Social Networking for Physicians – Tips and Options
With millions of patients seeking medical help and information on social media and the Internet, it has become imperative for physicians to connect with existing and potential patients as well…
Supreme Court Goes Beyond Individual Mandate
The Supreme Court, as expected, will consider the constitutionality of the individual mandate in health care reform. But as Tim Jost, a Washington and Lee University professor of law, noted…
CMS Releases Medicare Shared Savings Application
After the anncounement of the final rule on 10/20, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has released the 2012 application for their Medicare Shared Savi After the anncounement of…
Time for Higher Income Seniors to Pay More for Medicare
I’m pleased to learn that the super committee is seriously contemplating having higher income senior citizens pay more for their Medicare coverage (Kaiser Health News: Affluent seniors could take a…
NCD Prevention in India: Setting an Example
Earlier this month, India Health Progress (IHP), an advocacy and research organisation, and PFCD co-hosted a roundtable discussion in New Delhi on the “Growing Social and Economic Burden of Non-Communicable…
Wal-Mart Care
Can Wal-Mart provide us with health care as efficiently as it furnishes us with paper towels? According to a Kaiser Health News report: Can Wal-Mart provide us with health care…
Mitt Romney For the Public Option?
When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it made it through without the so-called "public option" that progressives everywhere thought would save the U.S. health care system. Quite simply, the…
European Obesity Drug and Device Markets
Arguably, the biggest threat in the field of healthcare is the looming problem of obesity on a global scale. At the same time, healthcare systems around the world face a…
WH Launches Front-End Program to Expand Healthcare Delivery Ahead of Reform
Posted in CMSCorporateHealthcare Policy & The MediaPolitics & The Law Posted in CMSCorporateHealthcare Policy & The MediaPolitics & The LawGrants in the total amount of over $1B will be targeted…
Yoga Improves Balance and Reduces Falls
Regular yoga classes helped older male veterans who have had a stroke cope with their increased risk of suffering from a painful or deadly fall, according to a study by…
