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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against UnitedHealthGroup: Mental Health Claim Denials & Violation of Parity Laws
A class action lawsuit had been filed against UnitedHealthGroup related to mental…
“Being the Best We Can Be”: Medical Students’ Reflections on Physician Responsibility in the Social Media Era
I considered another title for this blog edition, “Kindergarten for MDs in…
Facility Fees For Office Visits: What is the Role of Health Plans?
Yesterday’s Boston Globe article (Hospital charges bring a backlash) was spot on. Reporter…
Direct Health Care Services for the Uninsured
Two weeks ago I wrote about some of the unintended, but positive,…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Health eVillages Helps Improve Quality of Care in Haiti
Health eVillages is a program of Physicians Interactive and the Robert F.…
Health IT and Sequestration
HIT has thus far survived several fiscal cliffs, a major recession, an…
Medical Regulations Run Amok!
This post is a two-parter. Readers, forgive me. When I completed it…
HIMSS 2013: Mayhem or Magic?
With the closing of the HIMSS13 annual conference, I am reminded of…
Meat and Mortality: Does Eating Meat Decrease Your Lifespan?
Does eating red meat decrease your lifespan? This is a discussion that…