The guest post today voices a sentiment and message that I have been discussing for quite a while now. He does it very well. Please read on for Dr. Drummond’s article. Doctors are the canaries in the coal mine of medicine DIKE DRUMMOND, MD | PHYSICIAN | FEBRUARY 12, 2013 Back in the day, coal miners always carried a [...]
We have recently been told by the Supreme Court that the mandate to purchase health insurance will stand and that failure to do so will lead to fines in an amount that has yet to be determined. These fines however, have been labeled (or justified) as a tax, not a penalty. Taxing individuals as an [...]
This is Part II of the article written by Dr. Viggiani The Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) provides access to insurance for people with pre-existing conditions who have been denied coverage and meet other eligibility criteria (Figure); more information on this plan can be found on the PCIP Website.[5] Recent updates to this benefit have [...]
This week, an article appeared in Medical Economics entitled “Doctor-patient relationship will be damaged by Medicare panel, critics warn” written by Brenda L. Mooney. In this constant swirling controversy of healthcare reform, her comments regarding Medicare is definitely worth a read. You may find the article below. Although the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [...]
Representative Phil Gingrey, a physician in Obstetrics/Gynecology and a legislator in his fifth term in Georgia’s 11th district, was recently interviewed by Dr. Eli Adashi, professor of Medical Science at Brown University and host of Medscape One-on-one. Dr. Gingrey, 1 of 17 physicians in the House of Representatives, Co-chair of the GOP Doctors’ Caucus, brings [...]
As reported by MedPage Today: “Federal prosecutors are looking into physicians’ prescribing practices relating to implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), the Heart Rhythm Society has told its members. In a mailing sent to HRS members, the group said it had been contacted by the Department of Justice to assist in a probe of ICD prescribing. “[HRS] has [...]
Today This article is written by Terry O’Keefe: Letting the states decide healthcare reform The State of Vermont just passed the nation’s first single-payer universal healthcare system. While there are still some bureaucratic hurdles to cross, Vermont will soon install the kind of system that healthcare progressives have been drooling about for decades. And whether you [...]
This article posted by Aaron Deslatte appeared in the Orlando Sentinel. As it echoes sentiment that I have expressed in prior blogs, I would like to share this with you today. The Florida Legislature has passed new restrictions on the right of injured patients to sue the medical professionals that treat them. Republican lawmakers struggling to [...]
A new article was just published by Jordan Rau with The Washington Post, entitled “Medicare To Begin Basing Hospital Payments On Patient-Satisfaction Scores”. See the article below Thought your hospital room was dirty? Did your nurse sometimes ignore you? If so, the hospital has a new reason to worry: Patient gripes soon will affect how [...]
Yesterday in Florida, a federal judge tore into the Affordable Care Act, deeming it unconstitutional due to the provision that people must buy health insurance or pay a penalty. This paves the way for the Supreme Court having the final say in the healthcare reform law debate. Roger Vinson, a US District Judge in Pensacola, [...]
