Dr. Tom: Healthcare update…
Imagine developing a serious illness, seeking medical care, presenting your Medicare card and receiving it without denials or appeals or copays or deductibles. When...
Dr. Tom: Pedal away…
I have learned a lot about electric bicycles lately since I have been wrestling with my insurance company, trying to convince them that my...
Dr. Tom: Character and beliefs …
Two interesting things happened last week — besides the other really interesting thing that I’m not going to talk about (much) — both of...
Dr. Tom: A good time to talk science…
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.”
-Richard P. Feynman
The recent severe storms once...
Dr. Tom: The business case for a single-payer system …
Imagine that you run a U.S. small business. You have long-term employees to whom you are loyal and vice versa. You have an anniversary...
Dr. Tom: Healthcare in the coming election …
I have been intending to write to explain some of the nuances of a single-payer healthcare system, commonly referred as “Medicare for All.” Confusion...
Dr. Tom: Health care now, pay later
Like all of you, we are wondering when we can go to a restaurant, when we will feel safe going to the...
Dr. Tom: Kitchen Table Campaign I
at I am a long-time member of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), a national nonprofit pushing for the adoption of...
Dr. Tom: A Healthcare Heuristic …
I am deviating from my plan to write more about the history of healthcare and the U.S. government because of Saturday’s Campaign for Guaranteed...
Dr. Tom: The fate of our healthcare dollars, now and in the future …
Medical care in the U.S. is so much more expensive than every other country. How can we fix that? A dollar in U.S. medical...