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08/24/09--13:35: healthcare prices – where’s the sticker shock? (chan 1951174)

Cataract surgery in Illinois: $676 to $12,713 Knee surgery in California: $585 to $20,120 Lower back spinal fusion in New Jersey: $1,629 to $72,000 Not knowing how much your health care really costs?! According to an article in last Wednesday’s New York Times, an industry trade association America’s Health Insurance Plan (AHIP) released a survey this [...]


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05/20/10--14:13: gene and tonic – from genetic testing to personalized medicine (chan 1951174)

Antonio: We were just wondering if, if it is good to just leave a few things to, to chance? Geneticist: We want to give your child the best possible start. Believe me, we have enough imperfection built in already. Your child doesn’t need any more additional burdens. Keep in mind, this child is still you. [...]


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03/21/11--01:29: a band-aid for pre-existing conditions (chan 1951174)

In his latest documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story”, the rogue filmmaker Michael Moore pondered what would Jesus do (WWJD) if he were a capitalist.  In his satirical reenactment of the Gospel narrative, the crippled man is carried to Jesus’ presence and prostrates himself at his feet.  Jesus kneels down to him and says: “I’m sorry [...]


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04/04/11--17:46: “guidelines” for salvaging medical malpractice reform (chan 1951174)

Medical malpractice reform (or tort reform) is a powder keg in the health care policy discussion.  Although it refers to the liability of doctors and surgeons who have made negligent mistakes during the course of delivering patient care, it becomes a blame game that spans from lawyers to hospital administrators to insurers to politicians and [...]


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04/10/11--21:18: the doctor-drugmaker relationship – transparency & other drugs (chan 1951174)

While this film seemed to get more hype for revealing innuendo between Hollywood eye-candies Jake Gyllenhall and Anne Hathaway (not sure if the Global Globe acting nominations were deserved), “Love & Other Drugs” was meant to satirize the seemingly cozy relationship between big pharma drug reps and doctors (based on the book “Hard Sell: The [...]


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