We used “dual eligibility” – patients eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid – as a socioeconomic factor. Why did U.S. News adjust for socioeconomic status? In 2014, the National Quality Forum, an influential standard-setting body, recommended considering socioeconomic status in certain ...
And that’s why the family of the man who asked this question can’t live like his parents’ family did. Haiku-nomics: Sure, we can talk about economics all day. But at some point, you want to hear some poetry, right? In that spirit, you will be introduced to a new form of Zen...
Healthcare, Medicare, and Medicaid Essay The U.S. health care system is a scrutinized issue that affects everyone: young, old, rich, and poor. The health care system is comprised of three major components. Since 1973, most Americans have turned to managed-care programs, known as HMOs. The...
for instance, and food stamps. If you go above that income threshold, you often lose the benefit or you’ll lose some part of the benefit. I think one thing we could do is to double the threshold for means-tested progra...
I did tell her I could see things from her point of view. She cut the appointment short by saying finally, “I’ll walk you out.” I apologized to her for wasting her time. Then she said again, “Come back when you want to get better.” I told her in an even tone, “I don...
You’ll be glad you did. Article Summary In the past 50 years hundreds of billions of dollars have been poured into cancer research. However all that research has failed to keep the incidence of cancer from continuing to increase. There is a very good explanation for why cancer research has...
If Obamacare is so good, why did they have to put a gun to our heads to make it work for them. Perhaps ignorance is bliss is the answer. Bruce Lindgren February 5, 2016 at 1:22 pm The people you cite are not beating up on single payer, they are beating up on Bernie Sanders. ...
So did Mylan President, Rajiv Malik, who was also sued civilly for price-fixing scheme: a decentraise, and a contract extension. An obvious example of how and why the public loses trust in business — and how your board shouldnotrespond to ethical lapses from leadersh...
And I told her. She was like, “Well sorry, that’s how you can become resistant and all this and all that.“ But I had it [HIV] since [I was] 15 […] and I’ve been on […] like three different ones. And when she did my resistance thing, I wasn’t resistant to anything...
Years ago I went to teach in an urban school in order to join black people in their quest for equality. I was naïve, unaware of my ignorance, and totally conscious of race. What I learned was to question: why always in black and white? Please look for