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Comparative effectiveness research provides officials with a mechanism to decide who will receive treatment, which in some cases will mean who lives and who dies.
The story of 1993 Washington Health Services Act should serve as a cautionary tale.
By any measure, the true cost of the health care legislation is well over $1 trillion for the first ten years and in no way will it reduce the deficit.
Democrats seem driven to pass a bill regardless of the public’s concerns.
Democrats seem driven to pass a bill regardless of the public’s concerns.
President proposes a bigger government role in health care and a $1 trillion increase in the deficit .
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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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