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We need to list the things that drive up the cost of medical care, some of which preceded the ACA.

1. Fear of lawsuits. Unnecessary things are done and new, experimental things are not done for fear of lawsuits. The new law does not go far enough. Guilty til proven innocent would still be the norm under the new law.

2. Data Entry Clerks. The ACA has turned doctors into data entry clerks who spend over 50% of their day doing busy-work demanded by Slavitt/CMS. That means less time to actually examine the patient and actually practice medicine. Tom Price could have made compliance voluntary for all ACA regulations of doctors and medical providers.

3. Centralization. Not just the ACA, but the IRS and FTC and the wa CMS/Medicaid/Medicare operate, all Federal government interference has the net effect of pushing the small hospital and small medical practice and small insurance company out of business and subsidizing the consolidation of doctors into hospital employees and hospitals into massive bureucracys.

4. Elimination of Charity. Historically medicine has been dominated by Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian, Jewish, Seventh Day Adventist, Shriners and all kinds of charitable groups who have massive voluntary constituencies that voluntarily give to the charity of their choice. Government regulations treat charity as competition with government that should be stomped out.

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There are many others that could be listed. New law and action by the regulators must address these.

Medicare, Medicaid, VA FRAUD TO START WITH. Bad doctors, bad drugs and devices, Complete over haul of the FDA/DEA. END THE INCESTUOUS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIG PHARMA, FDA AND CONGRESS.

Sharp Rise Reported in Older Americans’ Use of Multiple Psychiatric Drugs THEY DON’T EVEN NEED! ALL TO LINE A DOCTORS POCKET.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/health/psychiatric-drugs-prescriptions.html?_r=0

These Are The Drugs Doctors Get Paid The Most To Promote
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-drugs-are-doctors-paid-the-most-to-promote-2015-1

Doctors are cutting opioids, even if it harms patients
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/01/02/doctors-curtail-opioids-but-many-see-harm-pain-patients/z4Ci68TePafcD9AcORs04J/story.html

High Drug Prices? Don’t Fall for ‘Fake News’ Blaming the Middleman
http://townhall.com/columnists/devonherrick/2017/02/09/high-drug-prices-dont-fall-for-fake-news-blaming-the-middleman-n2283302?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

Bayside doctor indicted in a $50 million health care fraud scheme, prosecutors say
http://qns.com/story/2017/03/02/bayside-doctor-indicted-50-million-health-care-fraud-scheme-prosecutors-say/

Medicare fraud trial set for doctor tied to Menendez probe
http://www.wfmz.com/news/new-jersey/medicare-fraud-trial-set-for-doctor-tied-to-menendez-probe/376845380

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/health/autism-brain-changes-mri-early-diagnosis-study/index.html

HPV (Gardasil) injury scandals worldwide, why is U.S. media silent? Parents beware.
BY J.B. HANDLEY December 7, 2016
https://medium.com/@jbhandley/hpv-gardasil-injury-scandals-worldwide-why-is-u-s-media-silent-parents-beware-86b416691f5b#.p4xk11exe

Millennials aren’t wearing condoms anymore
http://nypost.com/2016/11/02/millennials-arent-wearing-condoms-anymore/

Colorectal cancer rates rising sharply among Gen X and millennials
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/02/28/colorectal-cancer-rates-rising-sharply-among-gen-x-and-millennials/

The Long History of Discrimination in Pain Medicine
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/02/chronic-pain-stigma/517689/

Seven Year Analysis of Adverse Reactions to the Gardasil HPV Vaccine
https://www.gardasilsyndrome.com/

Side effect fears stop parents from getting HPV vaccine for daughters
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/side-effect-fears-stop-parents-from-getting-hpv-vaccine-for-daughters/

Gardasil vaccine only covers 8 strains, it has nearly 40, is a STD issue.

Lyrica anti-epileptic http://www.rxlist.com/lyrica-side-effects-drug-center.htm

Gabapentin Side Effects http://www.rxlist.com/neurontin-side-effects-drug-center.htm

WARNINGS OP DRUGS Kidney failure deaths, A Fib, Jaw Degeneration and A Typical Femur Fractures, Reclast NOT to be given to Asthma patients.
Foreto Black Box lableed for Bone Cancer

http://www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/news/20110901/fda-osteoporsis-drug_ups-kidney-failure-risk

Safety update for osteoporosis drugs, bisphosphonates, and atypical femur fractures, A FIB, Jaw Degeneration, Kidney failure deaths.
http://www.fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/drugsafetypodcasts/ucm229800.htm

Black box warning Foreto
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=21853

Your Bones: How You Can Prevent Osteoporosis and Have Strong Bones for Life - Naturally Lara Pizzorno 2013

The Whole Body Approach to OP
R. Keith McCormick

Reclast 1 yr IV
http://www.rxlist.com/reclast-side-effects-drug-center.htm

Penetrex
Porlia
http://saveourbones.com/prolia-denosumab-review/

Evistia daily 60 mg Evista Side Effects
http://www.rxlist.com/evista-side-effects-drug-center.htm

Boniva Monthly pill
http://www.rxlist.com/boniva-side-effects-drug-center.htm

Fosamax daily pill
http://www.drugs.com/sfx/fosamax-side-effects.html

Forteo Side Effects epi pen, needs refrigerated
http://www.drugs.com/sfx/forteo-side-effects.html

Why the H are these drugs even on the market? That goes for the Mesh for hernia or bladder all are under major lawsuits for the horrid side effects that create chronically sick patients who have no cures but need pain med to function, which is being restricted because illegal street drugs are being laced with Fenyatal.