Subscribe to RSSSocioeconomic Status And Wait Times For Health Care
Critics of the current health care reform efforts have consistently pointed to the longer wait times to see a specialist when one is ill in Canada or Europe, compared...
Pilot Programs Might Be The Key To Cost Control
One of the primary criticisms I’ve seen leveled at the House and Senate health care reform bills is their sheer bulk. The fact that so many of our lawmakers...
Health Is About More Than Health Insurance
Imagine for a moment that everybody in the country has health insurance and can afford medical care when they need it. What problems would that solve? Chances...
Dentists And HIV Screening
David Williams of Health Business Blog interviewed Dr. Catrise Austin recently about her dental practice offering rapid-result HIV testing when patients come in...
New Commonwealth Fund Survey Of Young Adults Finds Wide Majority Support Health Reform
An overwhelming majority – 88 percent – of young adults across the political spectrum think it is important for Congress and the President to pass health...
Twice As Many Consumers Oppose The Senate Heath Care Bill
Consumers oppose the current Senate Healthcare legislation by a two-to-one margin. In a nationwide survey conducted by the American Consumer Institute Center for...
California Medical Association Praises Progress To Cover Uninsured, Calls For More Improvements To Protect Patients
After the Senate’s passage of health care reform today, California physicians called on congressional leaders to continue improving the legislation as it moves...
3 things every retiree needs to examine before year’s end
As year-end approaches, many retirees are faced with an array of financial choices that can benefit their portfolio this year and into next. Go to Source
When smart enough, isn’t
Mom used to tell us that smart people learned from their mistakes, but brilliant people learned from the mistakes of others. Here’s a mistake with a lesson if...
Ending on a positive note
The general outlook for 2010, if you believe Barron’s, or any of the other publications I read, is positive, with most pundits being fairly bullish. Go to Source