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
Special Deals Boost Support for Health Care Reform Reconciliation Bill
One would hope the bill would be the right thing for America, as President Obama frequently claims. That being the case, why are individual representatives demanding exclusive concessions in exchange for their vote? Is this indicative of a flaw in the bill, or the greed of those representatives?
Reconciliation In Motion, Republicans Remain Opposed
While it’s true that the longest journey begins with the first steps, but people should know that they’ll be paying for it via taxes long before they receive any of it.
Obama: Insurance Carriers Reduce Profits, Legislators Put Aside Politics, But No Tort Reform
Both legislators and the health care industry seem keenly aware that just lowering premiums isn’t going to resolve the issue, that wastes and other reform will be necessary, and they claim to be working on that. The one thing that still isn’t being addressed is Tort Reform. No one wants to talk about the ugly pink elephant in the living room. Unless steps are taken to gain a comprehensive, sweeping reformation, it’s unlikely that these changes will ever result in a meaningful difference in the way that healing is practiced.
Senate OKs Extensions of Medicare SGR, Medicaid, Unemployment & COBRA — Bill Awaits House Approval
SGR definitely needs to be replaced. These recurring short-term fixes leave us unclear why Congress doesn’t just pass a medium or long duration funding (to protect the continuity of healthcare benefits) and then set about changing the SGR system with future legislation. However it is paid for, citizens will still need to benefits.
Health Justice Instead of Tort Reforms? Best Practice Should Provide Exemption
Tom Daschle and Newt Gingrich and President Obama have all concurred that “if a doctor follows clinical guidelines, should he have safe harbor immunity from litigation.”
C-Sections & Obesity Blamed For Rise In Maternal Mortality
If C-sections are more dangerous, and since multiple C-sections are an even higher risk, why would hospital policies require that a woman who has had a C-section before deliver by C-section again?
The SGR Band-aid & Why We All Should Care
The real problem is with the SGR itself. Medicare’s reimbursement for treatment needs to be addressed, revised so that it compensates fairly and equitably. Once the matter has been dispensed of, doctors can return their full attention to treating patients instead of worrying about how to keep the doors open for those patients…
Pardon me, Mr. President, but could you tell your stage dressers that it takes more than a garment to make a doctor, and more than those props to get the American people to believe that physicians are actually endorsing such a pathetic and woefully inept excuse for Health Care Reform?
From The Trenches (Healthcare Reform for the Real World) #4: Support Innovation
It’s one thing for a company to offer a product and compete for sales, and another entirely to stifle advances that can save lives and reduce or eliminate suffering, simply because the status quo is more profitable to a few. Meaningful healthcare reform includes protecting such advances and rewarding productive research that can lower costs and improve quality of life.
Obama & Dems To Push Half-Baked HCR Through Via Tactic Misnamed As “Reconciliation”
Surely President Obama has to realize that Reconciliation would be a huge mark against his presidency. So why continue to push for the unpopular Reconciliation tactic? A clue may come from what he said while speaking against postponing. President Obama retorted …
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