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Patients face bitter choice: Pay up or lose care
A growing number of U.S. doctors are enacting their own brand of health reform, with some dumping insurance companies altogether and others forcing patients to pay thousands of dollars in cash to keep the care theyre accustomed to. Msnbc.com's JoNel Aleccia reports.
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:23:58 GMT
Clinic with two doors, a symbol of two-tier care
We visit a health clinic with two doors, one for patients using insurance and the other for those with cash. This two-tiered system could be coming to a street corner near you. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:23:58 GMT
Opinion: Concierge is another word for bribe
Opinion: One sure sign that something is very broken in Americas health care system is the rise of so-called boutique or concierge medical practices, where doctors charge patients an extra fee to be seen, writes bioethicist Arthur Caplan, Ph.D.
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:23:53 GMT
Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years
A mother says her son has emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state to say he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed.
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:22:03 GMT
Schumer: Dems can go it alone on health care
A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:37 GMT
Cannabis Cafe opens for medical pot patients
At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes from a "vaporizer" a contraption with a big plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana.
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:42:17 GMT
Decode your food cravings
The urge to scarf is more than a hunger cue gone wild. It's a window into your nutritional needs and your personality.
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:07:15 GMT
Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill
The dispute among Democrats foretells of a rowdy floor debate next month on legislation that would extend health care coverage to roughly 31 million Americans.
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:56:07 GMT
Stressed Marines got bad care, therapist says
Marines treated for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear live-fire training, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:22:40 GMT
Heavy college students must pass fitness class
A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:06:04 GMT
New guidelines: Pap smears can start at 21
Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:28:20 GMT
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