Reminder: Dietary Fat Does Not = Obesity
March 23, 2010 in Medicine
Eating fat does not make you fat. It’s far more complicated than that. Fortunately, the solution is very simple.
24/7 Real-time Medical Care
March 22, 2010 in Health Policy, Medicine
A new service provides patients with 24/7 access to medical consultation . . and some don’t like it.
Top 9 Criticisms of Concierge Medicine
March 12, 2010 in Health Care "Reform"
Many liberals have a knee-jerk reaction conniption fit when asked about concierge medicine: “Only the rich will be able to afford concierge care” and the end result will be that “fewer doctors will see fewer patients”.
Concierge Medicine: How to Escape From a Dysfunctional Medical System
March 9, 2010 in Health Care "Reform", Health Policy
How can patients and primary care providers escape from a system that is way underfunded and way overloaded? It requires a paradigm shift in the way we reimburse primary care physicians. Hint. Gym memberships are way ahead of the curve here.
Rush to Costa Rica?
March 8, 2010 in Health Care "Reform"
Mr. Limbaugh to move to Costa Rica within 5 years if health care reform is passed.
Medical-Legal Advice on Dealing with Insurance Denials
March 6, 2010 in Medical Legal
When the insurance company denies a requested test or procedure, physicians would be well advised to avoid expressing their opinions about this denial in the chart.
How to Opt Out of Medicare
March 5, 2010 in Health Policy
Congress waited until the 13th hour to delayed automatic cuts in Medicare reimbursements of 21% – at least until April. Such a drastic cut will force many physicians to drop
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There are Older Stoners
March 4, 2010 in Health Policy
No, not just Cheech and Chong. Laguna Woods Village retirement community now has a medical cannabis club even though the members are not allowed to grow it in their community
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Death Penalty Ruled Unconstitutional . . in Texas
March 3, 2010 in Misc
No you can’t have your system of pure symbolic retribution. Not yours.
Winning the Vaccine Wars
March 2, 2010 in Health Policy, Medical Ethics
Statistically speaking, we are winning the vaccine wars . .
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