Mar
30
Employers succeeding at controlling health care costs… and their employees’ lives
March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Employers Attack Health Care Costs — and Find Success
Where there’s a will there’s a way, and when you’re responsible for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in health care costs, there’s one hell of a will. According to this article in Kiplinger Personal Finance, certain employers are seeing at least initial success in [...]
Mar
23
Our culture = part of our health care problem?
March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I recently had the privilege of listening to a presentation by the Chief Technology Officer of a leading international medical device company here in Austin. One of his most interesting points was that, of the dozens of countries in which his company operates, consumers in the U.S. are the most lacking in respect for [...]
Mar
20
Health Care: Too expensive or Too much?
March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’ve decided to use some time today to, at the very least, sort through some of the articles and books that I’ve been reading and comment on various ‘theories’ on what exactly the big issue with American health care is. Depending on the level of sanity and education of the person writing, as well as [...]
Mar
7
Mental Health Parity: Silver cloud, dark lining?
March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
NYT - House Approves Bill on Mental Health Parity
The road to hell is paved with… you know what. Perhaps a lot of people who’ve been paying their insurance premiums for the day their kidneys or liver go out, but have been suffering from depression all along, will be happy (pun opportunity?) to see this legislation [...]