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Unintended Consequences of Obamacare

Dr. Vernon Rowe is a member of the AMA House of Delegates, representing the American Society of Neuroimaging. Many members of the AMA still doubt that Obamacare, or The Affordable Care Act, will succeed in the long run. They believe

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Health Care Pricing and Facility Fees

In Kansas City Star Opinion piece, an Overland Park doctor details how two emergency rooms made overly expensive choices about how to deliver care.

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Hospital Facility Fees: A Patient’s $1,500 Nightmare

Robert Reed walked into a dermatologist’s office to have a couple moles checked. The bills he received included charges for an “operating room.”

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Bloomberg News Investigates Cost Inflation by Hospital Chains

Bloomberg News published an exceptional piece on how monopolistic hospital chains are using their political leverage to drive medical costs up for everyone.

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The Independent Neurologist–The Only Path To Cost-Effective Neurologic Care | Rowe Neurology Institute

You have probably received a letter from one of your doctors stating that they “have joined” a larger health organization. They reassure you, yet in reality you will not receive the care you did when they were independent.

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RNI Sends Representative to MEDPac Meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Free Standing Outpatient Facilities & Large Hospitals: David vs Goliath

Senior Advisor at Rowe Neurology Institute, Elizabeth S. Rowe, PhD, MBA recently traveled to Washington, DC to participate in MedPAC’s hearings on payment policy.  Dr. Rowe’s comments follow: Comments for: The context for Medicare payment policy 090612 Omitted from last

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ACA Builds a Better Iron Lung

A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine disects how “market friendly” ACA (or Obamacare) and its impact on the US healthcare system. The entire NEJM article can be read here. Dr. Vernon Rowe, founder and medical director of The Rowe

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