John Stossel announces he has lung cancer, exposes dangerous flaw in healthcare system

Want more hot BPR News stories? Sign up for our morning news blast HERE

Long time journalist, consumer advocate, and television personality John Stossel has lung cancer.

FOX Business Network’s resident libertarian made the announcement via an opinion post on Wednesday, along with a troubling observation of his care.

Stossel was adamant that he fully trusts the doctors and nurses with his medical needs, but he also wrote that the customer service has a lot to be desired. It’s a big deal, and here’s why…

Stossel wrote:

Doctors keep me waiting for hours, and no one bothers to call or email to say, “I’m running late.” Few doctors give out their email address. Patients can’t communicate using modern technology.

I get X-rays, EKG tests, echocardiograms, blood tests. Are all needed? I doubt it. But no one discusses that with me or mentions the cost. Why would they? The patient rarely pays directly.
Government or insurance companies pay.

 

And therein lies the problem.

Today’s hospitals, Stossel said, are run like socialist bureaucracies – rarely ever having to answer directly to consumers.

Whenever there’s a mistake, politicians impose new rules: the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act paperwork, patient rights regulations, new layers of bureaucracy…

 

Stossel points out that the threat of looming lawsuits also weighs heavily on stressed workers who opt to follow rigid rules in place of common sense.

Of course, consumers need only look at the corrupt, pathetic, and perpetually inept Veterans Affairs system to know where the private sector is quickly headed – and Stossel pointed that out too.

Stossel at least, remains upbeat about his prognosis. Doctors say the cancer was caught early, and he is expected to make a full recovery.

We are happy to hear it and wish him well.

Sign up for our morning news blast HERE

DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW

Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!

Success! Thank you for donating. Please share BPR content to help combat the lies.

Comment

We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.

PLEASE JOIN OUR NEW COMMENT SYSTEM! We love hearing from our readers and invite you to join us for feedback and great conversation. If you've commented with us before, we'll need you to re-input your email address for this. The public will not see it and we do not share it.

Latest Articles