by PPN | Mar 27, 2013 | National, News
The sequestration that is about to take effect imposes too much austerity too soon, does so in a nonsensical way, and yet does little to improve the long-term U.S. fiscal picture. Far more beneficial would be to make sure that the deceleration in health costs we have...
by PPN | Mar 27, 2013 | News, Oregon
Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a bill today offering patients, doctors and hospitals an alternative to medical-malpractice lawsuits. Senate Bill 483 would allow them to enter into voluntary discussions and mediations, including settlement offers, under the authority of...
by PPN | Feb 28, 2013 | Newsletter
Protect Patients Now Volume 8, Issue 2 February 2013 Newsletter E-Newsletter Special points of interest: Medical Lawsuit Abuse Makes Health Care Costs Tough to Swallow To the Editor: Liability Reforms Have Decreased Costs, Increased Access to Care HCLA Members to...
by PPN | Feb 22, 2013 | News
What single change could be made to the current health-care reimbursement system to help bring down costs? Recent Journal Report articles on the future of Accountable Care Organizations and the expansion of Medicaid have touched on the issue of cost reduction.The Wall...
by PPN | Feb 20, 2013 | New Jersey, News, Oklahoma, Texas
1. Routine Care, Unforgettable Bills When Sean Recchi, a 42-year-old from Lancaster, Ohio, was told last March that he had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his wife Stephanie knew she had to get him to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Stephanie’s father had been treated...
