27 09, 2013

Obamacare or Concierge Medicine: A New Standard of Care?

By |2020-04-09T14:19:20-04:00September 27th, 2013|archive|Comments Off on Obamacare or Concierge Medicine: A New Standard of Care?

I recently received a letter from our personal family physician, who we've known for over 20 years. The letter began with a paragraph stating that he was leaving the group practice which he had been a part of, and had joined something called "PartnerMD, a membership medical practice that provides excellent primary care."  He went on to state that "PartnerMD's model will enable me to provide attentive, personalized medical care with an emphasis on prevention." The Concierge Medicine Model My takeaway [...]

17 09, 2012

The New Paradigm of Healthcare

By |2020-04-09T11:26:15-04:00September 17th, 2012|Chiropractic, News and Events|Comments Off on The New Paradigm of Healthcare

Doctors are … Start by entering those two words into the search line of Google and look at the list of the top ten searches. What words come to mind next?  This is the list from my search: Doctors are stupid, arrogant, evil, dangerous, idiots, overpaid, useless, underpaid, rich, greedy. This list is disappointing. Is this representative of public opinion of what doctors are? As one chiropractor, I realize there is not much I can do to improve perceptions of health [...]

17 08, 2010

Health Care Reform; the Chiropractic opportunity…

By |2020-04-08T12:25:16-04:00August 17th, 2010|archive|Comments Off on Health Care Reform; the Chiropractic opportunity…

Health care reform legislation has been passed by the U.S. House and Senate and has been signed by the President. To date, very few predictions have been made regarding the impact of this legislation on the chiropractic profession. In my opinion, the most important change for the citizens of the United States who seek chiropractic care is what has come to be known as the Harkin Amendment. One of the principal concerns for chiropractors is how the new law will affect [...]