By Mac Slavo The Food and Drug Administration has just approved a new pill with a digital sensor in it. It will “ensure” that patients who suffer from mental health issues take their medicine when they are told. But privacy concerns have not gone unnoticed….
By Catherine J. Frompovich Big Pharma ostensibly is having its sails trimmed—a little too late, but it’s about time! The recent opioid scandal; ‘perennial’ prescription drug class action lawsuits, e.g., Vioxx, etc. [1,2]; the ever-present vaccine fraud no one wants to ‘touch’; and now, the…
By Paul A. Philips More and more folks are wising up to the sad fact that our healthcare system would rather see us ill than cured. Illness means mega-bucks for Big Pharma who, in turn, give cash kickbacks to doctors and great business for hospitals……
By Michael Maharrey An Alabama law went into effect Sept 1st that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state, and set the stage for the people there to nullify in practice federal control over the healthcare industry. Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) sponsored Senate Bill 94…
Op-Ed by Paul A. Philips Hypocrisy in health and healthcare runs rife throughout the Big Pharma-owned and -controlled medical pharmaceutical establishment. This hypocrisy may be downright unethical. Hypocrites include those self-serving doctors who want the largest slice of the pie that they can get from…
By Michael Maharrey August 10, a Colorado law that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state went into effect. A bipartisan coalition of two representatives and two senators sponsored House Bill 1115 (HB1115). The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical…
By Alex Pietrowski Here is a perfect example of the tactics that Big Pharma uses to incentivize doctors to push vaccines on the public. Insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) pays pediatricians $400 for EACH fully vaccinated child under the age of 2. This…
By Michael Maharrey While Congressional Republicans have yet to put forth a bill to get rid of Obamacare, a new Kentucky law went into effect today that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state. It will also set the stage for people there to…
By Michael Maharrey Earlier this month, Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state. Sen. Rod Whittemore (R-Somerset) introduced Senate Bill 1385 (LD1385) on April 11. The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements)…
By Michael Maharrey Today, a new West Virginia law goes into effect that will help facilitate healthcare freedom without government regulation. Del. Joel Ellington (R-Princeton) and Del. Amy Summers (R-Flemington) sponsored House Bill 2301 (HB2301). The new law specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes…
By Mike Maharrey Yesterday, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed legislation into law that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state. Del. R. Steven Landes (R-Verona) sponsored House Bill 2053 (HB2053). Sen. William Stanley Jr. (R-Moneta) sponsored the Senate companion bill (SB800). The legislation specifies…
By Mike Maharrey On Monday, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state. A bipartisan coalition of two representatives and two senators sponsored House Bill 1115 (HB1115). The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements…
By Jason Erickson Predictive medicine – or “precision health” as it is sometimes known – is a trend in healthcare that is growing exponentially. Perhaps the greatest indication to date that this is slated to be the future of disease prevention and patient care is…
By Mike Maharrey Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has approved a bill that will help facilitate healthcare freedom and set the stage to nullify federally run healthcare in practice. Rep. Justin Gonzales (R-Okolona) introduced House Bill 2240 (HB2240) on March 6. The legislation specifies that direct…
On March 13th, the Senate confirmed Seema Verma as head of the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services. Verma will have oversight of an agency that handles over $1 trillion a year to pay the medical expenses of low-income and elderly citizens. A change in…
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, the Colorado House unanimously passed a bill that would help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state. A bipartisan coalition of two representatives and two senators sponsor House Bill 1115 (HB1115). The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical…
By Anna Hunt A judge in New Jersey ruled that a man’s insurance company must pay for the cost of his medical cannabis treatment. This may establish an important precedent in the medical industry. Andrew Watson, who lives in Egg Harbor, New Jersey, enrolled in the…
By Michael Maharrey Last week, the Georgia Senate unanimously passed a bill that would help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state. A coalition of six Republican senators sponsor Senate Bill 50 (SB50). Titled the “Direct Primary Care Act,” the legislation specifies that direct primary care…
By Andrew Boyd, University of Illinois at Chicago Wearing a fitness tracking device could earn you cash from your health insurance company. At first, this sounds lucrative for the people who participate, and good for the companies, who want healthier insurance customers. But it’s not…
By Mike Maharrey A Virginia bill that would help facilitate healthcare freedom passed the state House yesterday. Del. R. Steven Landes (R-Verona) introduced House Bill 2053 (HB2053) on Jan. 10. The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements) do not constitute…
