Dr. Philip Caper

Physician Philip Caper of Brooklin is a founding board member of Maine AllCare, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group committed to making health care in Maine universal, accessible and affordable for all. He can be reached at [email protected].

Op-Ed

Obamacare’s Health Plan Choice Benefits Are Vastly Overrated

Complexity is a huge drag on the popularity of our health care system as a whole.

By: Dr. Philip Caper ,; BangorDailyNews

May 24, 2015

Op-Ed

Greed, Fear and Other Roadblocks to Health Care Reform

These barriers to reform can and are being exploited by those with a financial or ideological interest in maintaining the status quo.

By: Dr. Philip Caper ,; BangorDailyNews

February 22, 2015

Op-Ed

Reform Health Care to Serve Patients, Not Corporate Medicine

The experiences of other wealthy nations show we can do this by expanding and improving Medicare to everyone.

By: Dr. Philip Caper ,; BangorDailyNews

December 29, 2014

Op-Ed

How ACA Fuels Corporatization of American Health Care

We now have a situation where patients are losing confidence in their doctors, while doctors are losing confidence in our ability to do the right thing for our patients.

By: Dr. Philip Caper ,; BangorDailyNews

November 27, 2014

Op-Ed

Are We Getting Enough Bang for Our Health Care Buck? Hardly

The US healthcare system costs each of us about twice as much as those in other wealthy countries.

By: Dr. Philip Caper ,; TheBangorDailyNews

July 26, 2014

Op-Ed

The Business Interests Behind America’s Costly Medical Care

The United States spends far more on medical care than other wealthy countries, due mostly to higher prices for health care goods and services. In U.S. politics, social progress …