Cronyism Thwarts Telemedicine and Other Innovations

The goal of health care reform is to provide better health care to everyone at a lower cost, year after year. The solution is not to provide a better third-party-payer system — e.g., health insurance or government-provided health insurance — but instead to allow technological development and entrepreneurship to improve the current business model through groundbreaking innovations that empower consumers, improve quality and cut prices.

Fresh vision for glaucoma treatment

DON’T BLINL: Joseph Nazarian performs an eye test at Nazarian Optometrist, Wespoint, as part of a pilot program for diabetes and glaucoma. Picture: Isabella Lettini Eye patients in serious need of treatment are jumping the queue thanks to an innovative approach being trialled in Blacktown.