Who Answers the Phone at Your Medical Office Matters—A Lot
Hell hath no fury like a dental patient scorned. One recent news flash: A woman in Lincoln County accused of slashing tires on 18 vehicles outside a dentist’s office has been arrested and charged, Lincolnton Police confirmed with Queen City News on Tuesday. Officers responded … Read more
This Is What Change Looks Like – Health Care Reform Act of 2010 Passes the House
After the bill passed, President Obama spoke briefly to the people of the United States from the White House. Amongst his comments were that, for most Americans, this has not been about Democrats or Republicans, but about health care. He declared that it was not a victory of political parties, but for the American people. He acknowledged that the bill was not perfect, that it didn’t address all of the concerns or needs, saying that it “will not fix everything that’s wrong, but will move us in the right direction.” In a poignant moment, he said “This is what change looks like.”
FTC Announces New Guides Concerning Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
VEIN Magazine Spring 2010 – Volume 3 Issue 2 – p 42, 43 By: Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, FACS Michael Sacopulos, JD Download legal_consequences_of_physician_employment
AMA Supports Health Care Reform Bill, Throws Tort Reform Under The Bus
The House Health Care Reform bill of 2010 is almost a reality. Some have suggested that the entire bill be tossed out. Others are saying that it should be held off until our representatives have had sufficient time to read and analyze them. Yet another … Read more
Pelosi: Just Vote For It And Then You Can Find Out What It Says
Forgive our bluntness, honorable Representatives, but you’ve got a duty to know what it says BEFORE you vote for it.
2309 Pages in 72 Hours = 32 Pages An Hour — If They Don’t Think Or Sleep
To vote on this bill without weeks of vetting, thinking, examining, soul-searching, is irresponsible at the very least. We aren’t saying that it must be bad, (though it seems less than optimal.) We aren’t rendering an opinion about what is in there at all. We are saying that 72 hours isn’t even remotely realistic. If Pelosi calls for a vote on this matter without allowing them the time to read and analyze it, she stomps hard atop grounds for impeachment.
From The Trenches #5 — Taking Personal Responsibility
It’s not okay to try to blame a doctor for a bad outcome after abusing your body with wild abandon for years…Similarly, a physician may want to just write a check for Medical Malpractice Insurance and forget the subject of malpractice until the same time next year. But if you do, you’re just as responsible for a bad outcome as the patient who abuses his body for decades and then presents with chest pains in the ER.
38 States Poised to Sue Federal Government Over Mandatory Health Care Insurance Requirement
But even if it passes in the next few days and the President signs it, the battle is still far from over.
Kucinich and Kildee Switch Votes on Health Care Reform bill, Deeming Arises
Kucinich went on to explain that he changed his position because he realized that it was better to pass a bill that can be changed than to pass nothing at all… Representative Dale E. Kildee (D-MI) had also been opposed to the bill, but his objection was that he didn’t want to vote for government-funded abortions. Earlier today, he said the abortion restrictions were sufficient to win his vote, though. He expressed that he felt the sanctity of life for the 31,000,000 Americans without health insurance was a pretty strong motivation to vote in favor of it.
GOP Leadership Admits to Intentionally Obstructing Senate
McConnell’s goal is to weaken the Democratic majority, to block them and make them seem ineffective and foolish as often as possible. Some might say all is fair in love and war. Others might call that Treason… At the very least, that’s downright unAmerican.
House Rules Committee Meeting On Friday, But Still No Real Health Care Reform
Why was it possible to even consider the Special Deals, but not Tort Reform? How come the entire subject of Defensive Medicine is not being addressed? The pink elephant in the living room isn’t going to go away, and the word “Reform” cannot be justified while it remains absent from whatever it is that our Congress is putting forth.
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