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Joseph Bentivegna, M.D.November 29, 2015

       ObamaCare – Poor Health Care Policy but Political Ingenuity

November 29, 2015   Detractors of ObamaCare are forever reciting the program’s failings: unworkable web sites, skyrocketing premiums, endless cost overruns, silly bureaucratic mandates, useless medical record requirements, bankrupt insurance co-ops along with the random cancellations of perfectly fine policies. They like to recount one of President Obama’s most famous mendacious declarations: “If you like […]

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Joseph Bentivegna, M.D.May 19, 2015

      Cadillac Health Care Syndrome

May 19, 2015   I describe a new condition called Cadillac Health Care Syndrome.  Those afflicted are relatively healthy people who have numerous diagnoses, take multiple medications and have frequent surgical procedures because they have excellent health insurance with little to no out-of-pocket expenses.  Risk factors include early retirement, lack of hobbies, jobs with paid […]

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Joseph Bentivegna, M.D.January 13, 2015

Obamacare is Forcing Doctors to Reveal Private Information on Our Patients

January 13, 2015 Obamacare is forcing us doctors to send the government reports on our patients’ personal lives. To understand how this is done, one must understand how doctors are compensated. Anytime you see a doctor, two codes are generated. One is a procedure code called a CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code. The other is […]

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Doctor Bentivegna is an ophthalmologist living in Connecticut. He has written numerous op-ed pieces for The Hartford Courant and The New York Times regarding health care, tort reform, and the political situation in Haiti.

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