OK — here’s a pet peeve — thought I’d share it with you on a late summer Friday … Here’s what sparked it this morning: And joining Time Magazine is MSNBC: Or one more from MedicineNet – one of my favorite online health references: So can you tell what bugs me? Here it is: Somehow […]
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The sad news keeps coming today… As if in response to my post from earlier this week questioning whether we have the best healthcare in the world… Today’s article from MSNBC about an insured, good credit rating woman who has gone bankrupt because her insurance didn’t cover her costs of treatment for ovarian cancer. Such
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Fabulous article for patients today! From one of my empowered patient gurus, Dr. Jerome Groopman, and CNN. Read it and act if necessary! http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/16/ep.fire.your.doc/index.html ……………… Want more tools and commentary for sharp patients? Sign up for Every Patient’s Advocate once-a-week or so email tips Or link here to empower yourself at EveryPatientsAdvocate.com ………………
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Two pieces of information have caught my eye in the past 24 hours. The AP released a report, based on CDC (Centers for Disease Control) statistics, saying that the US is now ranked 42nd in the world in life expectency. In other words, the citizens of 41 other countries live longer than Americans do. The
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I heard a conversation on the radio this morning, with commentary to share with you. Joe Galuski, the morning host on WSYR Radio (Clear Channel) in Syracuse, NY engaged the weather guru, Pat Pagano, in a conversation about long term climate changes, global warming and those issues that surround them. Pat kind of poo pooed
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I’ve only lived in this health and medical environment for not-quite-three years, and I am always in search of opportunities to learn more. I attend workshops, interview doctors and other providers, network with others who do advocacy work, talk to other patients, read, read, read, and mostly just listen. As each day passes by, I
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I’ve only lived in this health and medical environment for not-quite-three years, and I am always in search of opportunities to learn more. I attend workshops, interview doctors and other providers, network with others who do advocacy work, talk to other patients, read, read, read, and mostly just listen. As each day passes by, I
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Part of my work is what I call health or medical “consumerism” — recognizing, talking about, and creating guidelines for patients as they regard cost of their healthcare. From nuances in purchasing health insurance, to understanding how those dollars get allocated, to ideas for saving money and even appealing health insurance payment rejections — that’s
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