Prior Authorization: A Consolidated PBM Nightmare I've had the opportunity to post another article on The Sling. This one is all about "prior authorization" through "pharmacy benefit managers" -- PBMs. Doctors' worst nightmare. My goal is to explain to you what makes health care good -- and what makes it bad. [...]
We Already Have Single-Payer Health Care in America—It’s Called UnitedHealth Group. I'm back. I took a detour and just graduated from law school. I'm now an MD/JD. I'd like to share with you my piece just published in The Sling, a site devoted to all things antitrust. My feeling on the [...]
Welcome to The Joyful Path! I know it's been a while since I last posted here. Over three years, in fact. A lot's gone on . . . for me, and for you, I imagine. I'm now in law school part-time. That's a story for another day. I'm still [...]
Coronavirus Will Collapse -- and Transform -- our Health Care System. There's a wonderful blog I'm hooked on called "Postcards From the Fringe." It's written by a man named Tom Dyson who got divorced from his wife, disconnected from his kids, and went into severe depression. When his ex-wife decides to [...]
Awakin Houston One-Day Retreat. I am excited to be co-hosting a one-day retreat in Spring, Texas, called Awakin Houston: From Transaction to Trust. If you're local, I'm inviting you to join us. The people behind this event are who inspired me to start the "priceless pricing," pay-it-forward model in my practice. The [...]
Introducing Systems Health. You can approach your health as a system of systems. MIT-trained systems engineer, Shiva Ayyadurai, PhD, and I show you how in the talk below which introduces the platform he created, Systems Health. It's a beautiful integration of East and West in our understanding of disease and health -- [...]
Community Challenge: In Season and Locally Grown. Hopeful that you tried the BLD Hash recipe and found it to be flavorful, versatile, and something you’ll add to your repertoire on a regular basis -- especially when most of the ingredients are in season and locally grown. This post is a call to [...]
Your Microbiome Will Love This BLD Hash! We're thrilled to introduce Karen McFarland as a contributor to Conscious Medicine! Karen is passionate about nutrition, cooking, gardening, and health. You can learn more about her and her work here. Karen will be offering recipes and tips in support of your microbiome. I have [...]
Microbiome Matters. I just did a talk all about the microbiome, why it matters, and how to care for it. Understanding the microbiome is critical not only for your gut health, but your health overall. You'll see why, in this talk. Enjoy!
Tenet 9: The driving force of Health 3.0 is love. What’s love got to do with it? Didn’t Tina Turner say it was just a second-hand emotion? Maybe, in fact, Tina Turner’s futile attempt to exile love from her heart points us to how similarly futile it is to exile love from [...]