Suddenly Uncovered: The Horror
By Sheila Tillman For about twenty years, I had been covered by my husband’s insurance. Every now and again we’d have to prove eligibility by submitting documents such as birth
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The raw cost of medical care.
By Robert J Tilley MD, MBA The raw cost of medical care. As a physician who has owned a clinic for the uninsured and underinsured patients I’m going to let you
Actually, High-Tech Imaging Can Be High-Value Medicine
By Karan Chhabra “Can you hear it?” she asked with a smile. The thin, pleasant lady seemed as struck by her murmur as I was. She was calm, perhaps amused by the
Improving the value of the End-of-life care in the Emergency Department through the Conversation Facilitation
By Kei Ouchi, MD “I need a doctor in here!” As I walk into the resuscitation room in the emergency department (ED), I see Mr. G, a cachectic elderly gentleman barely
Paying the Sticker Price
By Brad Wright In the spring of 2005, the sinus infection returned. I awoke severely congested with a pounding forehead and pain around my eyes that grew worse when I
Balance: Zero
By Chris Pederson Oh great! Another medical bill. I fought the urge to toss it aside and tore it open. Preparing myself for the worst, I was shocked at what