4 things to know about Ben Carson’s views on healthcare

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, MD, officially announced Monday in his hometown of Detroit that he’s running for president in the upcoming 2016 election.

Advertisement

Here are four things to know about Dr. Carson’s views on healthcare.

1. Dr. Carson, a Republican candidate, has called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act “the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery,” according to CNN.

2. Dr. Carson believes there is a need to re-establish a strong and direct relationship between patients and their physicians.

3. Dr. Carson strongly supports health savings accounts, which he says “empower families to make their own decisions about their medical treatment.”

4. Overall, Dr. Carson supports more freedom and less government involvement in healthcare.

 

 

More articles on leadership and management:

The commoditization of primary healthcare: A guide for health systems

It all comes down to relationships: MGMA CEO Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright on the business of healthcare

3 surprising reasons physical fitness is critical to entrepreneurial success

At Becker's 4th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, taking place November 2–5 in Chicago, more than 1,500 hospital and health system executives tackle decisions that determine whether organizations thrive or merely survive: protecting margins under cost pressure, choosing where to grow, renegotiating payer relationships, stabilizing the workforce and proving real ROI on technology. This is where leaders work through them together, face-to-face. Apply for complimentary registration now.

Advertisement

Next Up in Leadership & Management

  • Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital established an affiliation more than 70 years ago in the Texas Medical…

  • Fitch revised Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services’ outlook to positive and affirms its “B” rating.  The revised outlook reflects Fitch’s…

  • Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, a health system owned by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, has largely grown over the…

Advertisement

Comments are closed.