Identity theft has reached a new plateau. How does one feel about a story like this, as he needed the surgery to save his life and he felt there was no other alternative. What he did was not right by any shape or form, but again, when threatened with death, desperate people do desperate things...
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...
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. ...
Recently with all the discussion on catheters and hospital acquired infections, I had the opportunity to conduct an interview with Thomas Cherry from Cook Medical to find out a little bit more on the topic. As mentioned in the interview, CMS is imposing some new rules starting in October that pretty...
The practice wrote and went directly to the governor’s office. Around 10- 15k stand to lose their primary care providers if this happens. The doctors stated it was an “economical” decision, and with the recent “economical” decisions in the drug industry, those may not always be the best. ...
AARP gets in to action with their letter to congress relative to the pending Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts as it will mean reduced medical care for seniors and those on Medicaid as the states will not be able to sustain the expense alone…BD AARP today sent a letter to Congressional leaders...
Sine the closing of Martin Luther King Hospital, things have been a little bit crazy in trying to cover the residents who depended on the hospital. When a 911 call goes out, patients don’t know where they will end up, St. Francis, Kaiser, or Long Beach. Most residents are on Medicaid, in California known...
This is the 3rd settlement with Walgreens …the cost of the tablets were a little bit more than capsules in this instance…and the charges could have been triple the amount and Medicaid was footing the bill, in other words, the taxpayers. In addition, an agreement was signed with the department of...