Choosing the right health insurance has always been confusing. But this perplexing dilemma has become more difficult for 2014 because Obamacare is being implemented. So which insurance is best for you?
I have reviewed the various types of policies in my book “Surviving American Medicine”. But now let me give you my best advice on which policy you should choose.
If you are eligible for Medicare and can afford it, choose the Medicare option with…
More Affordable Care Act (ACA, or ObamaCare) changes will take place in January 2014. The most important are changes in insurance policies and in physician networks. Also challenging to everyone are the changes in physician attitudes (anger, confusion, burn out) and practice structure. Many of these are described in my book “Surviving American Medicine” along with tips on how to manage them.
But now you need to take some action to help protect your own…
Older patients have different needs from younger patients. This is why there is a subspecialty, with Board Certification, called Geriatrics.
What kind of unique needs do older patients have? Older patients require more communication to determine that they are understanding recommendations which are being made. They require more evaluations to make certain that the setting of their care at home is beneficial for them. Since compliance with taking medications may be poor, medicine use and…
We all know that smoking increases the risk of lung cancer. But recent evidence also shows that smoking increases the risk of colon and rectal cancer by 18 to 26% http://bit.ly/Vd8csw .
Importantly, the risk continued to be increased for up to 25 years after a person stopped smoking! In smokers, the risk of colon cancer was less if that person was not obese or if the person had above normal fruit intake.
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