Posted on February 25, 2021 by Editor-in-Chief
WHAT IS A STOCK MARKET “SPECIALIST”?
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DEFINITION: A member of a securities exchange with the essential function of maintaining a fair and orderly market, insofar as reasonably practicable, in the stocks in which he is registered as a specialist. To do this, s/he must buy and sell for his own account and risk, to a reasonable degree, when there is a temporary disparity between supply and demand. In order to equalize trends, he must buy or sell counter to the direction of the market.
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At all times the specialist must put his customer’s interest before his own. All specialists are registered with the exchange, but are not employees of that exchange. Your thoughts are appreciated.
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Healthcare Transparency
By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
On October 29, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Transparency in Coverage final rule. This long-anticipated final rule stems from President Donald Trump’s June 2019 executive order on “Improving Price and Quality Transparency” and builds upon the hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) price transparency requirements released in November 2019.

These requirements came under fire in a lawsuit filed by the American Hospital Association (AHA), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Children’s Hospital Association (CHA), and Federation of American Hospitals (FAH), against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the requirements were upheld by the courts in June 2020 and the lawsuit is being appealed by the plaintiffs. (Read more…)
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Posted on October 31, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Free Market Health Care = NOT!
By Nate Kaufman
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“America First Healthcare Plan”
By Robert Gergely MD
Yesterday, The President @POTUS outlined his plans for “America First Healthcare Plan”.

In 45 min. in front of Medical Professionals he brilliantly outlined a free market, competitive and PATIENTS centered philosophy for Medical Care in America. For those who care please view the video. you can find it here:https://lnkd.in/e9pxR-U
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PART C
By John Kelly
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Medicare Advantage Plans (Private Medicare) are sold on a county-by-county basis. Attached is the market penetration of MA (compared to traditional FFS Medicare) for every county in the USA.

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Wonder why Medicare Advantage Premiums are going down (on average)? Because premiums are one of the measures by which the elderly decide what to purchase. Even though premiums are declining, not all MA plans are ‘cheaper’ than traditional FFS Medicare. Caveat Emptor.
It is also interesting to note that 3 carriers – Humana, UHC and BCBS Affiliates — cover 60% of all MA plan subscribers and use national networks of providers to offer broad service availability (compared to smaller plans, PSP’s and other narrow network options).
Medicare premiums per beneficiary typically exceed $10,000 per year. With effective ingenious use of benefit design, prior authorization, incentives, PBM contract rebates, etc., — there is a lot of money to be made in Medicare Advantage plans — accounting for the rapid growth in these plans over the last decade.
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Posted on September 14, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
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2021 Physician Fee Schedule & Quality Payment Program Proposed Rules Released
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On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two proposed payment rules for calendar year (CY) 2021: the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Quality Payment Program (QPP). CMS included in the MPFS proposed rule adjustments to physician payment rates and an expansion of telemedicine services.
The proposed QPP rule, meanwhile, takes into account adjustments made for the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and seeks to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden on providers by eliminating some requirements. These rules, which have garnered mixed reactions from stakeholders, are both open for comment until October 5, 2020. (Read more…)
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Piedmont Pays $16 Million to Settle Kickback and Overbilling Allegations
By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
On June 25, 2020 Atlanta’s Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. agreed to pay $16 million to the federal government to resolve two False Claims Act (FCA) allegations of kickbacks and overbilling. The relator, a former Piedmont physician, alleged Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (and subsequent FCA) violations of paying an amount that was above fair market value (FMV) and commercially unreasonable in Piedmont’s 2007 acquisition of Atlanta Cardiology Group (ACG).
Additionally, Piedmont’s payments settle allegations that the hospital admitted patients without medical necessity in order to bill Medicare and Medicaid for inpatient procedures that were recommended to be performed at the less expensive outpatient or observation settings. (Read more…)
Assessment: Your thoughts are appreciated.
NOTE: I was on the courtesy medical staff of Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta for more than a decade = DEM.
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Posted on July 17, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
INFLATION ADJUSTED
By Anonymous
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Physicians and medical scientists have intervened in the three revolutions in triple aim since the rise of American dominance in medical training, orthopedic technology, and Nobel Prizes. How has value based care rewarded them?
The open treatment of broken thigh bone paid 85% higher in 1849 than today when adjusted for inflation.
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Posted on July 6, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
“The Path to Successful Utilization of Alternative Payment Models”
By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
An article authored by Todd Zigrang, Jessica Bailey-Wheaton, and Khaled Klele was featured in the most recent issue of The Health Lawyer published by the American Bar Association. Read the article entitled, “The Path to Successful Utilization of Alternative Payment Models,” here: https://lnkd.in/e78kXmE
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ESSAY: The Path to Successful Utilization of Alternative Payment Models
ASSESSMENT: Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.
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Posted on June 29, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Proceed with Caution
By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy generally, and the healthcare industry specifically, the previously-active healthcare transactional environment has been largely stunted.
Despite (or perhaps because of) this economic turbulence, stakeholders expect that merger and acquisition (M&A) activity will soon resume with a vengeance. This potential opportunity, however, is not without pitfalls, due in part to the concern from stakeholders and regulators that well-capitalized entities may use this economic and public health crisis to prey on debilitated physician practices. (Read more…)

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Posted on June 23, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
ABSOLUTE versus RELATIVE RISKS IN MEDICINE
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Understanding the Difference
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Posted on June 16, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief

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Posted on June 12, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
CIRCA: 2018
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Posted on June 2, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
A Graphical Power-Point Presentation
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“Of the 125 medical schools in the USA, only one of them to my knowledge offers a class related to saving or investing money.”
– William C. Roberts, MD
Private Banker Jorge Russe; MBA CMP™ explains in this PPT Presentation on Net Worth; NOT Income.
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Posted on May 29, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
CIRCA: 202-2016
By staff reporters
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Posted on May 18, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
On “Balance Billing”
By Ryan Woody Ryan
Shareholder at Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C.
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Posted on May 14, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
COVID-19 Financial Relief Available to Hospitals and Physicians
By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
The COVID-19 global pandemic has brought a time of grave uncertainty for U.S. healthcare and the greater economy.
While the focus of healthcare providers is, appropriately, on the access and delivery of care to those impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, there are many providers who will require financial resources to persevere during a time when all sectors of the U.S economy are being significantly impacted.
The federal government has announced a myriad of programs in the form of grants and loans to reimburse hospitals and physicians for some expenses and loss of revenue. (Read more…)
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Posted on May 13, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
How Will COVID-19 Change Healthcare Delivery?
By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
Spurred by how unprepared the American healthcare system was for a pandemic, the current COVID-19 emergency may present the conditions necessary to commence a healthcare delivery model paradigm shift.
In response to the public health emergency, the federal government, which has a record of reducing regulatory “burdens” under the Trump Administration, has taken aggressive actions to create regulatory flexibilities for healthcare providers and suppliers.
At least some of the various actions taken to reduce provider burden as they treat COVID-19 patients are likely to stay intact following the end of this pandemic, potentially revising the fundamental tenets of U.S. healthcare delivery. (Read more…)
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Posted on April 30, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
CIRCA: 2016
[By staff reporters]
http://www.MCOL.com
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RECALL: These conditions represent co-morbidities for the Corona Virus pandemic; as well.
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Posted on April 23, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
A Metaphor for the Corona Virus Pandemic!
Courtesy: www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org

By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
A belief that rational decisions can be made with quantitative data and measures alone, when in fact the things you can’t measure are often the most consequential.
LINK: https://www.springerpub.com/dictionary-of-health-economics-and-finance-9780826102546.html
Named after Defense Secretary McNamara, who tried to quantify every aspect of the Vietnam War.
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QUERY: Is this also a metaphor for the “Art” and Science of Medicine and Economics?
Assessment: Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.
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Posted on March 14, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Human Health Behavior and COVID-19 Thoughts
Courtesy: www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org
Here are 3 theories and 1 “rule” for the healthcare industrial complex that may help explain how the sector may not work correctly; from trauma, to epidemiology and to Corona; all the time.
1 – Berkson’s Paradox: Strong correlations can fall apart when combined with a larger population.
For example, among motorcycle crash victims wearing helmets are more likely to be seriously injured than those not wearing helmets. But, that’s because most crash victims saved by helmets did not need to become hospital patients, and those without helmets are more likely to die before becoming a hospital patient.
2 – Group Attribution Error: Incorrectly assuming that the views of a group member, like a physician, reflect those of the whole group in a different discipline.
3 – Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon: Noticing an idea or word every where you look as soon as it’s brought to your attention in a way that makes you overestimate its prevalence.
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The 90-9-1 Rule: In social media networks, 90% of users just read content, 9% of users contribute a little content, and 1% of users contribute almost all the content.
QUERY: Does Social Media really give a false impression of what ideas are popular or “average.”
THINK: Corona Virus?
ASSESSMENT: Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.
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Posted on March 10, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
CIRCA: 2018
By http://www.MCOL.com
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Posted on February 20, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
CIRCA: 2018
By http://www.MCOL.com
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Posted on February 20, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
Salary versus Healthcare Costs
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Posted on February 19, 2020 by Editor-in-Chief
In Picto-Graphic Form
[By staff reporters]
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Posted on November 8, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
ADOPTION RATES: FYI – 2018
By http://www.MCOL.com
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Posted on November 5, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
A Generic Obscure Measure
By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
http://www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org

The quality-adjusted life year or quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) is a generic measure of disease burden, including both the quality and the quantity of life lived.
It is used in economic evaluation to assess the value for money of medical interventions. One QALY equates to one year in perfect health. If an individual’s health is below this maximum, QALYs are accrued at a rate of less than 1 per year.
LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Health-Insurance-Managed-Care/dp/0826149944/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275315485&sr=1-4
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ASSESSMENT: To be dead is associated with 0 QALYs. QALYs can be used to inform personal decisions, to evaluate programs, and to set priorities for future programs
MORE: http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/healthcare/obscure-model-puts-a-price-on-good-health-and-drives-down-drug-costs/ar-AAJP8Nm?li=BBnbfcN
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Posted on October 30, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Neutral-Site and Out-Patient Medical Payments
[By Staff Reporters]
The Medicare program currently pays significantly different rates for services provided in different settings, and site-neutral payments have been considered as one way of eliminating the payment gap.
However, that option has proven to be a contentious issue.

Here are 25 things to know about site-neutral payments
LINK: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/25-things-to-know-about-site-neutral-payments.html
MORE: https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cms-finalizes-site-neutral-payment-rule
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Posted on October 17, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
YES – THE FREE MARKET CAN PROVIDE AFFORDABLE SURGICAL CARE
By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA CMP®
Certified Medical Planner®: https://lnkd.in/eBf-4vY
I was fascinated with this podcast because I too co-founded an ambulatory surgery center [ASC] two decades ago. It was recorded by my neighbor and Austrian economist Peter Raymond over at “The Free Man Beyond the Wall” website.
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Now, colleague Dr. Keith Smith who started the Surgery Center of Oklahoma with the intention of providing surgical options outside of the monopolistic insurance cartel, opines for us all. LINK: https://lnkd.in/edY9swH
As an example, the SSofOK lists prices on their website that do not change. Dr Keith explains his philosophy and gives us a behind the scenes look into the broken health care system. This is the kind of basic episode anyone can listen to in order to help understand what a free market ASC can really provide.
PODCAST: https://lnkd.in/esZcQdh
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BUSINESS, FINANCE AND ECONOMICS TEXTBOOKS FOR DOCTORS:
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A Very Brief Review
[By staff reporters]
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DEFINITION: Statistics is the study of the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data. In applying statistics to, e.g., a scientific, medical, industrial, or societal problem, it is conventional to begin with a statistical population or a statistical model process to be studied.
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Posted on August 20, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
WHAT IS A PHYSICIAN OWNED DISTRIBUTORSHIP [P.O.D]?

By Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
[More on Medical Ethics]
Back in the day, when I was a young surgeon, I was approached by a group of older colleagues to join a POD. I was flattered, of course. Playing with the “big boys.” But, after leaning what it was, I declined. Although perhaps technically legal, it just felt creepy to me although I sure needed the money at the time.
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DEFINITION: A POD is a group of doctors, usually surgeons, who agree to purchase implanted devices such as joint prostheses or orthopedic hardware (screws, plates and rods), etc. Physicians profit financially by participating in the sale of devices intended for their own patients; thus creating the opportunity for them to profit from self-referrals.
LINK: https://lnkd.in/e9AmEhd
QUERY: But, are PODS ethical? Read what the Association for Medical Ethics [AME] has to say about PODs.
LINK: https://lnkd.in/eV2Smjp
MORE: https://lnkd.in/egtRe9T
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MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TEXTs:
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Posted on August 18, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Ten [10] Most Popular Solutions
By “Fixing Healthcare”
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Posted on August 16, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
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A Comparison Chart
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Posted on June 21, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Severity Level – 2017
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Posted on April 16, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
IN INDIA
By President Ram Nath Kovind of India
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Posted on February 11, 2019 by Editor-in-Chief
Circa 1992 – 2008
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Funny that cosmetic services (generally not a covered procedure) falls below CPI and yet the healthcare that generally is covered by payers increases at an accelerated rate.
Do cosmetic providers have a harder time making ends meet? Perhaps the administrative cost of compliance is the real driver here. Less payer involvement, less cost?
Hmmm!
-Anonymous Physician
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