Reimagining healthcare access and delivery
Bert Vorstman, MD, Ron Piana, David Hartmann
by Bert Vorstman | Nov 13, 2024 | Health insurance alternatives, health insurance restricts access and choice, Health Insurances, Healthcare, Healthcare costs, HEALTHdrum, Insurance, No health insurance, Price Transparency, Prostate cancer, Women's health
The World Health Organization states that patients have the right to access healthcare according to his or her own judgment. In sharp contrast, the health insurance industry has created innumerable self-serving barriers that severely limit the ability of patients to...
Redefining Patient Experience
by Bert Vorstman | Sep 21, 2023 | Digital healthcare, Direct primary care, Doctors, health insurance restricts access and choice, Healthcare, HEALTHdrum, No health insurance, paying for healthcare
In an increasingly complex healthcare landscape, patients often find themselves navigating numerous barriers to access routine healthcare. From growing wait times to limited provider options, gaining access to essential health services has become more challenging than...
Cash pay routine care
by Bert Vorstman | Sep 14, 2023 | Digital healthcare, Direct primary care, Doctors, Health insurance alternatives, health insurance restricts access and choice, Health Insurances, Healthcare, HEALTHdrum, No health insurance, paying for healthcare
Free-market healthcare has been an enduring topic of discussion among healthcare professionals, economists, and policymakers. As with any market, the forces of supply and demand should ideally determine the price of services. Unfortunately, in the healthcare sector,...
Cash pay for routine care services
by Bert Vorstman | Jul 7, 2023 | Cash pay, Health Insurances, Healthcare, Healthcare costs, HEALTHdrum, No health insurance
In today’s dynamic healthcare landscape, a growing number of patients and providers are embracing a model known as cash pay healthcare. This concept can seem foreign amidst our complex insurance-based healthcare system, but understanding how it works and its...
Dealing with health bills and making your own health decisions
by Bert Vorstman | Jan 7, 2020 | No health insurance
Dealing with health bills when you don’t have health insurance is a hot topic in the United States. There is great concern for anyone who goes without coverage. However, what many of us don’t realize is that despite being covered by health insurance plans, we’re...
Rationing healthcare by limiting choice and restricting access
by Bert Vorstman | Jan 7, 2020 | No health insurance
Do you really need health insurance? Let’s face it, healthcare insurance companies are in the gambling business. They play the odds that they are going to make more money from you than they will give back in services. This is a pretty sure bet! Starting with a...