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Riaz Patel Diagnoses and Treats the Problem of Astronomically High Healthcare Prices in America

Whether you are for Obamacare or Trumpcare or forcefully opposed to both, one this is certain — costs are out of control. Riaz Patel joined Glenn on radio Monday and shared his thoughts coming off the death of his father who was a medical director at a hospital and got so tired of the beurocracy, he built his own walk in clinic to treat patients in the community.

“And I watched as a kid as the board — he ran all the decisions of the hospital: Who needed what, when they needed it, how long they’d stay. Then eventually there was one MBA, then two MBAs. And then eventually, there were no doctors represented. So everything we’re talking about, whether it’s two-party system, single-party system, the government, insurance, preapprovals, none of that has anything to do with you and your doctor,” Riaz said.

After discussing the problems with the system, Glenn asked Riaz what he learned about the solutions when he went in search of understanding Trump voters before the election.

“Can you talk a little bit about the off-the-grid medicine that you saw in Alaska?” Glenn asked.

“These doctors would come, roving through these small towns and say, Look, I’ll do it for this much cash. And I think at a certain point, this is all we’re discussing. Bringing it bottom-up. We need to bring it back to basics. You and your doctor need to decide what is best for you and how to pay for it. They say one-third is going to policy and bureaucracy. That’s insane,” Riaz said.

A return to common sense is just what the doctor ordered.

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