Voters want health reform, they just don’t like the current version, says John Goodman. He says it’s possible to make health insurance portable, affordable and fair.
If everyone takes advantage of all of the prevention care guaranteed by health reform, we’ll need every family doctor in the U.S. working full-time on the task—leaving no time left over for any other services
In the health reform debate we hear a lot about insurers dropping patients to save money, but not about Medicaid dropping thousands when state budgets are tight.
In healthcare, in areas where patients pay out of pocket for services entrepreneurs, driven by market forces, have been lowering cost and raising quality.
The average town hall protester appeared to be better informed than the average member of Congress.
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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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