Episode 210 Scott Adams: Talking to Dr. Shiva About How to Lower Healthcare Costs

Topics: 

Dr. Shiva suing to be included in debates with Elizabeth Warren
Options to lower healthcare costs and improve quality of care
Direct pay models provide better care and lower costs
Current $800 per month cost can come down to $200
“GPOs” Group Purchasing Organizations artificially inflate costs
Originally a cost reduction concept
Now an unchallenged source of insanely inflated prices
There’s only 3 GPOs, and they’re planning to merge with the big insurance companies
NIH funding system and peer review journals need to be changed
Einstein’s opinion: Peers are the biggest critics of innovation
Peer review journal system is anti-innovation
Laws and incentives drive a lack of primary care physicians
Incentives drive physicians to join large medical organizations
State and Fed law changes to increase independent doctors
Dr. Shiva: Medical cannabis should be decriminalized and studied

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