Healthcare, insurance, co-pays, deductibles, premiums, coverage; this is what applicants are asking about in interviews. Applicants aren’t asking about wages, nor bonuses or raises; they are asking about health insurance and healthcare. This is what our job market has come to. It’s become so twisted, so distorted that American workers are willing to work harder [...]

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The healthcare reform bill squeaked through the House this weekend by a vote of 220-215. A lot was given up, and a lot was said during the soap-opera-like final discussions on the bill, but in the end it was passed and it moves onto the Senate, where it will no doubt meet some even tougher [...]

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Healthcare and bankruptcy are two terms that, unfortunately, these days go hand in hand. Did you know that out of everyone who filed bankruptcy in 2007 (already on track to hit 1.4 million bankruptcies nationally in 2009), 62% of them were medically related. And of those healthcare bankruptcies, 78% of them had some form of [...]

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Michael Moore co-authored a very interesting piece in the Huffington Post this morning that the big boss thought would be prudent to share with everyone. Knowing this audience, Michael Moore stirs up more than just fuzzy feelings.
Have you seen Michael Moore’s new documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story”? I’m waiting for the DVD….and then I [...]

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Women need more health care than men because of the combined demands of pregnancy and family planning. The typical American woman who wants to have two children will spend about five years being pregnant, recovering from pregnancy or trying to get pregnant, and about 30 years trying to avoid unintended pregnancies. – New York Times
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Emergency room visits in Massachusetts have remained at high levels, even after Mass switched to a universal-type health care plan for every resident. Yesterday we spent some time talking about how Twitter is teaching us about doctor wait times and patient annoyances. If you’ll remember, the post went on to talk about Massachusetts’ universal plan [...]

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Are rising claims to blame for your rising health care costs? My wife informed me yesterday that her monthly insurance fees are going to go up in the next few weeks. Why? Well, in a mandatory employee meeting her superiors told her that it was because there were just too many claims over the past [...]

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Have you signed the Patients First Petition yet? It’s quickly making it’s way around the web, much like the FreeOurHealthCareNow petition that is extremely popular on this website. Though the FreeOurHealthCareNow petition is directed towards President Obama, the Hands Off My Healthcare petition is aimed at everyone and anyone who supports legislation for health care [...]

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“Joel Bieber enjoys playing Ping Pong in the rain. He initially thought he would be an Armadillo Shepherd, but decided to go to law school instead.”
 Medical Treatment Head Shaker

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Are you overweight?  This seems to be the topic of the day. It’s funny how being overweight seems to be a trending topic every couple of months. Every time a new weight loss product or pill comes out, or a new study is released, everyone assumes the panic position and hits the gym for a [...]

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