Kaiser Health News (KHN) recently reported in an article entitled Death By 1,000 Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong the results of “a months-long joint investigation by KHN and Fortune has found that instead of streamlining medicine, the government’s… Read More
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Deaf Wife Of Patient Files Lawsuit Against Maryland Hospital For Its Failure To Provide Her With Interpreter
On November 13, 2016, the deaf wife of a patient who was treated for cancer in a Maryland hospital filed a lawsuit against the hospital for its failure to provide her with a qualified sign language interpreter during her husband’s… Read More
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Republican Party’s Alternative To Obamacare Shows Its Disdain For Our Jury System
The Republican Party’s recently published counter-proposal in response to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) shows its utter disdain for the American jury system. The Republican Party’s proposal, which it calls The Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, and Empowerment Act, states in Title 4:… Read More
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Hey, Where Did My Hospital Go?
You may have noticed that your local, independent hospital has either been taken over by a larger, regional health care system or has closed its doors altogether. The consolidation of hospitals in the United States is expected to increase in the coming years, especially… Read More
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How Does the Affordable Care Act Impact Medical Malpractice Claims?
How does the Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to as “Obamacare”) affect medical malpractice claims in the United States? The short answer is: not much (at east directly). Fortunately for the victims of medical malpractice in the United States, efforts at federal… Read More
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Sunshine Act To Shed Light On Industry Payments To Physicians
The so-called “Sunshine Act” (The Physician Payments Sunshine Act) is part of the Affordable Care Act that requires the manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologicals that participate in U.S. federal health care programs to submit annual reports to the Centers for Medicare &… Read More
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How Does The Affordable Care Act Affect Me? (Part I)
The Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) requires most U.S. citizens and legal residents to have health insurance and creates state-based American Health Benefit Exchanges (“AHBE”) through which individuals can purchase coverage. The ACA makes available to individuals and to families with incomes… Read More
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Affordable Care Act Will Raise Health Care Claims Costs By 32% By 2017
In a report issued by the Society of Actuaries earlier this month, researchers have concluded that the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) will raise health care claims costs in the United States by an average of 32% by the year 2017 (assuming… Read More
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Who Pays For And Receives Health Care In the United States?
In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding as constitutional the federal health care overhaul law frequently referred to as “Obamacare,” we thought it appropriate to provide some recently released official statistics regarding health care services and their costs in the United States for the… Read More
