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While the congress and President work to decide how health care in America will change, what steps should you take now to be sure you are protected? For the latest tips on making decisions today, see my recent article in the Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/58f29e9fe4b04cae050dc7eb
As we end 2016, and expect some congressional/administrative changes in 2017, it’s time for giving the current program its final grade. How good is it? does it deserve an A, a B, or even a C or D.
Look at my recent Huffington Post article to see what I think the ACA program deserves at
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/584dfb8ce4b0151082221ce9?timestamp=1481506408908
It has lots of tips for you to use with your doctor.
Senator Coburn elected to use the national healthcare website to choose his new insurance. When he had a recurrence of his prostate cancer, he found out his doctor was not in his insurance network. What did he do?
Check out my Huffington Post blog to find out about his experience and what it means for you and your family, and tips that can help you with your won choices http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cary-a-presant-md/obamacare_b_4753384.html .
What will describe 2014? Will it be the year of the Sochi Olympics? Will it be the year of the midterm elections? Will it be the year of new movies or TV series?
No. 2014 will surely be the Year of Health. Healthcare reform has changed many aspects of our lives, including financial, disease prevention, our doctors, and even our access to medicines. Every newspaper and news media report has included something about healthcare. Since…
As we enter 2014, and medical care transforms to comply with the Affordable Care Act, patients are more responsible for their own care. So it is now time to get all the tips you can to help make sure you are with the right doctor, get the full attention of your doctor about controlling all your symptoms and preventing any diseases you might be at risk of developing.
There are many tips about your care…
2014 will make big changes in how we get our healthcare. These changes are not only in our insurance, but also in our doctors, our hospitals, and our medications. How will you succeed health-wise in 2014?
To help give you some tips, check out my recent blog on the Huffington Post http://huff.to/19JxecW and you will have emote confidence in the coming year. Beware of not doing your homework now. You could be looking at gaps in…
Choosing the right insurance cn be daunting. so many choices are out there! And the exchanges seem to make the process more complicated, at least for the next 3 months.
So I have posted a blog as a contributor to the Huffington Post http://huff.to/1bTQjtB. Read the post and get the help you need to choose wisely! 2014 will be a good year for health, but you are more in control and have more expected…
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…
One of the major types of insurance available to patients with low incomes is Medicaid. Access to Medicaid is being expanded through the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). The question is, how does Medicaid insurance really help people?
The answer is in part provided by an excellent article by K. Baicker and co-authors (New England Journal of Medicine 2013, Volume 368, Page 173) and an accompanying editorial by R. Kronick and A. Bindman (New England Journal…
Young adults 18 to 35 years of age, including recent graduates, are faced with an important health care challenge: you may have only
a low income (maybe even none), perhaps high student loans, no health conditions or challenges, and you want to know how to protect the quality of and access to your health care. Since you are not sick, why should you even consider getting health insurance coverage, with you knowing it can be really…
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