Medicare is no panacea, and the end of DACA would be very bad news for your parents

In which I read current research and summarize key takeaways so you don’t have to… Stress over healthcare costs doesn’t go away when you are on Medicare HealthAffairs reports that more than half of Medicare recipients with a serious illness … Continue reading Medicare is no panacea, and the end of DACA would be very bad news for your parents

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Work comp and national health reform – damned whether we do or don’t

Work comp’s medical spend is about 1/100th of total US medical spend. So we don’t control healthcare, healthcare controls us. Sure, there are work comp rules and regulations, laws and courts, but medical providers are far more interested in and … Continue reading Work comp and national health reform – damned whether we do or don’t

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Compounds – the stench of corruption

There’s a bill in the US House of Representatives that would greatly expand compounding, drastically reduce the FDA’s ability to oversee compounding, and eliminate many of the desperately-needed controls on this occasionally-deadly and often-abused practice. Why anyone thinks this is … Continue reading Compounds – the stench of corruption

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