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Real Doc Speaks

@realdocspeaks

A Patient-focused physician, speaks out on health issues to clarify complexities, expose middlemen, and explore the future of medicine. NOT medical advice

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John Asghar MD Some suggestions for young surgeons 1. Start wearing Support stockings everyday. Not the white ones we give to patients in hospital. Plenty of options in Amazon/Walmart 2. Invest in a comfortable well fit shoes 3. Stand on a soft floor mat. Your Operating room should

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Brent A. Williams, MD I had a full yr of nutrition Keck Medicine of USC & then some. So sick of hearing we had none! Also tired of an ambulance chasing, taenia solium infested former junkie making decisions for doctors.

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This one chart dispels any fantasy that the ACA lowered healthcare costs. The ACA has been an outstanding bill for the healthcare conglomerates and hospital systems. It has been a disaster for patients, physicians, and taxpayers. The ACA is bankrupting our country, and we

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This is why an attorney shouldn't be the Secretary of HHS. It should be a physician. The DOJ is always led by an attorney, but HHS continues to be led by attorneys and those with no healthcare knowledge.

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Primary care physicians have two options. The first is to advocate for an increase in reimbursement, and this will never happen. The second is to give themselves a raise and become a direct primary care (DPC) physician. That way, you set your fees and determine how many

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In my area, the test costs $312.50 at a free-standing imaging center. Go to radiologyassist.com and enter the study and your zip, and it will display the best prices. Over $9K for a CT scan smells like a hospital!

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Overheard on the Blue line yesterday in Chicago: All of these doctors are pharma shills and worthless! How are you feeling? I heard you were sick. Yes, I went to my Doctor and he said I had a virus and refused to give me antibiotics! I hate when they do that!

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Two things will correct overcharging for scans: • Price transparency • The patient has to pay for the scan themselves The free market always wins!

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I spent some time searching my local hospital portal for prices for various services. They were transparent for imaging, labs, and not at all for surgical procedures, inpatient charges, or maternity charges. We need the enforcement of Executive Order 13877 to be much better

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Hospitals that don't comply with the transparency rules around pricing should not be allowed to participate in Federal Health programs!

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instagram.com/reel/DKf2ey9M5… The FBI has engaged in espionage of US citizens and should be disbanded. There is no justification of FBI actions. Their greatest claim to fame is sending Martha Stewart to prison for lying to them.

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If a technology is good you don’t have to subsidize it. If it is terrible the government will subsidize and mandate it! Yes I am talking about the HITECH Act!

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I spent one year in Chicago public schools in the early 70’s. The teachers were illiterate and the students were four grade levels behind private schools. The Chicago public schools have only gone down In quality since then. The parents and children of Chicago need and deserve