Graceworks Health Clinic has opened its doors to serve residents in Williamson County, TN. The clinic has been created to serve the working uninsured in the county, and payments will be determined on a sliding scale.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a doctor can be sued over a car accident caused by his patient. The decision greatly expands the potential liability for the medical profession. The decision has upset the medical community in the state, including the Massachusetts Medical Society.
While presidential candidates are beating each other up about their plans for the uninsured, they've failed to notice that access to primary care for millions of people enrolled in Medicare is in peril, says Benjamin Brewer, MD.
Clinical-trial results showing that the blood-cancer drug Velcade increases remission rates in patients could boost its chances of winning regulatory approval for wider use. Velcade currently is approved in the United States to treat multiple myeloma in patients who have received at least one prior therapy.
Treating older patients with chronic conditions requires talking to families, ordering medicine and consulting with other physicians. But much of this additional care is not reimbursed by Medicare, according to a study.
A recent Gallup poll offered a dozen separate ways to expand health insurance coverage. Each suggestion garnered majority support, including tax breaks for small businesses, requiring large companies to offer health coverage or pay into a pool, and federal subsidies for the poor. Despite the variety of answers, the implication was clear: The public wants change.