Tag: healthcare costs

Medicaid Requirements and a Lesson Learned

Nancy Poland

Reading Time: 4 minutesOn October 17, 2024, The Price of Business posted a talk called “Medicaid and the Five-Year Lookback Period – A Must Know.”  I gave this talk to educate people about Medicaid, and to divert families from a disaster like the fictional Tom in the narrative.  It is under eight minutes and worth listening to so your family can avoid a similar crisis. As a follow-up, this article tells a personal story about Medicaid, along with helpful links. Medicaid is not to be confused with “Medicare,” the U.S. government healthcare plan…

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Would You Enroll Your Baby in a Clinical Trial?

Nancy Poland

Reading Time: 4 minutesI was terrified. Seven months pregnant, I was transported by ambulance to a hospital with a level 1 newborn intensive care unit. My husband arrived shortly thereafter. It was clear our child would be born soon. I was on strong labor-inhibiting drugs, which have serious side effects. The plan was to give me the drugs for 24 hours while steroids gave our baby’s lungs a chance. I was semi-coherent and even mildly hallucinating. I do recall an official looking person coming into the room with a clipboard. Did we want…

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What Happened to the US Medical System?

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 3 minutes  Welcome to the latest episode of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork. As an international bestselling author, inspirational speaker and founder of heartsofwellness.com, it is my mission to empower women feeling lost in the medical system who want a holistic approach to their life. To feel HOPE: harmony, options, peace and empowerment to help others along the way.   Are we being left in the dark when it comes to healthcare?   We’ve heard many times that America’s bloated, Kafkaesque healthcare system is collapsing. It’s been used to describe the…

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Soaring U.S. Healthcare Costs Part 2: The Proposal

Dr. John Poothullil

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn this article, I my proposal for how we can reduce the costs of healthcare by implementing a system of periodic assessments of CPT codes and costs. I am not suggesting that all CPT codes are unnecessary or wasteful. My point is that there is a lack of periodic reassessment of healthcare costs associated with caring for people with Type 2 diabetes. Such a reassessment would likely find better explanations for what causes high blood sugar and diabetes in adults and better, less costly ways to treat it. Two basic…

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