While the U.S. remains divided on the efficacy of health care reform, an article in today’s Business Week outlines valuable research from Harvard and other research institutions on the true cost of health care and its unrelatedness to tort reform. Medical malpractice lawsuits and the practice of defensive medicine account for a nominal percentage [...]
Sep
16
2009
16
2009
Sep
8
2009
8
2009
Insured & Bankrupt – NYTimes article
According to Harvard Medical School Professor, Dr. David Himmelstein, 62% of the 1.4-1.5 million bankruptcy filings in the U.S. are due to burdensome medical bills. 3/4 of the 62% had medical insurance.
Sep
4
2009
4
2009
Qliance – a new, affordable approach to quality health care
Qliance, a Puget Sound area pay-in clinic, has revolutionized health care and is gaining national attention. It has cut out the middleman – the insurance company. At a monthly payment that is lower than most health insurance plans, patients receive 30-minute appointments and discounted MRIs. Specialty practices are not included in the practice. While [...]
Sep
3
2009
3
2009
Health Care Reform Vigils Across the Nation – “The Dream Shall Never Die”
The insured, uninsured, elderly and young gathered at vigils around the nation last night to support national health care reform in the U.S. The insurance industry has succeeded in profiting off of denial of health care coverage, rather than approval and care for those in our nation. Even those with health insurance suffer with high [...]
Sep
1
2009
1
2009
New Federal Law Safeguards Patient Privacy In Health Care Offices Going Green
With the green movement fully underway and technology continually evolving each month, health care providers are systematically changing how they create, maintain and store patient information by going paperless. With any transition or upgrade in technology, comes ease, efficiency and some glitches. Fortunately, federal law was passed that further protects patient privacy in offices that [...]
Aug
23
2009
23
2009
Group Health Cooperative: more affordable than national health care?
Obama’s proposed national, public health care plan has received such fierce opposition, that it has now turned to private cooperatives, like Group Health, to maintain competitive rates against private insurers. Group Health Cooperative, like other cooperatives, offer its members both insurance and health care services. This system is better known as a health maintenance organization [...]
