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Medical Tourism: Health Care’s Going Global
August 26, 2008 3:07 PM by Kerri Reeves
It's tough to refute that the U.S. health care system is failing. There's plenty of worries to be had; I worry that the climate is not prepared to handle the flux of baby boomers (my parents) and wonder just how high costs can continue to rise. I recently Read More...
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ED Waits Lengthen, Compromising Care and Tempting the Devious
February 5, 2008 9:53 AM by Sharon Breske
Ever consider calling an ambulance to get the express lane to emergency care rather than driving to the ER and facing hours of moaning in purgatory, oops, I mean the waiting room? Such thoughts are blatantly wrong and would be an abuse of the system. Read More...
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Aren't Many of Our Costliest Health Conditions Preventable?
January 25, 2008 1:19 PM by Kerri Reeves
According to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ( http://www.meps.ahrq.gov) --a 2005 assessment--the 10 most expensive medical conditions in the U.S. cost $500 billion to treat. Yes, 500 billion DOLLARS. It's Read More...
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