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1. Just finished watching the video. Jen Walters- one nurse to another, you’re the best. Matt too. Loved this. Thank you Corey.

   1. Nurse Carol,
      Thank you!
      Your comments below about CPT, ICD codes and Experian are horrifying.
      That is the reason I love what Nurse Twila Brase is doing with The Wedge at https://jointhewedge.com/ The doctors, dentists, surgery centers, pharmacies, clinics have left the Medicare system and are off of the health information exchanges (HIE). Where health data in patient medical records is not shared without vountary consent of the patient, parent or guardian.
      The other part I have found by going health plan free for so long and with a vaccine injured son, there are more doctors out there willing to give or barter their care than you would think. If we couldn’t afford the price of the visit, then I would ask for a payment plan or sliding scale or charity. Amazing how many came to our rescue when needed. And when we could afford to pay more we would offer to cover other’s visits when needed. It’s about healthCARE not state run money grabbers that murder people. I think we can change this paradigm for sure!
      Have a great week!
      Jen

      1. With he sort of coded claims data (diagnosis code and procedure code) being fed to Experian, it seems that it’d be possible, in theory, for them to assess vaccination (CPT code) versus adverse event (diagnosis code) zip code by zip code. Though the public (and a lot of doctors) isn’t really recognizing and reporting what is technically an adverse event after administration of an experimental drug, any entity with access to claims data could assess this, and more. Why is Experian so gung ho for getting it’s hands on claims data? Wish I had answers but just a lot of questions for now.

2. Wow! Thank you!

   The Surgery Center of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City might be a resource for folks. They’re private physicians who don’t take insurance. Mises and Lew Rockwell have printed articles by their founder, Keith Smith, MD, that I found helpful to understanding his values along with information about financial incentives that drive hospitals. The attempts to eliminate his business through lawmaking were really interesting. Unbeknownst to them at the time, a legislator was looking out for them. He also explains pricing and how they’re able to make a profit yet deliver service for far less than the typical insurance covered surgery.

   1. This is how Ron Paul did it when he was a practicing physician here in Texas. It’s nice to know doctors in a sister state like Oklahoma are doing the same.

   2. Pam, Yes! You are correct! We are on the same wavelength. Corey and I included them in the show notes above under Surgery Center’s with Cash Friendly Pricing: https://aapsonline.org/surgery-centers-with-cash-friendly-pricing/ There is a list of quite a few of them with Oklahoma Surgery Center being THE Pioneer in cash pricing for surgery. Have a great week! -Jen

3. Corey I checked on opting out of medicare. You can’t unless you want to opt of out social security all together. That would mean that you would no longer receive social security.

   1. Anne,
      100%. But, Doctors can ‘opt out’ of Medicare and you as a patient can then choose go to them. You would choose to use the doctors, clinics or dentists in “The Wedge” and pay cash, credit or barter (it’s between you and the doctor). https://jointhewedge.com
      It is a paradigm shift for sure. My sister is on Disability and Medicare, we found a great doctor who accepts her Medicare insurance when needed but mostly we pay cash for the appointment. This doctor is not in The Wedge, he is a doctor who accepts Medicare but is not part of a HMO plan like “medicare Advantage”. He has a little more freedom to choose how to treat her but her information is still being fed into the HIE Health Information Exchange system under the CMS.
      So we are careful with what we say to the doctor when in that exam room.
      Thank you for the comment!
      Jen

      1. Thank you Jennifer for this info. However, I have opted out of the system all together and now live on an island in Caribbean where I pay for all medical services out of pocket and there is no reporting system. That is why I wanted to know if I could opt out of Medicare. It is useless to me. I still pay for major medical insurance that covers what Medicare doesn’t but since it looks like, even if I do have to go to a hospital, with the US hospital system engaged in eliminating pensioners and the untaxed, it will not be in the US,

         1. Anne, Do you need a roommate? ; )
            Thank you for your comments! Your information is very helpful to me.
            -Jen

4. Thank you for this most informative presentation. It offers much to those of us who are skittish about participating in the “medical system”

   Jennifer–Yesterday I promptly ordered Big Brother in the Exam Room and hope you are able to interview the author of Terrain Therapy.

   I will stay tuned. Solari is the best!

   1. Christine, Dr Sam is on my list for sure! Enjoy the Exam Room book, lots of great information. Have a great weekend, Jen

5. This was excellent and packed full of valuable information. Thank you for doing this! I’ve been using a naturopath for years and am 57 with perfect health. It was worth every dime. Just sayin…..

   1. Suzanne,
      Excellent! Thanks for the comment!
      Jen

6. Excellent!
   Thank You.

7. I have been in complimentary care for 37 years now. With that said I don’t believe we should throw the baby out with the bath water meaning we need allopathic care for emergencies. So self care needs to be taught to pat and healthcare providers which I’m going to be doing in podcasts soon about self care techniques. So thank you for helping individuals find their way thru the medical system.
   James Stivaly LMT
   CEO Hydrex &Co
   Hydrexsupplements.com
   Hydrex33@gmail.com

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