by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Jun 1, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Surveys, Uncategorized
Last month, President Trump promised to lower drug prices, but failed to deliver on past campaign promises to use the government’s negotiating power to drive down drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries. His latest plan, announced alongside HHS secretary Alex M. Azar...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | May 9, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Surveys, Uncategorized
Our May reader poll came on the heels of a controversial and highly debated Forbes article about blockchain technology and electronic health records. Some readers felt strongly that the future of our medical records will be built on blockchain tech. Others felt the...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Apr 20, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Events, Lessons, Uncategorized
Today, I had the opportunity to speak with 2,000 of America’s top physician leaders at the annual conference of America’s Physician Groups (formerly CAPG) in San Diego. The 2018 conference is designed for those who are committed to value-based payment models – a...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Apr 20, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Events, Lessons, Uncategorized
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States, with 152,000 members in more than 145 countries. On Thursday, the organization kicked off its annual scientific meeting, Internal Medicine 2018 (or #IM2018 as...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Apr 18, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Events, Lessons, Uncategorized
To the question of whether healthcare is a human right, a privilege or something in between, the results of this month’s reader survey are decidedly, well, undecided. So far, 77% of respondents are willing to pay at least 1% more in taxes if it would mean ensuring...
