Is there a Doc-Fix for IPAB?
Congress has delayed a scheduled cut to doctors' Medicare reimbursements for another year as part of the Fiscal Cliff Agreement. Fearing the consequences if payments to [...]
All You Need to Know About Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D is complicated. There's no getting around it. It's complicated because many conflicting interests have to be served to make it possible: drug manufacturers, [...]
Seniors Pay Too Much for Medicare Part D
Seniors with Medicare part D coverage will soon face an important deadline. They have until Dec 7 to choose a new 2013 drug coverage plan. If [...]
Medicare Must Change
Medicare's growing costs make it a major component of our country's current debt crisis. It must change quickly and maybe drastically to avoid certain economic ruin [...]
Concierge Medicine: A Moral Issue?
Concierge doctors restrict the number of patients they see, accepting 80-90% fewer patients than their primary care counterparts. Their patients pay an extra $1500 - $2000 [...]
Concierge Medicine: Is it for You?
Weary, overwhelmed doctors in increasing numbers are turning to a concierge medical practice to escape the stress of what they feel is 'conveyor-belt medicine': seeing too [...]