I agree that Dr. Bledsoe is pretty clueless. He clearly has an agenda, and (cherry)picks facts and statistics (not the same things) that further his agenda. He seemingly has only limited experience with HEMS operations, mostly hospital-based programs in urban areas. I have read some of his writings, and they just make me shake my head in wonder.
I have to say once again that IFR is not the answer. Having an instrument rating, and the basic instrumentation to recover from inadvertent IMC is essential, but filing and flying IFR is out of the question for scene flights, unless the regulations and technology change drastically. Transfers aren't much different in most cases. Avoiding IMC in the first place is the important thing.