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A Plea to Medical Students |
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Written by Joseph M. Scherzer, M.D.
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:05 |
Our President has just placed a pediatrician by the name of Dr. Berwick at the head of CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). This was done as an “interim appointment” to prevent Congress from questioning him in order to decide if his credentials and philosophy merited that important position.
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Emergence of unintended consequences |
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Written by James A. Bacon
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 19:51 |
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Josh Dent is an early victim of Obamacare. The lanky, shaven-headed machine operator likes the medical insurance plan his employer, Acorn Signs, provides him. But under the newly enacted Affordable Care Act, his insurance policy will get less affordable. A provision in the law is putting his insurance company out of business, and whatever replaces Mr. Dent's current policy will likely be much more expensive.
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Health insurance mandate meets reality |
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Written by Dr. Eric Novack
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010 18:09 |
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The debate over health care reform has been mostly a theoretical affair, complex, abstract and full of predictions that contradict one another. Amid this ambiguity, one fact is unequivocal and unprecedented.
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High Readmission Rates May Not Mean Worse Hospital Care |
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Written by Karen Pallarito
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Monday, 26 July 2010 19:57 |
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WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- When patients are readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay, it is generally considered a sign of poor quality care and wasteful spending on the hospital's part.
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How Dr. Berwick Will Control Your Doctor & You |
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Written by Richard Amerling, MD
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Monday, 19 July 2010 19:43 |
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Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick as head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) marks a new low in his destructive presidency, and that is saying something!
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