Archive for October, 2008
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
An article in the New York times today reports on how the current economic situation is causing people to stop taking their medications. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/business/22drug.html?hp
I posted the following comment on that article's site:
There are many things that physicians can do to effectively lower the out-of-pocket costs for their patients without jeopardizing ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
The Wall Street Journal (Matthews) recently reported in its article: The Open Enrollment Season: Beware of Out of Pocket Costs (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122348910616316019.html):
"Briggs & Stratton Corp., a Milwaukee-based maker of small engines and lawn mowers, has done away with most co-payments in its main plans -- a standard preferred-provider organization and a high-deductible ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
"The Employee Benefit Research Institute released its 11th annual Health Confidence Survey that found "a majority of Americans, 51 percent, want a 'major change,'...while 20 percent say that a complete overhaul of the health care system is necessary. Thirty-one percent would rate the American health care system as poor, and ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
I have previously written in favor of the use of generic medications as a way for patients and employers to save money on healthcare. Even when a generic does not exist for a specific medication, often there is a generic available that is a therapeutic equivalent. In my practice, when ...
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