Daily Archives Wednesday, January 2009

TIME TO GET THE RUC OUT OF HERE

Every so often, the medical blogosphere develops a rash of posts on the ”RBRVS Update Committeeâ€? (RUC). The latest outbreak has manifested itself here, here and here. What amazes me is how consistently such discussions miss the real problem with a central authority “recommending” a price for primary care (or anything else). This question from from Bob Doherty is a case in point: We need [...]

DEMS SPEND WILDLY, WON’T PAY FOR MEDS

I have written before about the deplorable NHS policy of restricting access to life-saving medications. Anyone doubting that the “reformers” who now control D.C. have the same thing in mind for us should read this WSJ piece: In Britain, a government agency evaluates new medical products for their “cost effectiveness” before citizens can get access to them [...]