Health Care: Doctors and Patients
In the medical profession it is a given that patients always comes first, and policies are always patient centered. There are also growing challenges with affordable health care, Medicare and rising costs, which often mean doctors are underpaid, overworked and smothered by regulations. Ever increasing regulatory burdens are getting in the way of providing the help patients need. In fact, in some cases it is less expensive for a physician to give away his or her care, as charging for it is sometimes too cumbersome and expensive. Joining host, Dennis McCuistion, are guests: Michael Deegan, MD, DM - Clinical Professor [...]
Health Care: Employers and Employees
Health care costs are escalating, and while many employees are covered, fully or in part by their employer, rising costs pose problems for both. Left to Right: Scott Flannery, Cyndie Ewert, Dennis McCuistion, & Neisha Strambler-Butler Employers are concerned with managing costs and it is in fact many companies fastest growing budget concern. Rising costs are making health care a benefit that many companies find more challenging and is resulting in their asking employees to share in their policy premiums. Wellness strategies are increasingly being used to help employees be more aware of how to stay healthy. Yet [...]
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.