Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen
Friday, June 10th, 2005
Everybody knows that, in my advocation, I hunt "Quackbusters," The fact
that there exists at all, a group whose purpose is to stop innovation, and
progress, in health care, in favor of the "drug world" status quo, raises my
ire.
Professionally, I'm a Crisis Management Consultant in the health care
industry. My clients, for the most part, are "cutting edge" practitioners
whose successful activities on behalf of their patients, or customers, have
earned them the attention of the status quo - who react against them as
viciously as possible. Inevitably, during my work with clients, the
influence of the "Quackbusters", on the case, comes to the surface.
I learned a long time ago, in these types of cases, that you can't deal with
the client's problem without dealing with the source of the problem - the
"Quackbuster" conspiracy against innovation in health care. So, I deal with
that issue right up front.
And, the "Quackbusters" don't seem to like my activities.
Robert S. Baratz MD, DDS, PhD, the current president of the "Quackbuster's"
flagship, the now legally defunct National Council Against Health Fraud
(NCAHF) nearly had a heart attack, the other day, Tuesday, June 7th, 2005,
when I walked into a hearing room, in downtown Boston, where he was slated
to testify for the sixth day. Baratz, who always has a lot to say (he gets
paid by the hour) was supposed to be "cross-examined" on his five earlier
days of testimony. I was there, since I know a lot about "Bobbie," to help
the attorney make that "cross."
To read the whole article, and go to the important links, click on the URL
below:
www.quackpotwatch.org/bobbie%20bogus.htm
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