In 2023, the U.S. spent approximately $1.35 trillion on healthcare administration. That’s more than we spent on: •Physician salaries (~$350B) •Nursing salaries (~$335B) •Retail prescription drugs (~$450B) •Imaging, lab tests, EHRs, and outpatient procedures combined •Even

🚨New Mexico’s broken medical malpractice laws are killing rural health care🚨 Today in the Legislative Health & Human Services Committee, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RHMCHCS) testified to the devastating impact these laws are having: ⬆️2024: $1.2M for

Shout-out to the first Shockwave Javelin case in New Mexico! ​ 72yo male patient with chronic peripheral vascular disease, uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes. Previous endovascular interventions failed. He presented with severe pain on ambulation to heel of left foot and

This disbarred attorney was brought to you as an “expert” on med malpractice by the majority party. What a joke! New Mexicans aren’t falling for this any longer! #nicolefornm #mlg #medicalmalpractice #nmpol New Mexico Senate Republicans

Pharmacist explains why our healthcare medication prices are insane: The cancer medicine Imatinib costs him $7 to buy. They add $10, so you're out the door for $17. However, when Medicare pays for this drug, it costs the govt $2,400. This drug was filled 250,000 times in 1 year

4 days out from my life-changing surgery, Aetna has denied the appeal for my brain surgery. to be clear, when i signed up to aetna months ago, the coordinator had confirmed they would cover this surgery. then, a week ago, they said the surgery was too experimental/elective and

A group of physicians built a hospital in South Texas anyway, and now it’s a 520-bed system with a Level 1 trauma center. Of course, everyone said it couldn’t be done. Dr. Carlos Cárdenas joins The Doctor's Lounge to explain how they did it and why doctors must lead again.

For those that are concerned about the rising cost of health insurance… Remember we sped 1.35 trillion dollars to administer healthcare in the US…. By comparison, physician salaries are 350 billion….. prescription drug 450 billion So maybe we should tackle health care

Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) deliver identical procedures at a fraction of the cost, yet Medicare pay hospital outpatient departments 2-3x more for the same surgery. ASCs operate on level ground: they pay federal income tax, state tax, property tax, and finance expansion

𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 “𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.” 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 “𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗲𝘀.” In Massachusetts and Vermont, led by the great leaders of our time: 𝘕𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘴 +

Mark Cuban hopefully others can add to this In a small private practice like mine, cash-basis accounting is the only system that makes sense because revenue is completely unpredictable. I do not get paid when I do the work. I only get paid when an insurer releases the funds. If

For the first time in 15 years, physician-owned hospitals are in a congressional package. The hospital lobby has spent $906 million to stop this moment. Today I tell you what that money bought. 🧵....

“I keep seeing patients charged MORE the moment insurance is used.” An American doctor says the SAME scan that costs $2,000 through insurance often costs $200–$300 in cash — same room, same machine, same images. “It’s like the price only EXPLODES once insurance gets involved.”

Disruptive Innovation in Healthcare by legends Mark Cuban Mark Cuban & Bill Gurley Bill Gurley

One building in Minneapolis has 14 home healthcare companies at the same address. Another building in St. Paul has 22. The state has 1,020 non-emergency medical transportation companies registered. More than 800 are Somali-owned. Minnesota never checks if the rides actually

Detect Fraud through Crowdsourcing To structurally reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, we need more eyes on the problem. HHS should make detailed spending data on these publicly funded programs widely available, allowing researchers, analysts, journalists, and concerned citizens to

NM health care has reached irreparable damage. Only God can save. support this cause. Dr are leaving, trial attorneys are moving in. Read article & support, legislative session.Dutch Rojas Republican Party of New Mexico Representative Rebecca Dow Think New Mexico Sen. Joe Cervantes americanthinker.com/articles/2026/…

Des and Nurses are underpaid. Independent doctors are getting ripped off to the point of barely getting paid after fees The biggest insurance companies are awful for beneficiaries and for employers. One example ? What good is insurance if patients can't afford their

This is what merit looks like, the BEST get hired to CARE for the American people and lead cutting edge research. It’s working as intended.