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Put down the pills… it’s time to meditate!

On January 9th, the Wall Street Journal published an interesting and especially note worthy article titled ‘Alternative’ Medicine Is Mainstream. The article summarizes and outlines simple evidence that diet and exercise are the best “cure” for our most common ailments.
‘Alternative’ medicine, as the authors of this article title it, is what most of us commonly [...]

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Investing in healthcare IT and creating jobs

In an article posted by the Wall Street Journal on January 5th – IBM Chief: IT Investment Will Create Jobs - IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano presented a report to the Obama transition team stating that a $30 billion investment in computerizing health-care records, expanding broadband access, and improving the electrical grid could create more than [...]

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Dr. Feld claims the healtcare agenda is already set…

Dr. Stanley Feld, “Top Health Blogger” by Wellsphere, claims that the healthcare reform agenda has already been set by Obama and Daschle. You can read his post here. He has some good points regarding reform and the need to involve physicians in the process. However, his post struck a chord with me when he wrote [...]

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Differing Opinions of Our Healthcare Problem

I can only imagine how many differing opinions there are about how to solve our healthcare crisis. But how many opinions are out there about what is wrong with our healthcare system? Dare I start a list…
Anyhow, in doing some recreational reading and email sorting this morning, I came across a link to an article [...]

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History Repeats Itself in Healthcare

Great article from a freelance writer in The Morning Call. Richard has some of the ledgers from NY and Pennsylvania banks the 1950s to 1960s showing how household expenses were distributed. Of particular note is that the family paid all of their medical bills in cash. When someone came down with a more serious illness, [...]

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We are sooooooo excited!

The proof of our book is in and people have already started to latch onto the free downloadable PDF version at My Healthcare Is Killing Me.
Seems like we might have struck a bit of a nerve.
Thanks so much to Bob Coffield for the shout out on the book. Can’t wait to catch up with him [...]

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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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Mass. State Health Plan… Success or Failure?

Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the Mass State Health Plan deadline requiring most individuals to carry health insurance. Though the insurance law has been praised by some and criticized by others, Drew Altman president of the Kaiser Family Foundation believes the law falls somewhere in the middle.
So what’s the main problem, and [...]

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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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