Press Release
Date Of Release: 11/22/96
Winter 1997 issue

The Winter 1997 issue of the Medical Sentinel to be released December 5, 1996, promises to be yet another hit in medical journalism. In defense of freedom and individual liberty, the Winter issue of the Medical Sentinel not only challenges political correctness and dogmatism in health care policy and medical practice with logical reasoning and hard-to-come-by, factual information, but provides vital information for physicians in the trenches of medical care:

Dr. William C. Goodman, a Canadian physician, relates how the socialized, single-payer health care system in Canada is grinding to a halt, unable to handle even routine obstetrical deliveries. The solution: Reprivatization by the Back Door.

Dr. Jane M. Orient, Executive Director of AAPS, explains how "outcomes assessment" and "practice guidelines" can be used as coercive tools for rationing medical care, and should not be mistaken for scientific research leading to better clinical medicine.

Dr. Robert Higgs, Research Director for The Independent Institute, discusses how medical device regulations in the U.S. differ (for the worse) from those in other industrialized countries and leads to our regulatory overkill.

Dr. Robert E. Moffit, Deputy Director of Domestic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, shares his assessment of the Kassebaum/Kennedy law and what effects it will have on medical practice, physicians, and patients. Americans will not see a drop in health care costs, or a drop in the rates of the uninsured (the opposite is most likely) - or true portability! The American people will see another layer of federal red tape added on top of the existing morass of government rules and regulations, and a vast, federal data collection apparatus, including the storage and sharing of patient records!

Mr. Andrew L. Schlafly, Esq., tells physicians how to protect and best defend themselves from allegations of fraud under the Federal Claims Act.

Dr. Miguel A. Faria, Jr., editor-in-chief of the Medical Sentinel, in another highly charged editorial, discusses why we see a decline in American education, discloses the flawed philosophy behind the OBE push in the education establishment, and thus, the resulting lack of a moral compass to guide our children.

And, much, much more...including major socioeconomic news in medical care and articles on managed care, the Constitution, Reports from the States, and book reviews.

For further information, contact Helen Faria, Managing Editor of the Medical Sentinel, at 1- (912) 757-9873.