Patrick Wagner, MD – Page 6

Medi-Cal and Its Deleterious Impact in California Medical Care: The Effect

March 27, 2024 5:00 amMarch 27, 2024 5:01 am

The effect of Newsom’s harsh Medi-Cal government run healthcare throughout California and beyond has been to herd both doctors and patients into a trancelike and untrusting state of mind. The affection between the two has turned into dislike. Call it...

Medi-Cal and Its Deleterious Impact in California Medical Care: The Cause

March 24, 2024 2:55 amMarch 25, 2024 10:25 am

Medi-Cal is California style government run healthcare and as such is the poster child of our national and even our global government healthcare systems. The concept of the government running anything, let alone medical care, is a mistake, a misunderstanding...

The Dangerous Side Effects of Physician Burnout

March 13, 2024 9:19 amMarch 13, 2024 9:19 am

This is the first in a series of editorials from Patrick Wagner, MD, offering his assessment of California medicine, as well as the bottom line of a private practice physician. It should be clear based on the lack of civility...