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Next American Crisis: Health Care Financial Meltdown Medicare-the greatest threat to our economy As the U.S. is engulfed in a Wall Street financial crisis which has leap-frogged to the top of the nation's attention level nothing, however, has changed much about health care which was troubled long before the credit crunch came along. You have to ask what's been done to lessen the severity of the health care problem. Read the story
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Alabama Medicaid cuts , while on hold for now, seen as disastrous, catastrophic to hospitals Alabama hospitals were told by the Alabama Medicaid Agency recently they faced drastic cuts, according to the Alabama Hospital Association. Fearing the cuts would be catastrophic for many hospitals, the association had an emergency meeting with Gov. Bob Riley and Medicaid Commissioner Carol Steckel. Panicked hospital executives told Riley and Steckel the cuts would either put many hospitals out of business or force them to reduce services. Read the story
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Obama-McCain Health Care Proposals: Side-By-Side Analysis This side-by-side comparison of the candidates' positions is based on information appearing on the candidates' web sites as supplemented by information from candidate speeches, the campaign debates and news reports. The sources of information are identified for each candidate's summary (with links to the Internet). The comparison highlights information on the candidates' positions related to access to health care coverage, cost containment, improving the quality of care and financing. Read the story
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Competition, patient demand are fueling growth, and hopefully revenue, in after-hours clinics Doctors are expanding hours to accommodate the demands of busy, informed patients, as well as combat competition from retail health clinics popping up in drugstores such as Walgreens and CVS. "Given the choice, most patients who have a regular physician would prefer to see them on extended hours than go elsewhere for treatment," said Doug Henley, chief executive officer with the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Point finger on potential fraud issues and collect big money! Nurse alleges Medicaid fraud at hospital who settles with the government for $3.3 million while the former clinical nurse manager gets a $600,000 check for pointing her finger. Read the story
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Health Insurance Model Eroding. Working Americans once could rely on employer-based benefits. But more people are being forced into the individual market, where coverage is costly, bare-bones and precarious. The health insurance system has become increasingly expensive and inaccessible, and at the heart of the problem is the clash between the cost of medical care and insurers' need to turn a profit. Read the story
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