Category: Health Care Experts

Forbes: In his latest Forbes op-ed, NCPA President John C. Goodman dispels the myths associated with raising the Social Security eligibility age.

Townhall.com: Liberal commentators focus on taxing the wealth of corporate executives, neglecting the top 1 percent of income earners who acquired wealth through sports, music and acting, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Psychology Today: In his third commentary in a series on tort reform, NCPA President John C. Goodman gives his solution to allow free experts and courts in a contractual, no-fault system.

Psychology Today: In his latest post, NCPA President John C. Goodman analyzes the benefits of how changing malpractice laws will allow Doctors more protection from lawsuits, but also give consumers more protection.

Townhall.com: Republicans are hesitant to agree to a budget deal for fear that spending cuts will be pushed down the road unless Democrats understand that reforming health care is in everybody’s interest, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Psychology Today: In his most recent commentary, NCPA President John C. Goodman explains that the first step to reforming the tort system is by freeing the patient.

Forbes: Social Security offers incentives for people to retire earlier than necessary, says NCPA President John C. Goodman in his latest Forbes commentary.

Psychology Today: In his latest Psychology Today commentary, NCPA President John C. Goodman outlines ten principles to guide tort reform.

Psychology Today: In his latest Psychology Today commentary, NCPA President John C. Goodman suggests that some health care decisions should be left up to the individual, not forced upon them by the government.

Townhall.com: In his latest Townhall.com commentary, NCPA President John C. Goodman says full time employment will decrease due to perverse incentives created by the Affordable Care Act.

heartlander.: A two year delay in implementation will help the Affordable Care Act fix some of the funding deficiencies that the program will encounter, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Psychology Today: The health care system needs to be safer for patients in order to avoid unnecessary surgeries, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Psychology Today: Many proponents of government run health care are unaware that Medicare is run by private insurance companies, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Psychology Today: In his latest Psychology Today article, NCPA President John C. Goodman explains five problems with expecting the government to lower provider fees.

Townhall.com: Slow growth and ineffective public policies are producing negative incentives for people not to work, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Psychology Today: Medicare will be burdened by an increase in government bureaucracy and inefficiency which will reflect in higher costs, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Forbes: Employers are offering more benefits to their workers in order to avoid high tax rates in areas like Silicon Valley, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Townhall.com: Fundamental budget reform is necessary, however, raising taxes and procrastinating on entitlement reform will block successful improvement, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Townhall.com: In his latest Townhall.com column, NCPA President John C. Goodman points out that not having health insurance does not result in increased fatality rates.

The Wall Street Journal:  The Affordable Care Act creates contradictory incentives which distort the real market price for health care, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Psychology Today: The Affordable Care Act will increase demand for preventive care without increasing the amount of doctors, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

San Francisco Chronicle: Health Savings Accounts allow health care consumers to pay directly for services which lowers prices, and eliminates counter-productive third party payer incentives, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Townhall.com: Social Security and Medicare are not guaranteed for those who have paid into it, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Forbes: Personalized medicine could fall victim to the Affordable Care Act and standardized healthcare, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.

Forbes: The Affordable Care Act is preventing progress in personalized medicine, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.