What Will Happen to the Elderly under New Health Care System Proposed By President Obama?

By Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD “If the experience of other countries is any guide, the elderly have the most to lose under a national health insurance system. In general, when health care is rationed, the young get preferential treatment, while older patients get pushed to the rear of the waiting lines.”1
Since the president has [...]

Medicare has lower “reported” costs. Truth or Fiction?

By: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD
Are the administrative costs of single-payer health care systems less than current private insurance system in the United States?
One claim made by advocates of single-payer health care systems is that private insurance is less “efficient” because of high administrative costs incurred by having “multiple” insurance companies, and the costs of [...]

The Reality Behind the “Right” to Healthcare

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By: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD
“Access to comprehensive health care is a human right…”1
Health care is a human “right”! Virtually every government that has instituted a system of national health insurance has made this proclamation, but what exactly does that mean, and how many of those countries have actually [...]

Popular Ranking Unfairly Misrepresents the U.S. Health Care System

By: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD
The media and political community have made a big deal out of the fact that the U.S. ranks 37 out of 191 countries on the World Health Organization’s Health Care Ranking System.  Is this tool a credible way to compare quality health care delivered in the U.S. vs the rest of [...]