How and Why to Fight the Insurance Companies to Get Access to the Medicines You Need
Host Andrew Schorr and healthcare attorney Stacey Worthy from Washington, D.C. discuss the lack of transparency within insurance companies and the tools that patients can use to fight back in order to...
Author: patientpower
Added: 05/02/2017 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - May 3, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
The Financial Consequences of ACA Repeal
A new Commonwealth Fund podcast explores what repeal of the Affordable Care Act might mean for individuals and for the nation. Leighton Ku of the Center for Health Policy Research at George Washington University discusses his study, which found that 2.6 million jobs would be lost by 2019. And while the insurance industry waits for a possible repeal-and-replace the law, Sabrina Corlette of Georgetown University says uncertainty in the insurance market could lead to fewer plan choices and higher premiums.
(Source: New Directions in Health Care)
Source: New Directions in Health Care - February 15, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The Commonwealth Fund Source Type: podcasts
Amer Diab Core Update Feb 2017
Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 15 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatmen...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - January 24, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts
Will Insurance Companies Cover Molecular Testing for My Lung Cancer?
What options do lung cancer patients have for having their genetic testing covered by their insurance? Janet Freeman-Daily hosts this short discussion with Dr. Nisha Mohindra of Robert H. Lurie Compre...
Author: patientpower
Added: 12/27/2016 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - December 27, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Why Workers Continue to Face High Health Costs Despite Slowing Employer Insurance Cost Growth
As the nation debates whether to replace or amend the Affordable Care Act, we’ll look at trends in health insurance provided by employers. Fifty-seven percent of adults under the age of 65 get coverage through their job—a benefit companies have kept since the passage of the ACA.
(Source: New Directions in Health Care)
Source: New Directions in Health Care - December 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The Commonwealth Fund Source Type: podcasts
Should Multiple Myeloma Patients Undergo Genetic Testing?1
Whats the best way to access genetic testing? Is it necessary? Is it expensive? Does insurance cover the costs? Experts from the UAMS Myeloma Institute share their advice and combined knowledge. List...
Author: P2Professional
Added: 11/23/2016 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - November 23, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Should Multiple Myeloma Patients Undergo Genetic Testing?
Whats the best way to access genetic testing? Is it necessary? Is it expensive? Does insurance cover the costs? Experts from the UAMS Myeloma Institute share their advice and combined knowledge. List...
Author: patientpower
Added: 11/23/2016 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - November 23, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Will My Insurance Pay for Gene Expression Profiling for My Myeloma?
Will you have to battle your insurance provider to get genetic profiling tests covered? Dr. Robert Orlowski of MD Anderson Cancer Center, and his colleague, Dr. Larry Anderson, Jr., of the University ...
Author: patientpower
Added: 11/18/2016 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - November 18, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of September 12, 2016
This week’s topics include use of cord blood, the burden of electronic medical records, utility of craniotomy in traumatic brain injury, and alternative therapies for managing pain. Program notes: 0:36 Pain management techniques 1:39 Back pain acupuncture and yoga 2:36 Transition with insurance 3:24 Craniotomy and traumatic brain injury 4:25 TBI often have sequela 5:00 […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - September 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Cancer Critical care medicine Health Insurance Neurology And Neurosurgery Pain And Pain Relief Patient Care PodMed Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of August 15, 2016
This week’s topics include the impact of exercise on chronic medical conditions, more ICU care and outcomes, m-health and diabetes, and insurance status and cancer outcomes. 0:36 Diabetes and m-health 1:38 Text messaging improved eating behaviors 2:38 Long term impact? 3:32 Exercise and health conditions 4:32 Quantified with METs 5:34 Less benefit at higher levels […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - August 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Cancer Critical care medicine Diabetes exercise High Blood Pressure PodMed Research Source Type: podcasts
Lung Cancer and Routine CT Scans
Lung cancer experts Dr. Malcolm M. DeCamp and Dr. Paul K. Paik share their viewpoint on insurance companies carrying out routine CT scans. They believe all lung cancer patients should qualify for rout...
Author: patientpower
Added: 11/09/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - November 10, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
AFLAC (Sponsored)
Sponsored by our partners at Aflac, in this episode, we are joined by Matthew Owenby (SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Aflac) to discuss the world of supplemental insurance, Aflac's philanthropy footprint and how it pertains to young adult cancer. Survivor spotlight on Aflac Associate and young adult survivor Carson Hand. (Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio)
Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio - July 21, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Stupid Cancer Show Tags: Health Source Type: podcasts
Dr. Ed Taub revolutionizes Stroke Rehab (BSP 119)
Ginger Campbell, Md and Edward Taub, Phd (click image to play audio)
I first talked with with Dr. Edward Taub the inventor of Constraint Induced (CI) Movement Therapy back in early 2008 (BSP 28). CI Therapy is a revolutionary rehabilitation method based on the principles of brain plasticity. Evidence supporting its effectiveness has mounted since we last talked. Unfortunately, because it is so different from traditional physical therapy, it requires special training and it is still not covered by many major insurance companies. The Veteran's Administration recognizes it as the preferred treatment for Traum...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - May 25, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Brain Plasticity Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Stroke Rehabilitation Source Type: podcasts
