October 31, 2008
Managing chronic pain is becoming increasingly difficult. As Dr. Rob observes, many primary care doctors simply don’t prescribe narcotic medications.
Worse, pain specialists often won’t either, preferring to focus on procedures and non-narcotic management:
What happens when, despite my best efforts, the person is still in significant pain? Most of the time I get to [...]
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October 31, 2008
When government gets involved, unintended consequences often ensue. One example is the so-called “moral hazard,” where people are insulated from the consequences of risk:
The person may behave differently from the way the person would behave if fully exposed to that risk. Here’s a familiar example: If you insulate people from the consequences of [...]
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