This interview from Charlie Roses touches on many items and Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus adds what he has been able to accomplish in his part of the world in Bangladesh and how some of those principles can be applied here, coming together of both sides, different minds, different ideas that can...
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Wow, huge bills and she was able to borrow 45k but then at admitting time, the hospital wanted another 65k. This was at the MD Anderson Center in Texas. She states that she could pay for her chemotherapy if she washes out here entire retirement funds, tough decision and so now she keeps fighting...
With October being breast cancer awareness, this report on the Vaccine trial is timely. There are a total of 6 videos to watch and listen to what the women are enduring. What is the most fascinating is to listen to how they all state the experience with breast cancer really make them aware...
As the article states, you don’t need marketing for cancer drugs, as the need is unfortunately already there, thus marketing for cancer drugs does not necessarily carry the same sales expense as do other drugs. We have all seen the “tiered plans” on what level drugs are listed with insurance coverage...
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“ There's nothing in the rules that says you can't get divorced for Medicaid”…first it was getting married for insurance benefits and now it’s getting divorced for Medicaid. Healthcare is starting to erode a lot of ethics here , and all due to money. If this doesn’t point out that...
Even though he was not able to attend personally, modern technology of video conferencing made it possible for the Senator to continue his efforts and participation. As fuel prices continue to rise, along with just general state of the economy, video conferencing is finally coming of age. ...
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Some people find that their claim is rejected because their illness is not considered serious enough, in other words not a cancer that will stand to kill you soon, a slower growing or other type of cancer not considered critical. The folks in the UK with supplemental insurance appear to be facing...
American Society of Clinical Oncology and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan will collect cancer information from 11 oncology practices in Michigan. Each physician will be paid around $3000.00 for their time in for the collection process. This is good for the exchange of information...
Stories like this are sad indeed. It comes back to the dollar and someone playing "God" to determine who gets treatment and who does not. Granted personalized medicine tests will help in time, not only from the actual treatment side, but from the information side of things as well...
Great interview from the Wall Street Journal, I guess when it comes time to go over the costs a patient gets to select to either find a method of payment if they can, or the other choice (no treatment) and we all know what the horrible results can be from there. The physicians are there to treat...