Physicians from North Carolina, along with some from around the country who were in Raleigh for a meeting, had a unique opportunity to chat with Dr. Ben Carson last week. We heard some original ideas—and some facts that all presidential candidates should be talking about but apparently don’t dare. It’s not just the $18 trillion […]
About $6 billion per year is now spent on a cocktail of drugs to treat “HIV disease”—a positive blood test for antibodies for human immunodeficiency virus, the accepted cause for AIDS. Treatment generally starts when the patient’s CD4 white blood cell count drops below 350-500. (Normal is 500 to 1,200 per cubic millimeter.) But if […]
This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court could, in King v. Burwell, uninsure eight million Americans by finding that subsidies are illegal outside State Exchanges. Some Republicans are saying “Let it burn.” For Democrats, it’s “ObamaCare or nothing.” Can you detect a difference? How about an American, rather than a partisan response? One that is voluntary […]
Tucson, AZ. One of the biggest sell- ing points for the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) was the promise that insurers couldn’t cancel your plan if you get sick. But if the U.S. Supreme Court, in King v. Burwell, holds premium subsidies to be illegal in Exchanges not established by States, the Administration will […]
The Obama Administration was apparently shocked when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of King v. Burwell, which challenges insurance subsidies flowing through federal Exchanges. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) clearly states that subsidies flow only through Ex- changes established by States. This, according to MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, was meant to […]
The Ebola story gets stranger every day as administration officials, the CDC, and President Obama himself stretch logic and reason to the breaking point and beyond in an attempt to explain away their opposition to the basic epidemiological method of containment and quarantine. There is simply no dispute that Ebola needs to be contained in […]
The time for Republican self-congratulation is over, and the work needs to begin. It appears that the majority of the voting population recognizes that our country is in dire condition. Time is running out to fix it. Are Republicans going to work for our country, or just shift money around to different special interests? It […]
[GUEST OPINION] By G. Keith Smith, M.D. Obamacare, Goebbels and Ginsburg Afriend recently opined to me about his increasing frustration with those who are unable to distinguish between politics and religion, particularly those for whom politics is their religion. This describes statists of all stripes, I think. Folks either want to use the power of […]
The VA has many truly dedicated doctors, nurses, and health professionals who do their best to genuinely serve America’s veterans. I salute their conscientious work and commitment under difficult conditions, often in a culture of fear and intimidation if they identify News headlines since the Phoenix scandal first broke in late April, however, clearly […]
Today’s political debates are extremely polarized and emotional. One person’s charming, clever, and assertive is another’s manipulative, cunning, and ruthless. Consider the opposing perspectives on some of the most important issues: • Did the politician lie or merely misspeak? • Is the NSA perpetrating an obscene invasion of privacy or deploying a crucial tool against […]
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