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David Balat

Austin, Houston, Texas
As seen in: Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel, MSN, Aol, Newsweek, The Hill, U.S. News and World Report, Breitbart, Yahoo, Townhall, Washington Examiner and
Covers:  Healthcare Reform
Working with medical professionals, employers and broker/advisers to make medical care more affordable. Former hospital executive. Independent. Patient advocate
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David Balat: The Demise of the ACA - The Houston Courant

David Balat: The Demise of the ACA - The Houston Courant

David Balat: The Demise of the ACA Do the plaintiff's have standing to bring the case? Is the Individual Mand…

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David Balat: Physician dispensing irrational?

David Balat: Physician dispensing irrational?

The Institute for Justice has taken up the cause of doctors in Texas who want to offer their patients afforda…

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Middlemen In Healthcare Creating High Costs - The Houston Courant

Middlemen In Healthcare Creating High Costs - The Houston Courant

"Middlemen" are causing a crisis in health care that's hitting everyday Americans in the wallet and preventin…

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Trump's health care transparency order a positive step toward a true patient-controlled system

Trump's health care transparency order a positive step toward a true patient-controlled system

The lack of predictability in health care costs continues to frustrate Americans. Most people blame the insur…

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The Research Is Clear, Physician Dispensing of Prescription Drugs Makes Sense - The Houston Coura...

The Research Is Clear, Physician Dispensing of Prescription Drugs Makes Sense - The Houston Coura...

Yet efforts to convince the 86th Texas Legislature to allow it went nowhere. That's why doctors-and the attor…

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Thanks to Trump, the healthcare choice is yours

Thanks to Trump, the healthcare choice is yours

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and many various versions of "Medicare for All" have something in common: they …

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Medicare-for-All - The Houston Courant

Medicare-for-All - The Houston Courant

Of course, Medicare-for-All polls well, until you start talking about the high cost and the sacrifices in cho…

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The Party of Prohibition | RealClearHealth

The Party of Prohibition | RealClearHealth

To protect Obamacare, House Democrats have passed a resolution that will kick hundreds of thousands of Americ…

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In healthcare, failure is rewarded

In healthcare, failure is rewarded

In the world of commerce, the market rewards success with profit and punishes mismanagement with bankruptcy. …

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Direct care plans could alleviate problem of high deductible plans - if Congress would fix the la...

Direct care plans could alleviate problem of high deductible plans - if Congress would fix the la...

Often, the most effective way to make a point is to tell a story. And that's what NPR does in its new report …

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Direct care plans could alleviate problem of high deductible plans - if Congress would fix the la...

Direct care plans could alleviate problem of high deductible plans - if Congress would fix the la...

Often, the most effective way to make a point is to tell a story. And that's what NPR does in its new report …

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Surprise! | RealClearHealth

Surprise! | RealClearHealth

Christy called the ambulance on Christmas Eve because her husband passed out and was unresponsive. He was rus…

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'Medicare for all' would limit health care choices even more

'Medicare for all' would limit health care choices even more

Will those who say they promote the ideology of choice be the ones to limit your choices when it comes to hea…

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Pre-existing conditions: Political versus financial reality

Pre-existing conditions: Political versus financial reality

Health care was the single biggest issue affecting voters this past election cycle, and it will continue to b…

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We need more price transparency in health care

We need more price transparency in health care

Having a baby at a UT Health Tyler hospital in Tyler, Texas, will cost a family $19,147.11, according to that…

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Pre-Existing Conditions: Fix Them or Eliminate Them Altogether? - The Houston Courant

Pre-Existing Conditions: Fix Them or Eliminate Them Altogether? - The Houston Courant

Democrats are heavily advocating for a Medicare-for-All legislation that brings healthcare fully under the co…

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