The U.S. Lags in Life Expectancy Gains
By Peter Coy – Businessweek. Life expectancy in the U.S. has been growing more slowly than in other developed countries and is now more than a year below the developed-country average, according to a… Read More
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Seniors Dropping Medicare Advantage Plans
As Seniors Get Sicker, They’re More Likely To Drop Medicare Advantage Plans. A GAO report questions the quality of a number of Medicare Advantage plans after large numbers of sicker enrollees dropped them. When Sol...
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The Pitfalls of Applying for Medicare
Lots Can Go Wrong if You’re Not Careful Roughly 3.65 million Americans will turn 65 this year and become eligible for Medicare. But be warned: There’s nothing simple about signing up for the government’s health-care...
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What Is a Doctor Legally Required To Do
Excerpts from: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. A doctor is NOT legally required to: Treat you, under varying circumstances. Doctors in private practice — who do not receive public funding via programs like Medicare — can refuse to treat a… Read More
The Chargemaster and the $100 Aspirin
By Abraham Aboraya, the Orlando Business Journal. Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee is the 28th most expensive hospital in the U.S., according to new research. The most expensive hospital in Central Florida isn’t just… Read More
Getting Robbed at the Hospital
By Amanda Buchanan – The Motley Fool. High hospital costs seem to be a fact of life that most Americans have reluctantly come to accept. What most people don’t realize, however, is that not all… Read More
Beware of Sepsis
From the Medical Laboratory Observer. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition triggered by a systemic infection, caused by bacteria, virus or parasite that ultimately affects the function of vital organs. Sepsis is a progressive shutdown of… Read More
Dangerous Medical Tests and Procedures You May Want to Avoid
By Lauren Weiler, Home And Fitness Cheatsheet. By the time you hit 50, you’re probably familiar with some aches and pains as well as medical advice from well-meaning loved ones. But completing test after test isn’t… Read More
Are Your Medical Records Private
Like most Americans, you probably believe: What you tell your doctor is totally private If you sign “privacy notices” at a doctor’s office, a pharmacy, a hospital or a lab your health records will not...
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Treatment for Sepsis
By Elizabeth Simpson The Virginian-Pilot. A Norfolk doctor found a treatment for sepsis. Now he’s trying to get the ICU world to listen. The patient was dying. Valerie Hobbs, 53, was in the throes of sepsis… Read More