#health care
Rural maternity wards are closing and women’s lives are on the line http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/maternity-wards-closing-mission_us_59c3dd45e4b06f93538d09f9
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A hospital crisis is killing rural communities. This state is “ground zero” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rural-hospitals-closure-georgia_us_59c02bf4e4b087fdf5075e38
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And remember, it’s OK to ask for help in processing all of this.
- 1,900the number of Whole Foods employees that are about to lose their health insurance because the Amazon-owned company is broke. Kidding! It’s actually because Whole Foods reneged on a longstanding agreement to allow any employee that works over 20 hours to have healthcare. source
The ACA’s pre-existing condition regulations lose support when the public learns the cost…
Democrats pinned much of their hopes this election season on protecting Americans from pre-existing conditions from losing certain coverage mandates. In fact, about half of Democratic ads featured health care issues compared to less than a third of Republican ads.
Much of the public debate centered on pre-existing condition protections assume that these regulations enjoy widespread public support.
Days before the 2018 midterms, 68% of voters said that health care is very or extremely important to how they plan to vote in this year’s elections, according to a new Cato 2018 Health Care Survey of 2,498 Americans.
However, the survey also finds that public support for pre-existing condition regulation plummets to less than half in favor when Americans are faced with the likely trade-offs and costs of these regulations, which goes against the widespread perception among the political punditry that pre-existing condition regulations are necessarily and universally supported by voters across the political spectrum.
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In the War on Drugs, patients and doctors are often the mistaken targets in the fight against the so-called opioid epidemic.
Study after study show a “misuse” rate of less than 1% in patients prescribed opioids for acute pain or chronic pain. And numerous large studies show an even lower overdose rate from opioids used in the medical setting.
Fear of opioids propels drug prohibition, the black market, and rising overdoses from heroin and fentanyl. It also drives the misguided prohibition on prescribing pain medication, causing patients to suffer and destroying lives.
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Ecuador health care 2016 – part 4 – How to chose your insurance plan
Ecuador health care 2016 – part 4 – How to choose your insurance plan« « Ecuador Health care 2016 – Part 3 Ecuador Health care 2016 – Part 1 » »
In this last of four series on health care options in Ecuador, we will consider the factors you must take into account in order to determine the best option for you. It boils down to…
Ecuador health care 2016 – part 3 – Self insurance
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Ecuador health care 2016 – part 3 – Self insurance Self insuranceThe sad reality is that most expats living in Ecuador have no insurance. By default, they are self-insured. For some, this is a conscious decision. In Ecuador, you can actually get by with this approach, though I don’t recommend it. Why would someone chose to have no health insurance in a…
Ecuador health care 2016 – part 2 – Private health insurance
Ecuador Health care 2016 – Part 2 – Private health insuranceThis is where you have to be careful, evaluate your needs and read the fine print. Costs vary tremendously. Interestingly, the number of people using private health insurance in Ecuador has plummeted in recent years, a testament to the quality of the government programs. Get quotes from several companies. Read reviews. And ask local…
Ecuador Health care 2016 – Private, Public or None?When living abroad, nothing is as fundamental as looking out for your health and living according to ones means. In many countries, however, healthcare can be extremely expensive. Fortunately for residents of Ecuador, affordable healthcare options are abundant. Let’s examine both public and private healthcare options. Then we will look at the…
Or just quietly do it when your patient’s back is turned…
Suction canisters full of phlegm, anyone? x_x
