Category Archives: Hlthcare Misconceptions
Does Your Health Plan Really Cover Your Employees’ Medications?
I use generic drugs. I like generic drugs – they save me money and seem to do the trick. But not everyone feels the same way. Some people have allergies or side effects. Some doctors believe that the original is the only drug to use, so they prescribe the drug with “no substitutions” or “D.A.W.,” [...]
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Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes: Is America Finally Waking Up?
This week Gallup released some interesting info on health and well-being in the US. Some years ago Gallup teamed up with Healthways Well Being to create the Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index, which measures the general health of the US.
Easy-To-Understand Health Plan Regulations
I love it!! The same government that passed a 3,000+ page health bill that “we have to pass to see what’s in it” has now passed requirements for insurers and employers to issue by September an easy-to-understand set of descriptions of the plans.
The Flap Over Retailers’ Health Care
Remember that old saw about “never believe what you read in the papers (or hear on the TV/radio)?” Well, it’s true. News stories tend to be based on truth – but they aren’t necessarily true in the way they’re reported. At best you have to read deeply into them.
PC Alert! Controversial, Disputatious Health Comment Coming Up
I can’t help it. When I find something pithy, I HAVE to report it to you – even if it incenses the PC Police. Sorry if I offend, but here goes:
I Know What’s Wrong with Health Care in the U.S.
OK, it’s rant time. Prepare to be outraged. I know a guy who’s very sick. Recently, he had to go from his house to a Merrimack Valley hospital Emergency Room to be stabilized for a few hours, after which he was moved to a Teaching Hospital of Great Repute in downtown Boston. Serious stuff, obviously.
What Constitutes a Health Insurance "Unreasonable Rate Increase?"
I just read a fascinating article on group health insurance rate increases. The information isn’t new, but the way it was explained was super. I’m going to summarize the article here, but if you want to read the original, here’s a link. Written by Dave Oliker, CEO of MVP Health Care, a New Hampshire and [...]
Unconstitutional: Hope for America
A Federal Court judge ruled Obamacare unconstitutional yesterday. Hallelujah!! I’m not against solving our health care problems, but this bill was a classic example of legislative overreach. Yesterday’s ruling doesn’t make the law illegal; rather, it keeps Obama and the central planning gang on the defensive… and that’s a good thing. It also adds fuel [...]
Obamacare: Back Door to Socialized Medicine
The PPACA (Patient Protection and Care Act, aka Obamacare) has many, many failings, but the President touts that fact that it accomodates the private sector’s current health plans. Hogwash. It is a stealth socialization of medicine. Why is that? Simple: it subsidizes employees to buy via a health exchange, and the penalty for an employer [...]