Archives By Author: Del Meyer

Charles Krauthammer, MD, Psychiatrist; Journalist; 1950-2018

Posted on February 19, 2019 8:21 am By Del Meyer in Voices of Medicine

About Charles K.  |   Jay Nordlinger | The National Review Editor’s Note: Jay Nordlinger wrote about Charles Krauthammer and his posthumous collection in the February 25 issue of National Review. Below, he expands that piece, in the style of his Impromptus column.

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The American Divide

Posted on February 19, 2019 8:20 am By Del Meyer in Overheard in the Medical Staff Lounge

Dr. Rosen:      We’ve experienced some severe changes in our country. I’ve never seen this hostility towards a sitting president. Isn’t this an overt effort to remove an acting president from office? Dr. Edwards:  I agree. Even with our disagreement with former President Barack Obama our criticisms were rather subdued. Some journalists predicted that when he […]

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I have insurance; therefore, I can afford to get my maximum benefits

Posted on February 19, 2019 8:20 am By Del Meyer in Medical Myths

Insurance companies are not able to print money. Therefore, the money they use to pay your health care cost must first be taken away from you including their profit margin for their shareholders. So any time one hears that they can obtain unnecessary care because they have insurance and it is free, be sure to […]

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Going to the Emergency Room for a Common Recurring Condition

Posted on February 19, 2019 8:19 am By Del Meyer in Medical Gluttony

If patients would avoid going to the emergency rooms for non-emergency conditions, we would reduce emergency room costs easily in half. When I worked in the Emergency Room during my internship at a busy 500 bed county hospital, there was a holding ward for men and boys and one for women and girls. Each of […]

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Report from DAVOS Concerning Global Affairs

Posted on February 19, 2019 8:17 am By Del Meyer in Medicare Review

Quartz Daily Brief, hi@qz.com, Weekend edition—Davos deliberations, flying cars, hagfish slime Good morning, Quartz readers! It’s a pity there were fewer influential world leaders than in previous years at Davos this week at the World Economic Forum, and not only because so many of the risks that are top of mind right now for delegates […]

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The Unintended Consequences of National Pharmacare Programs

Posted on February 19, 2019 8:13 am By Del Meyer in International Medicine

The Experiences of Australia, New Zealand, and the UK The Frazer Institute— Published on December 13, 2018 Accordingly, the national systems for drug coverage in nations such as New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom have been proposed for implementation in Canada. While these programs have reduced both expenditures and the average price paid per […]

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Dismembering A Viable Fetus In Utero Is Akin To Saudi Dismembering A Reporter

Posted on February 19, 2019 8:11 am By Del Meyer in In The News

California Taxpayers Have Been Forced to Spend $700 Million to Kill Almost 1 Million Babies in Abortions State   Micaiah Bilger | Dec 21, 2018 | Sacramento, CA https://www.lifenews.com/2018/12/21/california-taxpayers-have-been-forced-to-spend-700-million-to-kill-almost-1-million-babies-in-abortions/ Whether they like it or not, California taxpayers pay for women’s elective abortions. This may include paying for underage girls to get abortions without their parents’ knowledge or […]

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The Hoodwinking of America: Democratic Socialism

Posted on February 19, 2019 8:10 am By Del Meyer in Feature Article

The Four Types of Socialists By Tom Trinko With the rise of socialist candidates in the New Hampshire voting, it’s probably useful to look at what types of people feel comfortable with socialism. There are 4 main types of people who believe in the false promises of socialism:

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Restoring Accountability in Medical Practice, HealthCare, Government and Society

Posted on January 3, 2019 4:25 am By Del Meyer in Restoring Accountability

The Galen Institute, Grace-Marie Turner President, galen.org founded in 1995 to promote an informed debate over free-market ideas for health reform. Grace-Marie has been instrumental in developing and promoting ideas for reform to transfer power over health care decisions to doctors and patients.  She speaks and writes extensively about incentives to promote a more competitive, […]

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Talk Radio Dialogues Connect with almost Everyone

Posted on January 3, 2019 4:19 am By Del Meyer in The Worldwide Public Forum

In Depth Discussions with public, civic, national and international leaders, cultural, educational, political and religious commentary to broaden your perspective of our country and the world in which we live. __________ Heard on Salem National Radio (The ANSWER) sites include: DrDennisPrager.com, HughHewitt.com, MikeGallagher.com, MichaelMedved.com, LarryElder.com, MetaxasTalk.com, SRNNews.com, SRNStore.com, Michael Medved, http://www.michaelmedved.com/ The Greatest Country on […]

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