by John Leifer | Sep 24, 2015 | Health care literacy, Healthcare, Patient education
As the nation’s health care bill breaks the $3 trillion mark, it’s hard to imagine anything that would deliver a one-two punch capable of knocking down such unfathomable costs. After all, experience has taught us that reining-in health care costs takes far more than a...
by John Leifer | Jul 20, 2015 | Cancer, Healthcare, Medical Error, Physicians, Transparency
Dr. Farid Fata, a Michigan hematologist oncologist, is simply the latest in a long list of physicians who have betrayed the trust of their patients, bilked the federal government of millions of dollars, and caused unnecessary pain and suffering for thousands upon...
by John Leifer | Jul 6, 2015 | Cancer, Healthcare, Hope
“When you hear the word ‘cancer,’ it’s as if someone took the game of Life and tossed it in the air. All the pieces go flying. The pieces land on a new board. Everything has shifted. You don’t know where to start.” —Regina Brett[i] A diagnosis of cancer can be...
by John Leifer | May 28, 2015 | Cancer, Healthcare, Healthcare reform, Pharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical
Beyond the caring rhetoric carefully crafted by providers of cancer treatment and therapeutics, there exists a motivation every bit as powerful as saving lives — reaping billions of dollars in profit. That’s what is at stake in the ongoing war on cancer...
by John Leifer | Apr 8, 2015 | Healthcare, innovation
Imagine that you are scanning through resumes of your latest job applicants, and you come across an individual whose job history includes: university professor, healthcare executive, consultant, professional photographer, karate instructor, advertising executive,...
by John Leifer | Mar 15, 2015 | Healthcare, Healthcare reform, PCP, Pharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical, Physician Ownership, Physicians, Transparency
Dr. James Mirabile was kind enough to have me as a guest on his hour-long radio program on 3/14/15. We discussed some of the key themes found in The Myths of Modern Medicine: The Alarming Truth About American Health Care. I would invite you to spend a few minutes...
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