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Concierge Healthcare

“The doctors said he’s comin’, but you’ gotta pay in cash”
-The Eagles
We’ve enjoyed a bit of a free ride for the past several decades when it comes to healthcare. Employers and the government have picked up much of the tab. But now we are starting to pay the price literally. Increasingly we are asked to [...]

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Healthcare – Potentially the Next Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis?

Kudos to the Nashville Business Journal Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Susan Dentzer for her insightful comments on many issues surrounding healthcare at the recent Nashville Healthcare Council gathering.
The attention grabbing headline of her corresponding article about the potential for healthcare to be the next sub-prime mortgage crisis rings true though I’m not sure it can [...]

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Balance Billing

So it would appear that I’m not the only one less than thrilled about the balance billing practices of some hospitals:
Here’s what the WSJ had to say.

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Satellite Office Closing – Starbucks Closing 600 Stores

In an unexpected move, we are closing 600 of our satellite offices throughout the country. While there will be no impact on our top line, we should see a significant improvement in our bottom line as there will be far fewer Starbucks out there where we can abuse our expense accounts.
Please bear with us during [...]

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Happy Birthday Mass. and Welcome to Reality

So the Mass. attempt at “socialized” healthcare turned one year old today. CONGRATS!
Our resident Bostonians on staff @ change:healthcare, George and Vic, must be so proud. Oh wait, they’ve already fled the state to be here.
Nevertheless the plan seems to be working well according to Julie Appleby of USAToday – residents are getting better coverage…and [...]

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change:healthcare meets up with Cover America

The best thing about this job is that we get to meet some really great people. Today we met some outstanding folks who are going to make a difference.
Cover America made a stop right here in Nashville today and a few of the change:healthcare team had a chance to catch up with them. The cross [...]

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10 Ways Government CAN Help Healthcare

Let’s be emphatic. Government will not help the country’s healthcare crisis in the least by nationalizing healthcare. However, there are some things they CAN do that will probably ease our pain.

1. Repeal HIPAA

Let’s start with a big one right off of the bat. HIPAA regulations guarantee privacy of medical information. That’s a good [...]

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Making Smarter Healthcare Consumers

Got some nice ink today from our friends over at The Tennessean in the Healthcare section. Thanks to Getahn Ward there.
And double congrats to our friends at Data Advantage who got some in the same article. They have a nice new web site, too.
Be sure to check out what Data Advantage is doing with their [...]

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Final Edits on My Healthcare is Killing Me

We are sooooo excited! We are down to the final edits on our upcoming book, My Healthcare is Killing Me.
I know. I hear you Steven Krein, that’s not the name you wanted (congrats on the funding announcement BTW!). Don’t worry change:healthcare will be prominently featured on the cover.
Looks like we are about 3-4 weeks away [...]

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Socialized Healthcare – It’s Already Here

I guess I’m a little confused with all of this concern over socialized healthcare. Seems like we’ve already got it . So what’s the big fuss?
Insurance = Socialism
Insurance is based on the concept of socialism.  Assemble a group and they all contribute to the group for the better of the whole to protect the individual. [...]

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