Healthcare Update Satellite — 04-26-2015

This article questions whether Obamacare is to blame. Good way to save money. Veterans Affairs just keeps denying claims until the veterans die. Then they mark the files as “no action necessary” so that the surviving family members don’t get benefits, either. Records falsified, employee whistleblowers being retaliated against, management lying to Congress, oh, and a supervisor who required staff members to pay $30 for fortune telling by the supervisor’s wife. If you think things are expensive now, wait to see how much they cost when they’re free. Another example of the Golden Rule. England’s NHS considering rationing healthcare to certain demographic groups. Obese patients may not be eligible for joint replacement surgery, breast reduction surgery, or varicose vein treatment. Smokers may not be eligible for in vitro fertilization. He who has the gold makes the rules. Forget treating asthma. Soon we may be able to *cure* asthma. What’s the most unethical thing you’re seen in a medical setting? This Reddit thread has quite a few amazing storied. One which was particularly applicable to this blog read as follows: I briefly worked at the front desk clerk for an ER at a local hospital. The rule was the anyone that came in complaining of chest pains had to be back and on a machine within 10 minutes of arrival. Once I entered their name into the system a clock started. So I was told not to enter their name until they had already been t...
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