Health Care
Monday, January 21, 2008Malpractice SolvedBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareYou are going to be a Good Samaritan. You are about to become a kidney donor so that someone else can live. The odds are in your favor. Only about 2 out of 10,000 fail to survive the operation. Still, what if you were one of the two? What happens then? Under the current system, there are only two ... more »»
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Monday, January 21, 2008The Battle of MidwiferyBy Justin P. HaukeFiled As: Health CareThe Post-Dispatch ran a two-part article this this weekend (and more »»
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Monday, January 21, 2008The Difficulty of Finding a Medicaid DentistWhy no acknowledgement that Medicaid is bad for your health? By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe not-so-secret fact about Medicaid is that its recipients receive poor quality care. However, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who wants to expand the program acknowledge this. The Toledo ... more »»
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Monday, January 21, 2008Where Do DRGs Come From?By Michael BondFiled As: Health CareWhen government gets involved in things there tends to be the development of lots of alphabet soup descriptors for various aspects of what is being taxed, subsidized or regulated. This is true especially in medicine. One of the more interesting abbreviations in ... more »»
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Monday, January 21, 2008Stop Me Before I Eat AgainFiled As: Health CareOne factor driving up insurance costs are mandated benefits. In Kansas, Sen. Jim Barnett proposes adding yet another mandate to insurance policies sold in the state:
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Monday, January 21, 2008Mayo Clinic Enters Convenience Clinic BusinessFiled As: Health CareHere's another sign that convenience clinics are here to stay as a part of the health care industry: the Mayo Clinic will open a shopping center-based clinic in its home town of Rochester, Minnesota. It plans to open similar clinics in the ... more »»
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Sunday, January 20, 2008Canadian Health Care Failing: Alberta's former premier speaks outBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareCanadians know their socialized health care system is failing. Now, "former Alberta premier Ralph Klein is calling on the new leaders in the country -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Premier Gordon ... more »»
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Sunday, January 20, 2008How About Some Freedom?Filed As: Health CareUnhappy with the direction of health care policy today but not sure where what a new environment would look like? The Health Care Freedom Coalition has some good ideas. These include free choice of physicians, ... more »»
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Saturday, January 19, 2008Counterfeit Prescription Drugs Threaten HealthFiled As: Health CareMillions of Americans will look to weight-loss drugs to help them keep their New Year's resolution to slim down. And if they can't get a prescription from a doctor, many will go online to purchase the pills from foreign distributors. But beware: Most of these Web sites are glossed-up fakes ... more »»
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Friday, January 18, 2008"Cutting" Medicaid in MarylandUsing budget tricks to look like spending is being reduced By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareYesterday Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley unveiled his state budget proposal. It contained money for an expansion of the Medicaid program as approved by the General Assembly in a special session last ... more »»
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