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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on 10-28-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, Biotech, Cancer, Pharmaceuticals, R and D, Economy, Banking, Milken Institute, Mahammed Yunus, Milken, Charlie Rose
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...
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on 10-18-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Cancer, Johns Hopkins, Breast Cancer, Research and Development, Clinical Study, Vaccine
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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on 10-13-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, personalized medicine, Genomics, health insurance, Pharma, Prescriptions, Cancer, R and D, Science 2.0
“ 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...
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on 09-28-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, Cancer, Medicaid, Seniors, Dissolution, Marriage, Medical Assistance, Divorce
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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on 09-22-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Microsoft/Windows News, My Commentaries, healthcare, microsoft, Cancer, Congress, Senate, Senator Kennedy, Skype, Video Conferencing
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...