Are Hospitals Prematurely Ending Life for Organs? – Heidi Klessig, M.D.
Health Care News Podcast
by The Heartland Institute
1M ago
You see the reports in the news all the time, a patient on life support has given the “gift of life” by donating organs. Few people realize but organ donors needs to be alive to do this.  Hospitals can legally declare people with a brain death diagnosis allowing them to take their vital organs for transplant.  Dr. Heidi Klessig is author of The Brain Death Fallacy.  She discusses whether brain death is irreversible and how the organ transplant business has grown since the decision in 1968 to include brain function in the legal definition of death.   Klessig: “People defined ..read more
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Consumers Have Spent Billions on Decongestants that Don’t Work
Health Care News Podcast
by AnneMarie Schieber, Jeffrey Singer, M.D.
2M ago
In this episode of Health Care News, we delve into the recent revelation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that certain over-the-counter decongestants, specifically those labeled with "PE" (phenylephrine), are no more effective than a placebo. Our guest, Dr. Jeffrey Singer, a practicing surgeon from Phoenix, Arizona, and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, sheds light on how these medications found their way onto store shelves. Dr. Singer traces the issue back to the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA), enacted 18 years ago in response to the methamphetamine crisis. This legi ..read more
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The Domino Effect of Medicare Hospital Reimbursements on Soaring Health Costs
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by AnneMarie Schieber
4M ago
For years, Medicare has paid hospitals and their affiliates more for services than it has to others. The reasons are complex, but this policy significantly incentivizes hospitals to absorb independent practices, creating “monopolies” that reduce competition and increase prices for everyone. Dr. Richard Kube, M.D., founder and CEO of the Prairie Spine and Pain Institute—an independent practice in Illinois—experiences first-hand how this policy and other top-down government regulations work against patients. Kube, an advocate for “site-neutral” payment, recently discussed this topic in Newsweek ..read more
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Four-Year-Old Child Trapped in Hospital Getting Against Parents' Will (Guest: Hope Schacter, Mother)
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by AnneMarie Schieber
5M ago
For almost 4 weeks, four-year-old Autumn Schall has been virtually trapped at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, in Palo Alto, CA against the will of her parents. Today, mother Hope Schacter joins the program to discuss Autumn’s situation.   Autumn was admitted to the teaching hospital for an e-coli infection but within days, she became critically ill, receiving care in the ICU, being given intravenously a cocktail of risky drugs, and eventually put on a ventilator. When the parents questioned the treatment, the hospital reported them to Child Protective Services.  They are working ..read more
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Removing Medicaid Loopholes to Improve Long-Term Health Care
Health Care News Podcast
by AnneMarie Schieber
5M ago
Stephen Moses, one of the leading experts on long term care in the U.S. says the nation can dramatically improve the quality of long-term care if we could get rid of the many loopholes that allow just about anyone to qualify for Medicaid coverage. Few people save for long term care because it is widely accepted that the government will pick up the tab. But government paid care has really impacted the quality of care.  Many of the elderly live their last days in nursing homes.     Moses, and the Paragon Institute released their latest report on the problems with long term care in ..read more
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Woke Lawsuits Target Affordable Healthcare (Guest: Hal Frampton)
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by AnneMarie Schieber
5M ago
Join us as Hal Frampton, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, delves into a pivotal legal case in Michigan's Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He's representing Christian Healthcare Centers (CHC) and Sacred Heart Academy as they navigate the expanded civil rights protections in Michigan, which now encompass "gender" and "sexual preference." Both institutions could potentially be compelled to hire individuals who don't align with their religious principles.   Established in 2018, the Grand Rapids-based Christian Healthcare Centers offers a unique, direct-pay primary care model ..read more
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Obamacare’s Dirty Little Secret (Guest: John C. Goodman, Ph.D.)
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by AnneMarie Schieber, John C. Goodman
6M ago
Hidden within the intricacies of Obamacare lies an unsettling truth that many are unaware of. Dive deep with us as we uncover how this renowned health care reform might not be the safety net for the genuinely ill as it's often portrayed. Join Host AnneMarie Schieber and guest John C. Goodman, Ph.D., co-publisher of Health Care News and founder of the Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research, to learn the layers behind this revelation. Goodman shed light on the problems with Obamacare in his recent article for the Wall Street Journal. He delves into the financial burdens faced by families w ..read more
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How Cancer Exposes Obamacare’s Flaws (Guest: Robert Fioretti)
Health Care News Podcast
by AnneMarie Schieber
6M ago
On this episode of "Health Care News," former Chicago and Illinois politician Robert "Bob" Fioretti shares his experience as a cancer survivor and highlights the challenges he faced navigating the healthcare system, even with "Cadillac" health care coverage.   Fioretti discusses his cancer diagnosis and how he was never formally informed of it. He also shares the difficulties he faced in making treatment decisions and how rising costs impacted his mental health. His book, My Cancer Journey, documents his experiences and offers insights into how the healthcare system could be improved, inc ..read more
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Independant vs Corporate Medicine (Guest: Dr. Hal Scherz)
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by AnneMarie Schieber
8M ago
It's not hard to find someone not complaining about healthcare these days, but it's not because we lack talented health professionals, it's the delivery system. There is an ongoing battle going on in healthcare that many patients might not realize, and that battle is independent practice versus corporate medicine. Dr. Hal Scherz, Fonder of Docs for Patient Care Foundation and a doctor at  Georgia Urology, where 24 physicians were ranked "best" by Atlanta Magazine joins Health Care News Podcast to discuss the difference between small independent private practice and large corporate health ..read more
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Is the Government Changing HIPAA to Block State Law Enforcement?
Health Care News Podcast
by AnneMarie Schieber
9M ago
The Biden administration recently proposed a new rule to change health care privacy protections under the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). The rule would limit access to medical records if inquired in the interest of “reproductive health.” The proposed rule has created huge blowback because it is seen as a way to get around state laws regulating abortion and transgender procedures. Twila Brase says the change reveals what a myth HIPAA is in protecting health data and only now in the interest of protecting abortion and child transgender treatments, does it decide to ..read more
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