Kenneth A. Fisher, M.D.  Nephrologist, and author,  latest book, Understanding Healthcare: A Historical Perspective", available electronically and in print. 

Ken Fisher, MD

Articles

An American solution focusing on individuality and conserving resources  can save the Medicare program.

Save Medicare by allowing patients to choose

Despite deep philosophical differences between our two political parties, there is a uniquely American solution to saving Medicaid.

We must save Medicaid through a bipartisan effort 

For drugs or medical devices to be approved, there must be evidence that benefit significantly outweighs risk. This is to protect the public. A glaring exception is today's EHRs, which were mandated by the 2009 HITECH Act.

Is the EHR an ill-conceived obsession?

There has been much discord as to the proper role of government in healthcare.  

Where will the healthcare debate lead us?

How should we be addressing the broader issue of population health?  

Understanding the connect between poverty, health and healthcare

In the last few years, drug overdoses led by opioids have become the leading cause of accidental deaths, eclipsing that of automobile crashes and violence. 