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I work in a medial office, and I just wanted to share a few things that make things go much smoother for not only the patients, but also the staff. Too often, patients come to their visits unprepared, which can result in everything from delays in...
by tonyahky
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on Wed Apr 03, 2024 at 02:35 AM PDT
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Most individuals who believe Biden has cognitive decline or dementia likely have never watched him speak for more than two minutes straight, let alone an entire 45-minute interview Almost daily, right-wing outlets such as Fox News, Newsmax, and more...
by frankfaiola
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on Sat Feb 03, 2024 at 03:41 PM PST
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In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational seminar to learn more about Medicare coverage. “I listened to the insurance agent and, basically, he really promoted Medicare Advantage,” ...
by KFF Health News
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on Fri Jan 05, 2024 at 04:39 PM PST
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You are finally being seeing by your primary care doctor. You had to wait a long time just to get an appointment. He’s running late. The front desk asked you a bunch of tedious questions. That double latte you drank in the waiting room now has your...
by Examined
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on Thu Dec 28, 2023 at 06:48 AM PST
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Johns Hopkins hospital did a study and concluded that a quarter of a million US citizens die from medical error. �If this seemshigh, then realize that there are others who thik the number sould be ...
by nailkeg
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on Mon Dec 18, 2023 at 06:00 AM PST
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by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum, and David Armstrong and Doris Burke, ProPublica
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by ProPublica
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on Sun Dec 17, 2023 at 12:00 PM PST
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JTA We believed diverse coalitions would include Jewish women. Now we fear we are alone Seven weeks after the Hamas attack on Israel, the strangely silent women’s rights group UN Women issued an Instagram statement on allegations...
by mettle fatigue
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on Sat Dec 02, 2023 at 04:00 PM PST
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I'm 😐 so over this! The media relentlessly pushes stories that say President Biden is old. President Biden doesn't walk fast and he has a stutter. Every once in a great while, he might make a minor gaffe. And confirmation bias is a real thing....
by Dem
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on Wed Oct 25, 2023 at 07:48 AM PDT
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This is probably old news to many readers but I just learned about it now. BACKGROUND: Just now got off the phone on a call with the office manager at my son’s neurologist office that’s 40 miles from my house. Had been asking them to allow a telehealth...
by boblite
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on Wed Aug 02, 2023 at 03:08 PM PDT
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Reports from the American Medical Association, and from UC Berkeley researchers in collaboration with the nonprofit American Antitrust Institute and the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, find that the ongoing decline of independent physician...
by mettle fatigue
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on Sat Jul 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM PDT
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And what’s missing from your med recs can hurt you, too. Case study: a non-mainstream Medicaid patient with years of extensive musculoskeletal damage (among other ills), fully imaged and documented, including the surgeries involved. She struggles for...
by mettle fatigue
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on Wed Jul 05, 2023 at 02:55 PM PDT
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In order to circumvent an anticipated serious physician shortage, Tennessee has passed a law, potentially effective 2024, to bypass some US general practice and temporary licensing requirements for immigrant physicians, and the AMA encourages more...
by mettle fatigue
100 comments
on Tue Jun 27, 2023 at 08:12 PM PDT
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via ACA Consumer Advocacy (disclosure: I’m on their advisory board, but no, I didn’t write the copy) Join us for an online update on what is going on in states around the country for health care reform from renowned ACA guru, Charles Gaba. Please...
by Brainwrap
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on Tue Jun 27, 2023 at 07:45 AM PDT
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via ACA Consumer Advocacy (disclosure: I’m on their advisory board, but no, I didn’t write the copy) Join us for an online update on what is going on in states around the country for health care reform from renowned ACA guru, Charles Gaba. Please...
by Brainwrap
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on Mon Jun 26, 2023 at 12:29 PM PDT
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In one of the largest healthcare deals to date, Kaiser Permanente is acquiring Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health and investing $5 billion to fold it into a new nonprofit subsidiary called Risant Health, which is set to purchase additional medical...
by mettle fatigue
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on Sat May 20, 2023 at 01:44 PM PDT
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In survey results that should surprise no one: most third- and fourth-year medical students planning to practice in obstetrics and gynecology as well as prospective surgeons and specialists in internal medicine say they do not plan to practice in...
by Dartagnan
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on Fri May 19, 2023 at 04:59 PM PDT
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First of all, a HUGE Thank You! To the anonymous donor who renewed my DKos subscription for me. It’s a much more functional website because subscriptions eliminate most or all ads, making the ...
by elenacarlena
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on Thu May 18, 2023 at 01:06 PM PDT
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We must continue having Christian principles guiding the medical experts setting our laws to further conservative views that this country is a Christian based one. In that regard, the state of Texas is rightly ignoring stated positions by the American...
by iarnstein
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on Sat May 13, 2023 at 11:10 PM PDT
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Oklahoma GOP Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law which creates a new criminal class- Doctors who provide gender affirming care under best practices. This is just the most recent parade of bills being signed into law which target transgender...
by Kenneth DeBacker
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on Mon May 01, 2023 at 07:39 PM PDT
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Florida has been in trouble with their insanity but this new round of bills if passed will face some serious backlash. I suspect more guns with free hunting and fishing but that is not the big news. This is: Bill that allows doctors to deny care slated...
by Vetwife
42 comments
on Mon Apr 24, 2023 at 11:04 AM PDT
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