November 30, 2009

The Heart of the Matter

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Just before the annual deluge of holiday visitors began inundating the Magic Kingdom, over 20,000 people gathered in Orlando, Florida to att...
October 15, 2009

Balking at Baucus?

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Democrats and Republicans alike are balking at the Baucus proposal, the latest health care reform proposal to emerge from Congress. Not surp...

End-of-Life Planning is No Conspiracy

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Far from a left-wing conspiracy to deprive you of desirable care near the end of life, advance care planning - talking with one’s physician ...

Falling Down on the Job

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It’s not often that a report appears that identifies a problem and at the same time, another report is released that offers a solution to th...
August 26, 2009

Messing with Medicare

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Senior citizens have been coming out in droves to express concern that health care reform legislation will deprive them of what they now hav...
June 19, 2009

Waste Not, Want Not

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A recent commentary in JAMA begins with the sweeping condemnation: “An epidemic of waste blights the US health care delivery system.”Sad as...
June 02, 2009

Is Death Optional?

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Just how far attitudes and expectations about aging have changed in the last 60 years hit home on reading an article from the NY Times Magaz...
May 27, 2009

Fixing Medicare

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The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 was supposed to bring the Medicare program into the 21st century. It was going to ensure that good he...
April 20, 2009

Follow the Money?

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Most Americans have probably never heard of it, but MedPAC is arguably one of the most influential organizations in the health care arena. T...
February 12, 2009

A Tale of Two Patients

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The primary caregiver for her three grandchildren, 59-year-old Lola Sanchez tried unsuccessfully to go to the kitchen to prepare a snack for...