Health Care

Tonight I’m back home from a convention in Fort Lauderdale. I have to say that I didn’t quite remember some things from the last time I was there, about 3 years ago, and did remember some others. It’s always nice getting together with colleagues who do some of the same things you do, or used […]

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Ten years ago, I was diagnosed as being a Type II diabetic. I’ve had some ups and downs with trying to control my glucose over that time, starting out only on diet, and now working on it with exercise and medication. I’m still struggling, and at times I have to admit that I’ve felt like […]

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I got this from another blog, The Health Care Blog, but it’s worth sharing here also. I’m a major fan of Hillary Clinton; just wanted to get that out of the way. I believe she was on the right track back in ’93 when she did her investigation, then research into solving the health care […]

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There’s an article on a blog called Kevin, M.D., talking about hospital charges and the uninsured. The writer got it right; hospital charge masters are NOT the cause of bills that self insured patients receive, and hospitals end up writing off much of what they’re charged for, both for insurance companies and for self insured […]

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There, I’ve said it. The federal government, and, for me, the New York state government, is wrong on healthcare. Not totally, but they’re both further off than many people know. Here’s the main issue. Both governments think that the way to fix healthcare is to reduce funds and close hospitals. Now, I will acknowledge that […]

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