Thomas Bottiglieri, D.O.

This is Ali Larijani’s daughter. She just got back to Iran from the U.S., where she used to impart her “wisdom” to American students at Emory University, Georgia.

The five largest nonprofit health systems have a combined revenue north of $300 billion. Zero income tax. Their CEOs make $10-34 million. Their lobbying budget is $29 million a year. Their charity care averages 2% of revenue. Every year, someone at the IRS is supposed to verify they deserve the exemption. The IRS has audited fewer nonprofit hospitals in the last decade than Chipotle has opened locations.

A physician pays $85,000 a year in malpractice premiums. The insurer keeps 40 cents of every dollar as profit and float. A captive structure would return that money to the physicians who funded it. Legal in all 50 states. The hospital down the street has had one since 2004. 99% of physicians have never heard of the phrase captive.

CMS was tasked with implementing the Trump policy to ensure patients have ownership and control over their medical records. Unfortunately, instead of simplifying the process, they have made the already flawed system more complicated, maintaining their control over our records. It’s time for real change that prioritizes patient empowerment.

Lots more of this please. Until a large number of people go to jail, they will keep doing this. They are stealing from all those who really need medical services.