The Affordable Care Act (ACA) whose primary goal is make healthcare more affordable and decrease costs increased 5.3% in 2014. This is the largest increase since 2007. While physician and hospital charges increased modestly, pharmaceutical spending increased dramatically at over 12%. But spending from Medicaid increased also by 11% primarily through increased enrollment. The U.S.… Read More
The private-equity backed urgent-care developer GoHealth Urgent Care will enter its California to develop 10 centers with Dignity Health. Dignity’s deal with GoHealth is its latest aimed at expanding its operations beyond its 39 hospitals into clinics, workplaces and other ambulatory locations. Dignity acquired U.S. HealthWorks, an occupational health and urgent-care company, in 2013 for $445… Read More
Atrial Fibrillation is a very common condition that can lead to strokes and other debilitating conditions. This is a preliminary study that looks at a possible association between flu shots and decreased incidence of the development of atrial fibrillation. This study was based on information from the Taiwan health study that took place over a… Read More
I have been the proud owner of Canon cameras for almost 40 years. My first camera was a ftb and then I got a F-1. Then I moved up to a AE-1. I then backwards for awhile and had an Olympus and then I returned and bought several several digital Canon Rebels. Then several years… Read More
Health Care Industry Spent $243 Million in 2013 Lobbying ObamaCare Over 2,400 individuals are registered as lobbyists for the health-care sector. It is important to note, however, that this number, and the total spent, is likely a fraction of what the industry is spending to influence the government on ObamaCare. Direct lobbying only covers a… Read More
Employers who for the most part pay the bill of healthcare should be the target of physicians thoughts about insurance companies’ inappropriate actions and coverage. Employers are clearly getting tired of paying double digit increases for the cost of medical care for their employees. A Wall Street Journal article discusses the new alliance that is… Read More
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and later shorted to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and commonly referred to as ObamaCare professed to provide universal coverage for all Americans. Unfortunately even with legal and financial mandates, there are still a tremendous number of uninsured Americans. This number does not include the number of… Read More
Researchers have identified a genetic signature that is common to five different types of cancer including colon, stomach, breast, lung, and endometrial. The biomarker called ZNF154 hopefully will lead to the development of a blood test that could be used to diagnose a variety of cancers at early stages. Source: NIH researchers identify striking genomic… Read More
Sulfites are often blamed as the cause of red wine induced headaches. They may cause allergic or asthma symptoms. But they are likely not the culprit of wine induced headaches. It would appear that there are two potential reasons for the red wine headaches are histamines and tyramine. The postulated medical explanation is that the histamines dilate your blood vessels… Read More
