April 11, 2020 The challenges we are facing in healthcare today remind me of another time and how much things have not changed even with modern technology, medicine, and pharmacology. I am reminded of an exceptional lady who accomplished many things in her life from a...

January 9, 2020 Today in Becker's Hospital Review, two articles regarding health care financial abuses should create much reflection and discussion among health care leaders. One article comes from the Lown Institute and their 3rd Annual Shkreli Awards. They name...

October 9, 2019 While going through my files, I discovered three articles about our "healthcare crisis" and the reasons for our predicament. The troubling thing about these articles is that they were written in 1983/1984! That means, ladies and gentlemen, that we have...

August 3, 2019 Over the years of discussion of healthcare reform, it is often mentioned that wide-spread fraud in the system contributes greatly to healthcare expense. I traditionally have discounted these statements due to my belief that fraud, although costly, is a...

July 18, 2019 Lately, most if not all presidential candidates from one unnamed party are in favor of Medicare For All. Further, they intend to eliminate private insurance. They say that eliminating billions of dollars of profit from the insurance companies and...

June 30, 2019 I have been working in rural hospitals for virtually my entire career and have worked with the National Rural Health Association, MGMA, and AHA on rural healthcare issues. I have watched a number of rural hospitals close nation-wide with all of the hurt...