Up until now, most of the news about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) centered around the individual mandate requiring all people to have health insurance. But there's another ACA mandate, the [...]
After 3 years of rumbling court fights, legislative threats and golden promises, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) moves into first gear and begins 2013 with new taxes and a few changes [...]
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, drug retailers, insurance companies, drug [...]
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 and preserve some form of [...]
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 annually, over and above their [...]
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 many patients in too short [...]
Our Declaration of Independence was based on a government's over-bearing intrusion in our lives. That's why the part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that people find most [...]
SB810, a bill creating a single-payer state health care system was narrowly defeated in the California legislature recently. Its proponents said it would save money and provide quality health care; but, [...]
More space and attention was given to health and fitness at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) than ever before. This reflects a growing consumer interest in living healthier lives. Analysts [...]
The deadline for enrolling in a new Medicare Part D plan is drawing near. Have you checked what your current drug plan will cover in 2012? It's very likely that it [...]
