Blogs Posts on "Health Care Reform"
What To Opt Out of Medicare? by Dr. Wes on Nov 21, 2009Here's how, courtesy of Mayo Clinic Family Medicine - Arrowhead (Arizona):The discrepancy between what Medicare pays and our cost of providing care acutely impacts the sustainability of our primary care practice. Medicare reimbursements do not cover...
Health Care Reform: House vs. Senate by Mario Piperni dot Com on Nov 21, 2009. The health care debate has not been an easy one to keep track of. With House drafts and Senate drafts to say nothing of the ton of misinformation being spewed by conservatives, anyone can be forgiven if they’re a little confused by it all. No...
Health Care Follies: Democrats crossing the Rubicon by Neoavatara on Nov 20, 2009Harry Reid plans to attempt cloture in the Senate on the Health Care bill in an attempt to move the procedure forward. 8 hours of debate are planned on Saturday, with a cloture vote on Saturday night. This is a pivotal moment in the debate. If cl...
Early Health Care Reform Photoshop Entries Are Up by Dr. Wes on Nov 20, 2009Early US Health Care Reform Photoshop Contest entries are available to view here. (I did the one at left - sorry, it's ineligible). There's still plenty of time to submit your entry. Entries will be still be accepted until 30 Nov 2009 at 23:59 pm...
What Companies Offer Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Programs? by Financial Planning on Nov 19, 2009Please provide links to companies that offer Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Programs, also known as LPMI. This is because I am trying to refinance my house and don’t want to pay Private Mortgage Insurance. Related Articles International Visi...
As Hospitals Gain Cardiologist Employees, Private Cardiologists Are Shunned by Dr. Wes on Nov 18, 2009An interesting story has developed in Missouri where a private group of cardiologists was asked to no longer see their patients at the local hospital. It seems the hospital hired it's own group of cardiologist-employees. Things grew so contentious...
Is a Federal Mandate Constitutional? by Donklephant on Nov 17, 2009Journalist Ezra Klein has come out in favor of the proposition that a federal health insurance mandate is constitutional, but the question remains a thorny legal problem. If a reform bill is passed with an individual mandate, will it pass constituti...
Rant. Rave. Repeat. by Knit. Run. Repeat. on Nov 17, 2009This post has nothing to do with my personal health, running, knitting, losing weight or fitness. It has everything to do with the health of our country and our economy. I don't care what political stripe you wear, we can certainly agree that the U.
Sebelius: Talking the Talk or Walking the Walk? by Dr. Wes on Nov 17, 2009Here's a bit of the transcript from Kathleen Sebelius, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, speaking to the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council (approximately 2 min, 45 sec into video) about saving health care costs:... There are lots of...
Republican Hypocrisy by Mario Piperni dot Com on Nov 15, 2009. There’s been so much BS in the current health care debate, it’s impossible to keep up with it all. The Republican National Committee’s health insurance plan covers elective abortions for its employees, an option Republicans strong...
