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The Free Market Can Be A Crazy Place

More than 50% of US pets r obese… hence pet activity trackers! #dhces #ces2014 #1stworldproblems pic.twitter.com/rfBPTgtJ0F — Lygeia Ricciardi (@Lygeia) January 9, 2014 Wow. We’re pretty sure that most of our staff, and patients, haven’t bought trackers for their pets’ activity levels. Although, I guess if they really wanted to, they could attach a FitBit… Read more
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Is The Answer To The Doctor Shortage In Our Pocket?

BlueStar, a prescription-only smartphone app, is hitting the market this year. They’re banking on consumers who want to get medical advice directly from their phone. According to a Quartz article, the app was created by app-maker WellDoc and is the first to require a doctor’s prescription. Anyone can download the app but a prescription code… Read more
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The Moral Hazard Of American Healthcare

John F. Hunt, MD writes on Kevin MD, “If you learn nothing else today, I would ask you to learn that moral hazard is the cause of medical price hyperinflation.” His is a controversial post, meant to elicit click-through with the title, “The cheapest form of health care is to let sick people die.” Obviously,… Read more

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