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Do I need to say more about the financial connection here? I don’t know if or how many doctors could be on their board. BD UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH | PowerRating ) announced that Rodger A. Lawson has joined the company's board of directors. Richard T. Burke, chairman of the...
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IHHI should almost have their own book or soap opera as they have been through some very unusual ups and downs and the chain must have 9 lives. Apparently things are coming back under order since the former owner is now back in charge, and his funding comes from a hedge fund. We are seeing...
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Tue, Jul 13 2010
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I say this quite a bit here at the Medical Quack, there’s nothing better than first hand experience and it saves time in trying to figure out what others think too. This is why we have the big boom on social networks. It’s a given fact that we have very few role models out there today when...
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We keep hearing about how some doctors might drop Medicare, well in this instances Humana is doing the dumping with Advantage Plan contracted physicians. The company responded that this is quite normal that they add and drop providers all the time! What is happening here is much like what is going...
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Sun, Apr 18 2010
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With the announcement of healthcare reform, it might appear that the private equity firm sees potential here with the promise of new patients coming in the doors soon at Caritas Health Care. Even though purchased by Cerberus and being non profit status, the six hospitals will retain their Catholic...
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Thu, Mar 25 2010
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This should come as no surprise as we see it all over the web, advertising and explanations on how to select a plan. It rolls over into the government even putting time and effort into a guide and websites too. One example is the money that goes out for Pharmacy Benefit Managers, posted...
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Thu, Dec 10 2009
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I think it was around 55% of the hospitals in the US that are operating in the red, so increased pressure for pricing relief to provide medical devices should not come as a surprise, as the same is happening with the pharmaceutical end of the business. Some of the stent manufacturers actually stock...
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Last week there was a little of the same with wanting to work together under a new alliance, but it appears it’s right down to money issues. Other countries have both a public and private system, so why can’t the two exist. The statement about the taxpayers paying, well we do that now anyway...
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Thu, Jun 11 2009
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Just last week I posted about a new technology that go miles for helping infection control, but again, if the money is not there to invest, where do we go from here? Here’s what was written last week and this looks to be pretty convenient and a no brainer once set up. BD Real Time Monitoring...
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Tue, Jun 9 2009
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After reading the headlines, I wonder how many members were maybe lost here. I have heard from several doctors that they have discontinued their membership in the AMA, and this is over a few years, not all just recent. One item that is perhaps a positive would be a better exchange of information...
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Tue, Jun 9 2009
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This is somewhat of a small compromise to try to hedge off a national insurance plan, as you still leave many who can’t afford it. I clearly can’t see what impact this would have as the reason folks are not carrying insurance is because they can’t afford it, even though this could bring down the...
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This one will be interesting to see the outcome. From what I have seen, there is more emphasis on working with people to live in a home environment instead of being in a facility, but each case I am guessing has to be looked at on it’s own, but on the other hand if we have the “money” issue coming in...