Medical Industrial Complex Sucks More Money From New Jersey Taxpayers

“The largest recommended increase is in the Local Government (SHBP-LG) plan, where AON has called for a 36.5 percent increase in premiums. In the School Employees’ Health Benefits Program (SEHBP), AON has recommended a 29.7 percent increase. And in the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP-State), the recommended increase is 21.0 percent.”

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Medical Decisions Should Be Made By Doctors, Not Insurance Companies

By Dr. Elisabeth Potter, MD

I’m sharing an actual recent peer-to-peer call that shows what physicians and patients face when trying to get a surgery approved. This call felt as absurd as it sounds.

The peer-to-peer call was to advocate for surgery to prevent and treat lymphedema for a patient with breast cancer. Her risk is high and we can perform a surgery to lower it.

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