Information and Critical Thinking for Your Health
(Snippets from the frontline) Aging and losing one’s drivers license The restaurant was crowded, so we sat next to a couple while waiting. He noticed I was watching him tinker … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Medicare-for-all Medicare Part D is a government prescription plan enacted to help seniors pay for medication, but was written by pharmaceutical lobbyists. It is intentionally confusing … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Game plan: Business takeover of healthcare Time: 30 years ago. Strategy: Streamline care into business algorithms controlling medical decision-making; eliminate physician time to listen and ask … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) The 4-day rule If you are a Medicare patient and reach the 4th day of hospitalization, a plan is launched to jettison you out of the … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Doctors are detectives A patient was referred to the emergency room for a clot in his swollen left leg. The ER doctor and I agreed the … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Jumping through hoops Healthcare costs continue to escalate, and hand-in-hand is the rising price of drugs. Pharmaceutical companies justify expense at Congressional hearings, while behind the … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Choosing a hospice agency You can’t kick the tires, look under the hood, nor take a hospice agency for a test drive. Online, you can crowd-source, … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) How is hospice care paid? Hospice under Medicare costs about $20 billion per year. The criteria to admit a patient is blurred, leading to financial abuse. … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Aging and the palliative care white knight Aging: Moving slower, sleeping more, vision and hearing woes, weakened strength, imbalance, memory problems. Consequences: Less vacuuming, … Continue Reading →