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Deane Waldman, M.D.

Deane Waldman, M.D., MBA is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Pathology, and Decision Science; former director of the Center for Healthcare Policy at Texas Public Policy Foundation; and author of the multi-award-winning book “Curing the Cancer in U.S. Healthcare: StatesCare and Market-Based Medicine.”
by and | Jan 25, 2026

President Trump reentered the healthcare debate with The Great Healthcare Plan (GHP), as families confront another year of rising insurance costs. After…

by | Jan 3, 2026

The Minnesota Medicaid embezzlement scam remains headline news because of its scope and because the culprits were part of a…

by | Dec 16, 2025

In July 1988, the Piper Alpha oil rig in the North Sea exploded into fire. A worker on the rig,…

by | Nov 26, 2025

As we gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, with many worrying about the impossibly high cost of health insurance, let’s play a…

by | Oct 12, 2025

The government shutdown is ostensibly a battle over healthcare: what to do about the expense, healthcare’s unaffordability. Republicans want to…

by and | Jul 19, 2025

“Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?” sang Pete Seeger in his 1960s protest ballad. If he were…

by and | Jun 24, 2025

When President Donald Trump formed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), he chose Elon Musk to lead the charge. The…

by and | Dec 21, 2024

The murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was a heinous crime allegedly done by Luigi Mangione out of rage against…

by and | Nov 24, 2024

Rent-seeking describes profit-seeking through the manipulation of the regulatory or legal apparatus rather than by  competing with others in the…

by and | Oct 13, 2024

Seeking to focus the final month of campaigning on healthcare and away from immigration, inflation, and violence both abroad and…

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