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The Preventive Medicine Con

Posted on July 17, 2024December 1, 2024 by Dr Bob

One of the large and seemingly unsolvable issues in this country (and elsewhere) is the high and rising cost of health care. A large, government program, Obamacare, was implemented, which, while it did increase coverage especially for low income people, it has “saved” costs by lowering reimbursements, and implementing closed panels of providers. This has…

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An Agnostic Nurse

Posted on January 16, 2023December 7, 2024 by Dr Bob

In an previous essay discussing the similarities between progressivism and the ancient religion and philosophy of Gnosticism. I received a comment from a nurse, whom we shall call Wendy (not her real name): I don’t understand: Why does liberalism have to be about religion? I find it very offensive. I am liberal because I think…

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