‘Government Health Care’ Archives
Obamacare Union Payoff?
Was the real purpose of Obamacare to pay off unions for their support? Some believe that and with good reason. When you look at the number of exemptions and see that a significant number are for union groups you have to wonder. Now comes this report on ERRP. InsureBlog has posted a scathing expose' on how taxpayer money was used to fund [...]
Washington Needs Your Medical Records
Washington wants your private medical history. Don't worry. It is for the good of the people. Your records will not be used against you. After all, this is Washington and everyone knows they can keep a secret. The folks in DC want to save Medicare. This will be accomplished with major surgery. Your doctor will be paid less, but so what? He [...]
Piedmont Job Cuts
High unemployment and many without health insurance in Georgia lead to layoff's at Atlanta Piedmont Hospital. A combination of Obamanomics and Obamacare is putting pressure on GA health care providers. Piedmont Healthcare cutting 5 percent of workforce By Misty [...]
Price Controls
Hospitals and health insurance carriers are more often foe's, not friends. But the lamb has laid down with the lion and the editor at Fierce Health Finance observed something odd and posted his observations. Duane Dauner, head of CHA (California Hospital Association) expressed his opposition to a bill working its' way through the [...]
I See Dead People
Atlanta doctor fraudulently bills Medicare and Medicaid for treating dead people. Both Medicare and Medicaid are bleeding red ink and politicians promise to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse but yet this doc stole almost $1 million from the taxpayer before government figured out there was a problem. The AJC reports: Robert Williams had [...]
Medicare Fraud
When you steal from Medicare and the taxpayer you just might get caught. With an estimated $60 BILLION in losses due to "waste, fraud and abuse" the Medicare system is ripe for an overhaul. But we have been hearing that for years. Medicare vs. Bank Robbery Stealing from Medicare is easier than robbing a bank and you normally get less [...]
No Medicare for You
Just like Seinfeld's infamous soup nazi, Washington may soon say "No Medicare for You". From the land of buy now, pay later we learn the underfunded Medicare program will run out of money by 2024. The folks at Kaiser Health News have this summation. Trustees Puts Health Care Safety Net on Critical List It is [...]
A Picture is Worth 1000 Words
If a picture is worth 1000 words, how much is 6 pages of Obamacrap worth? About 429 pages of regulations. Section 3022 of Obamacrap refers to Medicare shared savings. Among other things, the Medicare shared savings program creates ACO's (Accountable Care Organizations), a form of managed care for seniors. The upshot of ACO's is [...]
No Health Insurance for Children
In Georgia, and almost every other state, parents cannot buy "child only" health insurance. Doesn't matter if your child is healthy or sick. You can't buy it as a stand alone policy. This has been true since 9/23/2010 and you would think the word would have gotten out by now but apparently not. WSBTV reported on an elderly [...]
Prostate Cancer
Will the government decide your prostate cancer treatment is too expensive? Research indicates some cancer treatments add up to $350 million to the nation's health care bill. At what point will Medicare, Medicaid and other government run programs decide saving your life is just too expensive? When that happens will private insurance be far [...]
