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Docs barter health services for odd jobs
At True North, a nonprofit clinic in Falmouth, Maine, patients who barter for care not only receive treatments they otherwise couldn't afford, but they are truly engaged in that care, Tom Dahlborg,
Enhanced coverage plugs holes in 'underinsured' care
There are many problems with the nation's healthcare system today, but I think there's one in particular that needs to be addressed--nearly half of all U.S. adults (81 million people!) were either
Cost leads more patients to compromise on healthcare
It's not just would-be hospital patients putting off medical care because of cost concerns. According to the latest numbers from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, physician practices have
Providers' collection policies adapt to economic slump
With the recession still hitting many Americans hard, and near-universal healthcare years away, providers continue to seek alternative ways to get paid for their services. For some, it means skipping
Emergency doctors slam new HHS chief
Wow, this honeymoon didn't last. The ink was barely dry on HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' appointment as agency chief this week when the country's largest emergency physicians' group came out to
