‘Report card’ targets health plans’ performance
Providers are beginning to turn the tables on payers by rating them. For years providers, primarily physicians, have been increasingly…
Physician reimbursements flawed
Once again it is clear that the health insurance industry has become an investment oriented enterprise, divorced from the true…
Senate votes to stop Medicare physician payment cuts
At last, the Senate did the right thing in voting to support physicians and patient access to medical care (see…
Doctors Vent Their Discontent
The article below sums up in large measure the plight of physicians, and indirectly all of us, with the current…
McCain Plan to Aid States on Health Could Be Costly
Senator McCain’s desire to maintain a private health insurance system is laudable. His desire to have a free market approach…
Doctors Press Senate to Undo Medicare Cuts
Congress is under fire for failing to fix the Medicare payment mess. Both parties are at fault. Democrats for linking…
New ads blast Senate inaction on Medicare cuts
"It boils down to this: insurance company profits or patients and the physicians who care for them," said Dr. Nielsen.…
Recent college graduates face challenges in obtaining health coverage
Why can’t families continue coverage for family members, such as children, as long as they want to? Because insurers have…
Gender can cost you in individual health insurance
Isn’t this sad? Apparently, being a woman in California means you pay more for health insurance, even though women are…
Comment by G Stevens
These are great suggestions which are the beginning of the details that will need to emerge in order to create…