Parties Unite to Fight Medicaid Cuts
April 27, 2008
According to the New York Times, last Wednesday two-thirds of Republicans in the House joined with every voting Democrat to block a White House proposal that would cut $13 billion from Medicaid over the next five years. Read more
Sphere: Related ContentDoctors Lack Sufficient Knowledge of Body
March 21, 2008
Until yesterday, a friend of mine constantly chastised me for being disillusioned with the U.S. health care system. “We’re the best in the world,” he said. “You turn people off by being so negative. Doctors are only human.” One of my concerns now has come to roost on his own doorstep.
Sphere: Related ContentBook Review: How Doctors Think
March 4, 2008
Whether you’re a patient or a physician frustrated by the challenges of understanding an illness and choosing the proper treatment, How Doctors Think is the book for you.
Sphere: Related ContentGovernment Can Afford Natural Care for All
January 15, 2008
by Jacqueline L. Jones
The evidence is clear. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), people with chronic illnesses like diabetes and heart disease account for more than 75% of the nation’s $1.4 trillion in medical care costs each year. That figure could jump 42 percent by 2023, according to an Oct. 2007 report by the Milken Institute, a think tank in Santa Monica, Calif.
As the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), and practitioners in emerging and ancient disciplines report positive results in fighting these illnesses, the path to reducing health care costs seems clear. Equal access to disease prevention services and effective natural treatments could reduce costs for all.
Sphere: Related ContentRelief for Doctors and Patients is on the Way
November 16, 2007
My last post addressed how time constraints and other problems in the medical system interfere with a physician’s ability to provide good service. Last week The New York Times reported that an influential nonprofit organization focused on health care has proposed changes to relieve some of the pressure.
Sphere: Related ContentMedical System Frustrates Doctors Too
November 13, 2007
There was a time when I hated mainstream medical professionals. Wouldn’t YOU get a little surly after repeatedly hearing that you were a hypochondriac in spite of the fact that you had a persistent fever of 104 degrees, your ankles were so swollen you couldn’t walk, and you couldn’t lift your hands over your head or do dishes? How could you avoid feeling a little smug when you fixed much of the problem without them, and most of them didn’t know enough to know anything was wrong?
Sphere: Related ContentWhat You and George Clooney May Have in Common
November 7, 2007
When George Clooney and his girlfriend, Sarah Larson, had a motorcycle accident last September, they experienced something that Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Chief Medical Editor for NBC News, says happens to patients at medical facilities across this country on a regular basis. In spite of protections guaranteed in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws enacted by Congress in 2003, several employees of Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, N.J., viewed the couple’s medical records without authorization.
Sphere: Related ContentDisease Care Wastes Money and Lives
October 23, 2007
We buried my aunt last Saturday as another group of relatives gathered in a different city to bury her best friend, a cousin, at the same hour. They were two victims of chronic illness, and both had access to medical care. My aunt received treatment at one of the best medical centers in the country. I don’t know the specifics of the cousin’s care.
Sphere: Related ContentAMSA Develops CAM Curriculum for U.S. Medical Schools
August 29, 2007
By Jacqueline L. Jones
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Foundation has just ended a pilot study designed to develop a curriculum for including complementary/ alternative medicine (CAM) training in MD and DO programs nationwide. Read more
Sphere: Related ContentChange in Health Care Will Require Change in Other U.S. Policies
August 20, 2007
One of my readers respectfully disagrees with my last post. Martygrn believes universal health care cannot work in this country.
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