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Many Doctors Are Hurting
Probably most of the people who choose to become doctors or nurses do so because they want to help others. For the doctors and nurses who have this as their reason for being, these are difficult times indeed. More and … Read More
You And Your New Doctor – A Few Thoughts
I was going to title this post “How to Choose a New Doctor” but that doesn’t happen very much any more. Long gone are the days when a person chose a doctor and received most of his or her health … Read More
Pay Me Now Or Pay Me Later
Maybe you remember the old television advertisement in which the auto mechanic told the audience that they could pay him now to install a new oil filter or they could pay him later when their car broke down due to … Read More
Unethical Doctors
For all their education and obvious talents, some doctors just can’t resist their worst impulses. You should keep this in mind when you look for a doctor or when receiving advice from a doctor where the doctor stands to benefit, … Read More
Posted in Doctors, Fee for Service, Fraud, Health Care Costs, Health Insurers, Medical Costs, Medical Devices, medical ethics, Medical Malpractice, Medicare, PODS, Secrecy | Medical Debt Is Coming To A Household Near You
Medical debt is coming to a household near you, unless you are well-off. If you are among the poorer Americans, the chances are high that you are carrying medical debt and that at least some of it is past due. … Read More
Hard To Believe But Insurance Company Policies Hurt Patients
I get it. Insurance companies are in business to make money. I don’t begrudge them a reasonable profit. However, as evidenced by their behavior over the years, they can’t seem to operate without taking advantage of patients and patients are … Read More
Posted in Birth Injuries, Doctors, Fee for Service, General Health, Health Care Costs, Health Insurers, healthy living, Insurance Law, Medical Costs, Medicare, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes | Health Care Professionals Are Not Immune to Greed
Willie Sutton, the Depression era bankrobber, when asked why he robbed banks, famously responded, “That’s where the money is.” Today, the money is in illegal drugs and the Medicare program. Foreign drug cartels make huge profits smuggling illegal drugs into … Read More
Our Health Care Spending Subsidizes the Rest of the World
If you follow this blog or read much about health care spending, you know that we in the United States spend twice as much per person on health care as any other nation on earth. We pay way more for … Read More
Our Broken Health Care Delivery System.
Next time you are visiting someone at the hospital and have a few minutes to spare, take a drive through the doctor’s parking lot. If you live in a major metropolitan area, you will see luxury car after luxury car. … Read More
Posted in Doctors, drug companies, Fee for Service, General Health, health, Health Care Costs, Health Insurers, Hospitals, Medical Costs, medical ethics, Medicare, Obesity, Secrecy | Some Helpful Medicare Enrollment Information.
It is only early November and I am already sick to death of the advertisements trying to get me to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan and I still have a month go before the open enrollment period ends. Every … Read More
