I will update this article as new info comes to light. CDR ——— Often, the most important thing to do during times of government intervention is to identify the unintended consequences. Unfortunately, big government has never been able to live up to its idealistic agenda. This health care reform will be no different. Now that [...]
I love it when someone else says exactly what you’re thinking. That way, you can just quote that person and nobody is really mad at you. In an article published on Fox News the day of the health care “reform” vote, Cal Thomas posits the implausible: That Obamacare will spell disaster for the country. Highlights [...]
Instead of wasting a day to go to the hospital, 77-year old Jens Dastrup hooks himself up from home to some electronic monitors which automatically feed his readings to his doctor, who then reviews the readings for any abnormalities and can even issue prescriptions electronically. The catch? This ain’t happening in downtown Des Moines. As [...]
Over-utilization is the concept that too much of something is being used, or utilized. As it applies to health care, over-utilization is another one of (way too) many behind-the-scenes reasons why health care costs are so out of control. A big reason for this is that current benefits rich plans do little if anything to [...]
People may tend not to believe what I say about health insurance because, well, perhaps I am biased. So here’s what the Wall Street Journal has to say about the (alleged) mess with health insurance – and by the way, I agree with every word in this article, which is why I am sharing it [...]
Insurers are charging higher rates because hospitals are renegotiating their rates to reflect the cost of being required to treat a growing number of uninsured people who show up at the ER.
WSJ Health Mayo Clinic
