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Promoting Population Health through Financial Stewardship

Byadmin April 18, 2012

“Promoting Population Health through Financial Stewardship” – The New England Journal of Medicine

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Medicare, Schmedicare
Byadmin September 3, 2015

For more than half a century now, the United States has stood out among its peers in the developed world for having the largest percent of its citizens living without health insurance. But once you turn 65-years-old in America, the government has you covered. Right? Maybe not so much. Because even after people enroll in,…

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Absolutely Hilarious Nudge!
Byadmin October 9, 2015

Here is a hilarious effort by Utah Valley State presumably to either keep people from crashing into each other while they text on the stairway, or more likely to show them how stupid it is to be engaging in that behavior in that location:

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Experts Split On Whether Breast, Lung, And Prostate Cancer Screening Saves Lives
Byadmin2 November 11, 2024

Mammograms for breast cancer; the PSA blood test for prostate cancer; CT scans for lung cancer; and things like stool blood tests and colonoscopies for colon cancer. Each of these screening tests is designed to find cancers, or precancers, before they become symptomatic, the goal of early detection being to enable clinicians to eradicate growths…

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Something I Have in Common with Beethoven
Byadmin September 3, 2014

Friends and family are painfully aware of how obsessed I have become with Beethoven lately. My plan is to have 10 of his piano sonatas in my brain and fingertips at any one time, ready to play by memory on demand. I’ve been listening to his music, studying his scores, and even reading biographies. And…

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Physicians Can't Stop Overtreating Diabetes And Hypertension
Byadmin April 26, 2016

Aggressive control of blood pressure has saved millions of lives, and has prevented millions of people from experiencing heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure, among other things. Admittedly, controlling blood pressure is not the sexy part of medical care, but when primary care doctors like me help people get their blood pressure under control, we…

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How Much Does Health Insurance Cost?
Byadmin January 10, 2017

Want to buy health insurance for your family? Last year, that would have cost you almost $18,000. In 1999, the cost would have been closer to $6,000. Here’s a table showing the steady rise in prices: Surprised at the $18,000 number? That’s because much of that cost is being picked up by your employer. You…

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Promoting Population Health through Financial Stewardship

Medicare, Schmedicare

Absolutely Hilarious Nudge!

Experts Split On Whether Breast, Lung, And Prostate Cancer Screening Saves Lives

Something I Have in Common with Beethoven

Physicians Can't Stop Overtreating Diabetes And Hypertension

How Much Does Health Insurance Cost?

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