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Healthcare reforms are already taking place every day. ObamaCare regulations should prompt you to ask some questions and explore some options so you are prepared and confident about your medical care.
The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) is resulting in higher premiums for private insurance and for Medicare fees. These added costs are necessary to achieve widely supported goals of healthcare reform: more coverage for the uninsured; payments for preventive medicine; and elimination of pre-existing conditions, arbitrary insurance…
Health care reform is forcing doctors to work for less income. As a result, doctors are downsizing their practices – keeping fewer nurses and support staff on payroll. With fewer people to help you, your care will likely deteriorate.
When doctors sell their practices to hospitals or networks, they are typically restructured. When they restructure, the new arrangement can put the doctor under…
This past week, two patients complained to me about changes in the insurance co-payments required by their employers. A patient worked for 3M, retired, and signed up for Medicare. Previously, 3M had been paying for her Medicare supplemental insurance. She is now receiving therapy for her breast cancer. she told me the insurance administrator has just notified her that the payments for her Medicare supplement plan would be discontinued at the end of the year. …
As we approach 1-1-13, we are aware of the fiscal cliff, which every media source is covering. But worse, in my estimation, is the approaching Medicare and healthcare cliff, also arriving 1-1-13.
On 1-1-13, without congressional action, payments for all Medicare services will decrease 30%. What effect will this have on your care?
There is a 25-40% chance your doctor will retire, stop seeing Medicare patients, or stop participating in Medicare (requiring you to pay…
In my book Surviving American Medicine and in this blog, I offer a plethora of health tips and advice. The positions I take are my own – not influenced by an organization or elected body. I may come of as negative or a curmudgeon, but that is for a purpose. In the following paragraphs, I’ll explain where I stand regarding the current state of American medicine.
First, I should let…
In the Presidential debates, and in every newspaper, we are hearing contrasts between the medical care programs of President Obama versus Governor Romney. What is good or bad for you individually?
Healthcare reform is a very big issue and directly affects your personal care. Many of these reforms are discussed in my new book Surviving American Medicine, but here are a few conclusions which I have drawn which may help…
When you listen to the political debates currently taking place, one can get the feeling that the reforms proposed by “Obamacare” and “Romneycare” are futuristic predictions and not things you need to worry about just yet. Well, you better open your eyes! The Affordable Care Act passed and is in effect – the changes are happening now!
Your physicians visits are already changing. Your doctors have more patients to see and therefore little time to…
You may think you’re getting “good” health care, but I can almost guarantee you’re not getting the best. Even if you think you are, it may be rapidly changing due to health care reforms. Surviving American Medicine provides you with everything you need to navigate the current war zone that is health care in America by providing expert tips and insights that will ensure you get the best care possible.
Health care reform is all…