I have to thank Matthew, Kairol, and Jack for a great discussion on their show this evening. I really appreciate their interest in health reform, and their commitment to getting young adults involved. You can bet I’ll be listening next week to find out how their calls went.
The number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard, once [...]
Mon, September 28 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
I am a guest on “The Stupid Cancer Show” this evening at 9pm. Be sure to tune in live, or catch the podcast when you can.
Mon, September 28 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
You know how most doctors get frustrated when their patients try to bring up stuff they read on the internet about their disease? I feel the same way when some doctors talk about health care policy. It’s like medicine is this super-duper arcane and esoteric craft where only twenty years of education can train you [...]
Thu, September 24 2009 » Uncategorized » 9 Comments
I will be a guest on next week’s “Stupid Cancer Show“, talking about laws, health care, and health care reform. Please join us live at 9pm (Eastern) Monday, or catch the podcast afterward.
Thu, September 24 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Kerri at Six Until Me hosts Patients for a Moment this week – and she’s done a wonderful job!
In two weeks Sara at Single Gal’s Guide to RA will host, and two weeks after that I will host again.
As always, archive, calendar, and submission information are here.
Wed, September 23 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Sharon Begley in Newsweek has a mind-twistingly convoluted argument against… wait – is it rationing? or evidence-based medicine?
What do you want to bet that, whatever happens to health-care reform (since the nation will continue to struggle with skyrocketing medical costs), in the current climate of rationing fears, they will be suspicious, even furious, believing that [...]
Wed, September 23 2009 » Uncategorized » 5 Comments
Yesterday I paid $9.50 for 4 ounces of cat litter, which works out to $38 a pound. I think we can officially call my life as pet owner a “FAIL!”
My purchase of investment-grade kitty litter is due to the fact that Stripes the cat has lately taken to peeing on the couch. There’s not a [...]
Fri, September 18 2009 » Uncategorized » 2 Comments
Among the problems that arose during my appointment with Dr. Jamfingers was my lack of medical records from previous surgeons. In particular, the fact that I did not have any records of my most recent colonoscopy was a problem. He decided I had to get a whole new battery of tests, which he wrote down [...]
Tue, September 15 2009 » Uncategorized » 4 Comments
You might have seen on the news the large demonstration this weekend in DC. I planned to attend as a counter-demonstrator, but wound up watching it from my couch on C-SPAN. This was probably for the better – whatever they were protesting against down there, it was just a bit too slippery to argue against.
For [...]
Mon, September 14 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
These have been sitting in my browser for a while, and each is worth reading in full:
From Slate, “The Fix is In” – about how a quasi-official panel of doctors called the RUC establishes prices for medical care. This is a good overview of the basic mechanism beneath the health care market.
That article has a [...]
Thu, September 10 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
A novel crime against decency by Duncan Cross
