Stanley Feld M.D.,FACP,MACE As the healthcare debate heats up the meaning of consumer driven healthcare (CDHC) needs repeating. The true meaning of CDHC has been bastardized by the healthcare insurance industry as represented by Health Savings Accounts (HSA). The healthcare......

Stanley Feld M.D.,FACP, MACE Mr. Obama has promised a quick, hard push to overhaul the healthcare system. Americans can expect a quick push to build a larger federal bureaucracy, impose price controls, restrict the use of new medications and technologies,......

Stanley Feld M.D.,FACP,MACE   President-elect Barack Obama is inviting Americans to spend part of the holiday season talking about health care -- and report back to him. He is encouraging average Americans to host informal gatherings to brainstorm about how to improve the U.S. system. Thomas A. Das...

Stanley Feld M.D.,FACP, MACE   Why would the Senate initially vote against S. 3101 and H 6331? Why would President Bush threaten to veto it? “ Nine Republicans who had voted against cloture last week pivoted to produce a potentially veto-proof 69-30 vote in favor of linking another temporary ...

Stanley Feld M.D.,FACP,MACE When citizens understand an issue they are motivated to act. They can put enough pressure on politicians so they act for the citizens’ vested interest. After all, the United States government was created by the people for the people. HR 6331 called for a stop to the 10....

  Stanley Feld M.D.,FACP,MACE   The administrative difficulties in the physicians’ work environment are increasing physician discontent. “In a survey last year of nearly 2,400 physicians conducted by a physician recruiting firm, locumtenens.com , 97 percent said they were frustrated by...