The coach will provide same-day mammography services at the Evergreen clinics in Bothell, Sammamish and Duvall every week on a regular rotation.
Opinion: In truth, seniors are likely to be big winners if responsible health reform passes and prime victims if it fails, says columnist Howard Gleckman of the Urban Insitute.
For years, insurers have charged older customers far more than younger ones. Health reform could change that–altering the cost of insurance for millions. KaiserHealthNews staff writer Julie Appleby reports.
Consumers often discover they’re underinsured when they have a serious illness and find their bills are more than what their plan will pay,
The death of Sen. Edward Kennedy from glioblastoma has called attention to the challenge of developing better treatment for brain cancers. Below is column by Dr. Greg Foltz on brain cancer research that LocalHealthGuide published last May to call attention to the Annual Seattle Brain Cancer Walk to raise funds for brain cancer research..
“Nursing, even in hard times, was thought to be recession-proof.” By Chris Linden and Melissa Suran, Medill News Service It wasn’t supposed to be this hard. Nursing student Barbara Lopez had been told for a long time that she would have an easy time finding a job. But it took her five months—starting before she [...]
By Eric Pianin and Mary Agnes Carey Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa indicated Thursday he was no longer sure whether negotiators can reach a bipartisan deal in September, citing mounting public concern about excessive government spending and soaring federal deficits. Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee which is attempting to draft a bipartisan [...]
By Robert Laszewski President of the consulting firm Health Policy and Strategy Associates “From the looks of these health care bills, this ‘health care reform’ thing will be great for business!” Have you noticed how none of the big health care business special interests is running any negative health care reform ads? Why should they [...]
Bed bug summit in Seattle. New York Times reporters discuss possible impact of Sen. Edward Kennedy’s death on the health-care debate.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned today that potenially dangerous stolen vials of insulin are still on the market. Last June, 129,000 vials of the long-acting insulin Levemir made by Novo Nordisk, Inc. were stolen in North Carolina. Only 2 percent of the stolen vials have been recovered. The FDA said it has [...]
Six new physicians have joined Virginia Mason Medical Center. Cardiology Sara Weiss, MD, joined Virginia Mason in the Section of Cardiology. Weiss received her medical school training from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. She completed her internal medicine residency, cardiology fellowship and heart failure fellowship at the University of Colorado in Denver. Hematology [...]
CDC’s H1N1 predictions less dire than President’s Council of Advisors New York Times reporter By Donald G. McNeil, Jr. reports that officials at the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention seemed to be playing down the dire predictions released by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology yesterday that projected that as [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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