With the American obesity problem continuing to attract attention in healthcare reform, a not so new idea is circulating in the discussion: the fat tax. It’s an undoubtedly slippery slope. Does it contrast the core values of this country or is it an appropriate measure to cure a nationwide epidemic that is costing us dearly? [...]
As healthcare reform in Washington turns more and more political, American media often gravitates to the extreme, more sensational proposals from either party. Hard right wingers cling to the idea of America being hijacked by “socialized medicine,” die hard Democrats insist universal coverage is the flawless alternative to what we have. Like most arguments, the [...]
Quick story left over from this weekend. I was discharged Friday afternoon, given a two page print out listing all my medications. The nurse went over the whole thing with me, so did the nurse practitioner. Along with all the other meds, my instructions were to take two separate antibiotics, Cipro and Bactrim—with my immune system MIA [...]
I worry that this blog at times comes off as a self-centered assault on healthcare. A guy being pissed-off that he’s sick and needing someone to show up, someone to point at and say”you’re doing your job wrong” . Through all this, I have come to understand that no situation or system is all bad or all [...]
As noted in an earlier post, fee-for-service health care (a doctor’s financial incentive to order tests and conduct procedures) will be something addressed here in length. To be clear, the healthcare industry problems are layered, knotted and just messy. From what I have gathered in minimal experience, no one party is entirely at fault, solutions will require [...]
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