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Hospice is not an issue anyone really wants to take a full look at, that is unless you or a family member are impacted. Budget cuts are already making things difficult in this area, so sad we have to resort to continued legal actions to allow the funds needed to care for seniors who need the care...
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Cerner president speaks out about the insurance business, "they need to be redefined". Amgen CEO and President Kevin Sharer called for a better structured FDA . Overall the summary statement says the same thing I have brought up time and time again, who's going to to...
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This bring up a very good point with all the recent budget cuts, why does it take Medicare so long to realize the savings? Camptosar is not on the $4.00 generic listings, as all generics do not make the list, but worth checking. One resource I used to find out more about the drug was the...
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Many states have already addressed the issue of not billing patients for medical errors, namely the "8 nevers" that come in to play starting in October from Medicare. Several insurers have also adopted the same policies. Many states are still pondering and working on policies. ...
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Through the program, all Medicare billing information will be populated in to a Personal Health Record. Where does this leave Google Health and the HealthVault? Can they participate? The key to the whole program is to pre-populate the information so the consumer has very little...
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Dr. Doug Farrago with his input on what's happening in Massachusetts with their healthcare system. Long and short of all of this, is who's going to pay the bill? I feature Dr. Farrago under my "Need a Laugh" section as he produces new videos, I like his humor and unique...
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PFFS plans now cost the government more per patient than traditional Medicare. Be informed and watch for the rate increases to perhaps roll in. There is a a little time left before this is law, but as the article states, insurers could possibly start ahead of time with creating networks...
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The insurance executives have taken the medical decisions and good medical care out control of clinicians, pretty simple. Have you had a surgical procedure lately? I had one surgeon recently tell me of procedures lined up by the hour, seven knees in seven hours, now does that make sense? ...
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Desperate hospitals taking desperate measures, with none of this being legal and lead a couple arrests with more to come. Empty beds cost hospitals money, so was this an attempt to fill the beds or fill some pockets. Over 50% of the hospitals in the US border on insolvency. ...
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These 3 new items could sure leave some questions on the table and issues could be cloudy. These 3 should be evaluated on an individual patient basis and not an overall listing, after all one patient could be allergic to most medications used for blood clots as a simple example. BD ...