In 1974, Richard Nixon introduced a health care proposal that had many of the key elements of the Obama proposal — elements the public says they want.
Fernando Arriola, a contractor in New Orleans, can’t get coverage so he’s now working to set up a clinic for the uninsured.
Proponents say repeal of the exemption would spur competition and bring down costs.
Release of the president’s budget means the climb toward passage of health reform has gotten steeper.
Medicaid pays primary care doctors 66 % of what Medicare does.
The problem of illegal immigration should be solved by immigration policy, not health policy.
Growth in health and social services jobs expected to run 3.9% in Washington.
Consumers Union has never before broadcast a TV ad on a public policy question.
Nonpartisan CBO says bill would lower the deficit, cost less than the President’s limit, and expand coverage to millions of uninsured.
The Western Washington chapter of Physicians for a National Health Plan, a group that advocates the adoption of a single-payer health system, will hold its monthly meeting next Wednesday, September 16th at the Swedish/Cherry Hill Campus Conference Center Auditorium. The meeting is free and open to all, physician and non-physician alike. Map and directions can [...]
The Boards of Health of five Puget Sound counties and the Clark County in the southwestern corner of Washington state have called on Congress to enact “comprehensive health reform” this year. “Every day we witness the unacceptable impacts our failing health ‘system’ has on the health of the public,” the heads of the five boards [...]
The concept of a “medical home”—a clinic where you are followed by a team of primary care providers who know you and can coordinate your care—is getting more attention these days. (See NPR’s story on Swedish Medical Center’s “medical home” program in Ballard below.) Here Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the U.S. Agency for Healthcare [...]
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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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