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Gates Faces Dutch Lawsuit over COVID-19 Shots
Billionaire Bill Gates is facing charges in the Netherlands brought by seven people who allege they were harmed by the COVID-19 injections the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation promoted. A judge ruled on October 16 that the Dutch court had jurisdiction to hear the lawsuit against Gates, an American citizen. Other defendants include Albert Bourla,…
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Will Republicans Try Again to Repeal Obamacare?
Now that Donald Trump won the popular and electoral vote and captured majorities in the House and Senate, the prospect of repealing Obamacare is back on the table. But the Republicans’ razor-thin majority in the House and their 53-47 margin in the new Senate make a sweeping overhaul of Obamacare unlikely, say analysts. Furthermore, Obamacare…
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Vaccine Document Request Hits a Roadblock
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked a federal judge in Texas to throw out a public information document request by a group of scientists and medical experts seeking licensing information the agency relied on in approving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in 2020. As concerns grew over the efficacy and safety of coronavirus shots,…
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CBO: Illegal Aliens Are Costing Medicaid Billions
Federal and state spending for medical services for illegal aliens topped $16 billion under “border czar” Kamala Harris, an increase of 124 percent compared to the same period under the Trump administration. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported those figures in an analysis requested by House Budget Committee Congressional Budget Office Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX).…
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Trump Must Use His Victory to Fix Health Care – Commentary
By Chad Savage, M.D. With the reelection of Donald Trump and the potential involvement of transformative figures like Elon Musk and Robert Kennedy Jr., the United States may have a unique opportunity to reform health care in ways not seen in generations. It’s widely recognized that our current healthcare system is severely flawed. Health care…
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Assembly-Line Medicine Weakens Doctor-Patient Relationships, Patients’ Health – Interview
Editor’s Note: On July 31, JAMA Network published the results of a survey that found patients’ trust in doctors and hospitals dropped 31 percentage points from April 2020 to January 2024. The findings came as no surprise to Chad Savage, M.D., founder of a direct primary care (DPC) practice, president of DPC Action, and a…
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Courts Order Controversial Program for Estranged Parents
A judge in a child custody matter allowed the forced and unannounced removal of children from their custodial mother so they could enter a “reunification” program with the estranged father. The Wall Street Journal on August 24 reported on the case of Tori Nielsen, aged 16, and her brother, aged 12. An unnamed judge in…
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Pharma Giant Pfizer Launches Health Care Hub
Pfizer’s revenue from pharmaceuticals declined Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is getting into the health care delivery business. The company announced on August 27 the launch of PfizerforAll, an initiative to combine health care services, medication, and vaccinations through an online platform. Pfizer leads the world in pharmaceutical sales. PfizerforAll will work within the existing health care…
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Medicare is the Key to Fixing the Doctor Shortage – Commentary
By Mario H. Lopez Today, it can take weeks to see a doctor, and when patients do get in, appointments last about 15 minutes. The reason is simple. America is facing a shortage of doctors. Nearly 19 percent of the U.S. population is covered by Medicare. Declining reimbursement rates under Medicare are forcing many doctors to retire…
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Election Outcome Might Mean Big Changes in Medicaid
Some 81 million Americans are currently enrolled in Medicaid, a number that has expanded greatly since the 2010 enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which allowed states to expand Medicaid.
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