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As Physician Ownership Goes, So Goes the Healthcare Industry

If I compiled a list of my favorite biennial healthcare reports, at the top of the list would… Read More

By David Burda July 19, 2023

Policy

Sticks, Not Carrots, Get Hospitals’ Attention

I briefly worked with a person whose standing management dictum was that he was always right unless he… Read More

By David Burda July 12, 2023

Policy

The Real Reason Hospitals Hate Physician-Owned Hospitals

The answer is, they’re cheaper. You can stop reading now if you want. But if you don’t and… Read More

By David Burda July 5, 2023

Employer-Sponsored Insurance Is Starting to Suck

At some point in the late 1960s or early 1970s, my dad lost his job. Despite having three… Read More

By David Burda June 28, 2023

Economics

Healthcare Needs To Get Its Priorities Straight

You need to get your priorities straight. I’ll admit to receiving that admonition at various points in my… Read More

By David Burda June 21, 2023

The Medical Debt Pyramid Scheme

I like to gamble. My favorite game of chance is craps, and my favorite place to play craps… Read More

By David Burda June 14, 2023

Healthcare Savings — Lies and Punchlines

Healthcare executives always lie about why they did what they did, whether what they did is a merger,… Read More

By David Burda June 7, 2023

Economics

A Burning Fee-For-Service Analogy

Early last month, 4sight Health published a blog post in which I struggled to find a fitting analogy… Read More

By David Burda May 31, 2023

3 Things We Lose When AI-Powered Chatbots Answer Our Medical Questions

I’ve never used a dating app — not even to research a story — but based on ads… Read More

By David Burda May 24, 2023

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