pioneered low cost investing) Fund your roth or reg IRA, (backdoor roth IRA for high income professionals) If you have a HSA, fund that Pay off high interest debt (if credit card or other very high interest, this may move up a few notches) Take a moment to invest in yourself. This can be health, education, or just something that makes you feel better. Life is too short (as we all know) to not enjoy the journey. Do something that makes you uncomfortable. For me that is going to include some public speaking. It’s not too tough to sit behind the microphone on this podcast (though it was very scary to put it out there), but speaking in front of a group is nerve racking. I’m always impressed with those who do it so well and make it look effortless. Finally I want to expand our investment mindset. While, I truly believe that equities and real estate should be core holdings (they are mine), I am always looking for other opportunities that are available (for diversification and non correlation) and educating myself and hopefully the audience about these. If you are interested in hearing about specific types please let me know and I can try to do shows about them. It has been a long bull market in most assets and no one knows where we are headed and I am certainly not a good forecaster. But there is a role for other investments and I do think that it’s always good to explore these. Last year I joined an investment group of physicians looking at early stage healthcare companies. I will probably be talking more about this in the future, so keep a look out for that. I want to thank all of you for listening to this podcast, sharing it with your colleagues, and your participation in the Doctor Money Matters FB group. While it may not be the biggest podcast or the biggest group, I hope they have been entertaining and useful, I hope we can continue to help educate and empower each other in our financial journeys. I am thinking of putting on a webinar to discuss investing, taxes, and other financial topics. If you are interested let me know by email. You can follow me on: twitter @drmoneymatters Instagram @doctormoneymatters Facebook @doctormoneymatters Please consider joining the Doctor Money Matters Facebook group. Please share this podcast with your colleagues and join our email list. Thanks for listening and please leave us positive reviews and continue to share this podcast with your colleagues.
Every American should have an interest in healthcare reform. Rising costs, lowered quality of care, escalating insurance premiums, and restricted choices hurts everyone. In this show, we discuss options and a pending merger between CVS Pharmacies and Aetna Insurance Company. If this merger is approved, it could dramatically restrict healthcare options for millions of people and drive up costs. Joining me today to discuss these issues is Dr. Kenneth A. Fisher, a nephrologist, and the author of Understanding Healthcare: A Historical Perspective." Kenneth A. Fisher, M.D. is Co-Founder, Michigan Chapter, Free Market Medicine Assoc. BOOK: Understanding Healthcare: a historical perspective For Further Insight: Website: freedominhealthcare.org E-mail: drkafisher@gmail.com Additional Resources: Direct Primary Care: https://www.dpcare.org/ Doctors for Patient Care Foundation: https://d4pcfoundation.org/ Practicing Physicians of America - https://practicingphysician.org/about/ Health policy Tweets - https://twitter.com/kennethafisher CVS-Aetna merger - https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/421697-put-the-brakes-on-the-cvs-and-aetna-merger-to-sustain-competition-and Dr. Lee Gross's testimony to the U.S. Senate - https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Gross2.pdf AAPS website - note action alert to make HSAs able to pay for Direct Primary Care - https://aapsonline.org/ 4 "Medical Economics" essays on Medicaid and Medicare - - https://bit.ly/2A1TEIu - http://www.medicaleconomics.com/business/we-must-save-medicaid-through-bipartisan-effort & http://www.medicaleconomics.com/med-ec-blog/save-medicare-allowing-patients-choose
Episode 022: Are Hospitals Really Non-Profits? A Discussion with Dr. Craig Wax Did you know that most hospitals (or hospital systems) enjoy a non-profit tax status? Despite revenues in the billions of dollars these entities operate within your city or community with a tax exempt status including all the medical offices, laboratories, imaging centers, and billing offices that they build and purchase. Does this give them an unfair competitive advantage over for profit imaging centers, laboratories, or physician private practices? My guest, Dr. Craig Wax, is a family physician who writes extensively about health care and says that allowing these massive hospital systems to have tax exempt status is an unfair advantage they have at the cost of private practice physicians and other health care centers. He contends that not only does this property tax exempt status provide a huge economic advantage but it also places a larger tax burden on the citizens in those cities to provide all the services that hospitals require. He provides the example of a city now required to purchase a new $2 million fire truck designed to put out fires in high rises because of the construction of a new hospital that won't be paying any property taxes. As if speaking out about hospitals wasn't enough, Dr. Wax recently joined a class action lawsuit to take on his national medical society, the AOA (American Osteopathic Association) to uncouple board certification from being a member of the private organization. Although the case was not brought to trial it was settled out of court and he and the other plaintiffs were successful in ending the forced membership (~$800 annually) to the AOA just in order for DOs in the United States to practice medicine. This victory has the potential to blaze a path for allopathic physicians (MDs) to do the same for their certification process. This is in fact happening through the work of the Practicing Physicians of America who are preparing to launch a class action suit which we discussed in episode 009 and 020. Dr. Craig Wax is a family physician, writer, and radio host of the Your Health Matters radio show. He has written extensively on health care policy and history. He successfully sued the AOA freeing osteopathic physicians from joining the AOA in order to be credentialed. show notes The American Hospital: from Volunteer Charity to Tax Exempt Patronage Pit: The article by Dr. Wax expressing his not-so-subtle opinion of what has happened with hospitals and how we got here. Your Health Matters: Dr. Wax's radio program can be found on Rowan Radio or Thursday evenings from 5:30-6 at WGLS 89.7 FM in the Delaware Valley radio market. Dr. Craig Wax: Dr. Wax's twitter handle where you can follow his musings and writings. Medical Economics Blog: Search for Craig Wax and find his great writing. Dr. Wax on Instagram Health is Number One: Dr. Craig Wax's Website Episode 005: Marion Mass on Where is All the Medicine Episode 020: Megan Edison on State of MOC Episode 009: Dr. Fisher discussing his upcoming lawsuit and why it is needed to end MOC Memorial for Andy Larson: This is the donation link to honor Andy's death with the Grand Rapids Choir of Men and Boys where he blossomed and served as a head chorister. YouTube for Paradocs: Here you can watch the video of my late son singing his solo on the Paradocs YouTube page. Patreon - Become a show supporter today and visit my Patreon page for extra bonuses. Every dollar raised goes towards the production and promotion of the show.
Episode 009: Doctors Getting Worked Over By the ABIM with Dr. Wes Fisher Once again we revisit the issue of maintenance of certification (MOC) only this time with a lurid tale of conniving, cronyism, and dishonesty. Today's tale is of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) which is charged with setting the standards for board certification for about one quarter of America's physicians. Their exploits have made the rounds even in the lay press and many physicians have called for the torches and pitchforks to take on this seemingly corrupt board. Dr. Wes Fisher stumbled upon the story with the extra time he was afforded while recovering from surgery. The questions he posed publicly was noticed by a forensic accountant, Charles Kroll, who also had time on his hands. Together they have uncovered an almost unbelievable tale of corruption, million dollar offshore accounts, downtown real estate purchases, and missing tax filings all on the backs of the physicians they claim to support. Join Eric and Wes as they tell the tale of the ABIM and how they abuse their own physicians with little respect for their time, talents, or money. Whether you are a physician or not, you will want to get involved and visit the GoFundMe page to begin a class action lawsuit against the ABIM and its parent organization, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). I donated after the show and urge you to do the same - even $5. [caption id="attachment_1743" align="aligncenter" width="108"] Dr. Wes Fisher, an electrophysiologist from Chicago, uncovered this tale of corruption and retells it in this episode.[/caption] show notes Dr. Wes's Home Page: The place to follow Dr. Fisher and his continued reporting on the shenanigans at the ABIM. GoFundMe class action lawsuit against the ABMS/ABIM: Click here to donate to end MOC with a class action lawsuit. Practicing Physicians of America: The organization leading the charge in the lawsuit. Join today whether you are a physician or not you can remain updated by signing up. Why You Should Care About Maintenance of Certification with Dr. Meg Edison A primer on the maintenance of certification issue and why physicians are so upset and leaving the practice of medicine early. What Happened to All the Medicine: The interview with Dr. Mass discussing the role GPOs and PBMs have in creating meciation shortages referred to in the show. Patreon - Become a show supporter today and visit my Patreon page for extra bonuses. Every dollar raised goes towards the production and promotion of the show.
Want to know how deep the rabbit hole goes for corruption in the medical industry? In this episode we talk to Dr. Wes Fisher MD, who is the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at NorthShore University HealthSystem. He is the man, along with the Practicing Physicians of America organization, who is fighting the MOC or maintenance of certification scam we physicians waste time and a lot of money on. His group needs our support to continue the revolution to gain back control of our healthcare system. Take a listen and hear about collusion, luxury condos, administrators making millions, Cayman Island hideaways and dirty cops. Some important links: https://www.gofundme.com/practicing-physicians-of-america https://practicingphysician.org https://twitter.com/doctorwes?ref_src=twsrc%5Eappleosx%7Ctwcamp%5Esafari%7Ctwgr%5Esearch http://drwes.blogspot.com
Episode 005: What Happened to All the Medicine? A Discussion of the Chronic U.S. Medication Shortage with Dr. Marion Mass. Are you aware that we face critical shortages of basic medication and medical supplies on a daily basis in the United States? Currently, over 100 generic medications are at various levels of critical supplies. Spinal anesthetic kits are undersupplied as are a large number of chemotherapeutic medicines. Many of these medicines have been around for decades yet we are seeing more and more shortages which prevent physicians from appropriately and adequately treating patients. We even have shortages of IV fluids - which is just salt water! How did a rich country like ours with extensive global markets and sophisticated supply networks get to this point? If we have a country where you never have to go a day without kale in the supermarket, why should we not have basic pain medications for months? In this episode, Eric and Marion get to the bottom of the problem and discuss the role that Group Purchasing Organizations, Pharmacy Benefit Managements, and a little law passed by Congress in 1987 affect us today. You will be the smartest person on the block after this episode and will come equipped with a plan of action to fix the problem (hint: it will take millions of Americans working together to succeed). [caption id="attachment_1689" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Dr. Marion Mass - Pediatrician advocating for a repeal of the 1987 Safe Harbor Provision for GPOs and PBMs[/caption] show notes Practicing Physicians of America: Dr. Mass is a cofounder of this group which looks to support practicing physicians and assist in their quest to treat their patients appropriately. Physicians Against Drug Shortages: A grassroots organization of physicians addressing the problem of GPOs and PBMs. Physicians Rise: A platform to keep physicians and non-physicians updated about the forces encroaching on the patient-physician relationship. 60 Minutes: The Problem with Prescription Drug Prices: 60 Minutes episode that aired 5/6/18 about skyrocketing drug prices and who's behind it. The Health IT Reality and Big Pharma's Big Problems with Dr. Marion Mass: Article featuring Dr. Mass and her efforts taking on big pharma. Episode 001: Maintenance of Ceritification and how a private organization negatively affects health care Patreon - Become a show supporter today and visit my Patreon page for extra bonuses
Beating burnout is hard under the best circumstances but even harder when things happen. Dr. Larissa Thomas explores the factors that contribute to burnout in the medical field, and what to do about it. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32946]
Beating burnout is hard under the best circumstances but even harder when things happen. Dr. Larissa Thomas explores the factors that contribute to burnout in the medical field, and what to do about it. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32946]
Beating burnout is hard under the best circumstances but even harder when things happen. Dr. Larissa Thomas explores the factors that contribute to burnout in the medical field, and what to do about it. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32946]
Beating burnout is hard under the best circumstances but even harder when things happen. Dr. Larissa Thomas explores the factors that contribute to burnout in the medical field, and what to do about it. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32946]
Dr Marion Mass is an pediatrician with a private practice in Philadelphia. She is the co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America and a member of the National Physicians Council on healthcare Policy. She joins Dr. George to discuss what it means to be a physician in today's health care system.
Guest: Humayun Chaudhry, DO Host: Lawrence Sherman, FACEHP, CCMEP Maintenance of Certification and Maintenance of Licensure are topics on the mind of every physician. But what is required and what is proposed? And how does this relate to continuing medical education? This program is a discussion of New Maintenance of Certification and Maintenance of Licensure initiatives and their implications for practicing physicians. Host Lawrence Sherman's guest is Dr. Humayun Chaudhry, president and CEO of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, a national not-for-profit organization representing the 70 medical and osteopathic boards of the United States.
Guest: Robert Morgan, MD, FACP Host: Lawrence Sherman, FACEHP, CCMEP Guest: Jason Lazar, MD, MPH When CME content is designed and developed, it is based on educational needs assessments. But needs vary across the spectrum of physicians and types of practices they engage in. What kind of CME is most needed? What are the shortcomings of current delivery modes, as well as CME types? How can they be improved? This is Part One of a two-part discussion on the topic, with Dr. Robert Morgan, director oncology and director of CME at City of Hope, and Dr. Jason Lazar, associate professor of medicine and director of noninvasive cardiology at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, and host Lawrence Sherman.
Guest: Robert Morgan, MD, FACP Host: Lawrence Sherman, FACEHP, CCMEP Guest: Jason Lazar, MD, MPH When CME content is designed and developed, it is based on educational needs assessments. But often needs vary across the spectrum of physicians and types of practices they engage in. What are some of the shortcomings of current delivery modes, as wellas CME types? How can they be improved. This is Part Two of a two-part discussion on the topic.
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