25 Years of McCuistion: The Future of Health Care
Our experts agree that health care in the future will look very different. The third in a three parts series on the past, present and future of health care, this episode focuses on the latter.
25 Years of McCuistion: Health Care from 1990-2015
One constant in health care is change. There are significant advancements in health care technology and the treatments available to us. Today more people are accessing health care than ever before and there is more expensive care to be accessed.
Health Care: Hospitals and Insurance Companies
For most people, health insurance is provided in whole or part by their employer. We rarely read our policies and don't know our choices. This program is designed to give you a look at health care from the hospitals' perspective and to see risk and regulations as an insurance company views them so you can better understand the choices that you may need to make if you are ever faced with entering a hospital.
Health Care: Doctors and Patients
While doctors desperately want to help patients, increasing regulatory burdens are getting in the way of providing the help patients need.
Health Care: Employees and Employers
Health care costs are escalating, and while many employees are covered, fully or in part by their employer, rising costs pose problems for both.
Health Care: Hospitals and Insurance Companies
The present system of health care and the consolidation of both hospitals and insurance companies are confusing to most of us. This program is designed to give you a look at health care from the hospitals' perspective and to see risk and regulations as an insurance company views them so you can better understand the choices that you may need to make if you are ever faced with entering a hospital.
Does Our Constitution Still Matter?
Today, there are many who state that it needs to be changed in order to better reflect the needs of modern society, and that the Constitution needs to be reframed to cover situations our founding fathers had no way of predicting and anticipating.
What is the future of Health Care?
The Washington Times reported today, "The Supreme Court upheld the heart of President Obama’s health care law, ruling the federal government can compel Americans to buy health insurance.
Prescription Drug Costs and Safety: Part Two
Although prescription drugs are not always needed to assist in the health of a patient, bureaucracy and corruption in the FDA prevent the correct treatment for many ailments.
Prescription Drug Costs and Safety: Part One
Experts discuss the effects of politics and bureaucracy on prescription drug costs and safety.