J.E.B. Johnson, MD

J.E.B. Johnson is a family physician.

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Policy

A private sector solution for wider, more affordable health coverage

J.E.B. Johnson, MD

July 12, 2011Jul 12, 201120

Let me preface this comment by stating I am not an actuarial. I hated statistics and am no fan of insurance companies. That said I would like to know why patients and the US government think that health insurance companies should accept unlimited risk? My car insurance has limits, my homeowners insurance has limits, my malpractice insurance has limits. Why should my health …

Policy

Is President Obama trying to do too much with health reform?

J.E.B. Johnson, MD

September 9, 2009Sep 9, 20096

Dear President Obama: We agree that our health care system can use some improvement, but it is difficult to agree on how to accomplish this. It seems as if your desire for a major overhaul is far from certain. Some…

Dear President Obama:

We agree that our health care system can use some improvement, but it is difficult to agree on how to accomplish this. It seems as if your desire for a major overhaul is far from certain. Some pundits have suggested this may emasculate your presidency, but I beg to differ on this point. This is not a failure of policy as much as it is a realization that …