For someone in her 30s, I’ve spent a lot of time in doctors’ offices and hospitals, shivering on exam tables in my open-to-the-front gown, recording my medical history on multiple forms, having enough blood drawn in little...
By Pamela Wible, MD. Ever felt misjudged by a doctor? Or treated unfairly by a clinic or hospital? You may be a victim of patient profiling. Patient profiling is the practice of regarding particular patients as...
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News. If you buy one of the less expensive insurance plans sold through the health law’s marketplaces, you may be in for a surprise. Some plans will not pay for… Read More
By Jodie Tillman, Condensed from the Tampa Bay Times. Even with in-network hospital, insurance may not cover ER physicians. When her husband, Charles, showed signs of heart trouble in January, Donna Baker didn’t hesitate to… Read More
The more physicians you see, the greater the chance of miscommunication and overtreatment. My colleague referred her father to me with apologies. The 78-year-old retired businessman was visiting from Florida for the month, and had… Read More