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January 23, 2015
ACA Report Card: One Year of Obamacare and the Individual Insurance Mandate
by Craig M. Klugman
The United States has passed a milestone, the first year of the Affordable Care Act’s insurance mandate.…
September 18, 2014
A simple change? The IOM Report on “Dying in America”
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
Say there was a simple change that could be made to the health care system that would reduce cost, reduce demand, increase patient’s quality of life and satisfaction, address the whole patient and not just the disease, improve care coordination, and increase patient autonomy.…
July 10, 2014
Time to Divorce Health Insurance & Employment
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
In my last blog, I talked about ideologically-backed corporate control of health care choices as a result of the U.S.…
April 21, 2014
Senator Advances Bill To Pay Medicare Beneficiaries to Register Advance Directives
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
U.S. Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK) along with Senators Christopher Coons (D-DE) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced a bill to the U.S.…
February 18, 2014
Freedom for the corporation, religious servitude for the individual
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
Many women in this country gained insurance coverage for their contraceptive costs under the controversial Affordable Care Act (ACA).…
January 1, 2014
The Year in Bioethics That Was
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
Happy New Year. The ending of one year and the beginning of another is often a time for reflection, for reviewing the year that has passed and for making plans/predictions for the year to come.…
December 19, 2013
A Call to Physicians: To Do No Further Harm, or Ethical Practice as Just Distribution of Healthcare
Bandy X. Lee, M.D.
*Primum non nocere*, to first do no harm, is the unchanging foundation for Hippocratic medical ethics. Each generation must, nevertheless, redefine what “doing no harm” means for its time.…
October 3, 2013
Health Care for All in the Year 2154
By Jessica Jerome, PhD
Imagine a world where the wealthy separate themselves off from everyone else, living in mansions with perfectly coiffed lawns, enjoying long and healthy lives of sedentary pleasure.…
October 1, 2013
Purchasing Health Insurance as a Civic Duty
by Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Every fall, I co-teach a course on justice and health care. In this course, my students and I discuss various theories of justice, examine different health systems, and reflect on what kind of society we live in. …
September 27, 2013
The Sky Is Falling: Health Exchanges and Government Shutdown
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
In case you have not heard, the world is going to end on Tuesday. Like the Y2K bug and Harold Camping’s prophecy of the rapture in May 2011, the political media is predicting the end of modern civilization on October 1, when the Affordable Care Act Health Exchanges begin a 6-month period of signing up participants.…
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American Journal of Bioethics: Volume 13 Issue 9 - Sep 2013
An Ethical Analysis of Mandatory Influenza Vaccination of Health Care Personnel: Implementing Fairly and Balancing Benefits and Burdens Armand H. Matheny Antommaria
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Information on Mental Health and Illness topics. Includes web links on Managed Care and Administration - a listing and review by Mental Health Net.
American Board of Medical Specialties
Information on Mental Health and Illness topics. Includes web links on Managed Care and Administration - a listing and review by Mental Health Net.
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Information on Mental Health and Illness topics. Includes web links on Managed Care and Administration - a listing and review by Mental Health Net.
Medscape
Information on Mental Health and Illness topics. Includes web links on Managed Care and Administration - a listing and review by Mental Health Net.
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Information on Mental Health and Illness topics. Includes web links on Managed Care and Administration - a listing and review by Mental Health Net.
News (77)
January 28, 2015 5:56 pm
The coming revolution in much cheaper life-saving drugs
Randy Hillard’s life was saved by a drug that has cost $1 million over the last couple years to keep him alive. He’s now on an FDA panel that approved the first in a new class of life-saving drugs that are much cheaper.
January 20, 2015 7:16 pm
Fight threatens thousands of Californians' health coverage
A contract dispute between health insurance provider Blue Shield of California and the Sutter Health network of doctors and hospitals is threatening to force nearly 280,000 consumers in Northern and Central California to find new doctors.
November 10, 2014 6:49 pm
Medicare proposes covering lung cancer scans for heavy smokers
The U.S. Medicare program is proposing to add lung cancer screening tests for beneficiaries with a history of heavy smoking, the federal government announced on Monday.
November 10, 2014 2:35 pm
A Plan to Cut Costs and Crime: End Hurdle to Job After Prison
James White had steeled himself for the moment. But when he got to the question on the job application — Have you ever been convicted of a crime? — he shifted nervously in his seat.
October 15, 2014 4:45 pm
Guatemala may weigh softer drug punishments in liberalization push
Guatemala will weigh easing punishments for minor narcotics-related offenses as part of a push to liberalize drug policy and explore regulating production of opium poppies and marijuana for medical use, President Otto Perez said.
October 8, 2014 2:14 pm
Wal-Mart raises healthcare costs, cuts benefits for some part-timers
Taking away access to healthcare, even though many of my co-workers couldn’t afford it anyway, is just another example of Walmart manipulating the system to keep workers in a state of financial crisis.
September 24, 2014 4:50 pm
HHS: Health law will lead to big drop in free hospital care
The Affordable Care Act will lead to $5.7 billion in savings in uncompensated hospital care costs this year, the Obama Administration said Wednesday, reducing one of the biggest financial challenges hospitals face.
September 11, 2014 2:54 pm
Health Reform Watch: Study finds fewer deaths after MA health reform
In this edition of Health Reform Watch: Harvard Asst. Professor Ben Sommers explains his widely-quoted study showing a measurable drop in adult deaths in Massachusetts in the wake of the state’s health reform program, the model for the Affordable Care Act.
September 8, 2014 6:47 pm
Top U.S. health adviser wants end to partisan fighting over Obamacare
President Barack Obama’s top health adviser on Monday called for an end to partisan bickering over Obamacare, saying the public and businesses are sending a clear message to Washington that it is time to move on with implementing the law.
July 30, 2014 5:14 pm
Teen Cancer Survivor Needs New Teeth, Insurance Company Refuses to Pay
His insurance paid to have the dead teeth removed, but won’t pay for new ones. [The insurance] said it wasn’t a medical issue and of course it’s from a medical issue.
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