As the debate over the nature of health care delivery in this country continues, with some in favorite of a Medicare type system run by the government and available to all citizens, others fear that the current flaws in the existing Medicare system are a major warning sign. Another system wraught with flaws seems to [...]

When it comes to deciding what treatment is appropriate and beneficial without being wastefully costly, who should make the call? Doctor’s insist that they are the patient’s advocate and are the experts on what treatment should be used and to what degree. Medicaid officials, however, feel that physicians cannot always be trusted and will try [...]

It has been no secret that Florida Governor Charlie Crist was 100% behind Obama in regards to his recent stimulus package. Others have voiced their approval, such as Democratic Senator from Hallandale Beach, FL, Eleanor Sobel. She asserts that the stimulus saved a number of public health programs such as The Medically Needy, a [...]

In Florida, where there are roughly 110 midwives, their future remains unceratin due to certain misconceptions about the practice circulated by the insurance industry. While low-risk births are equally safe, if not more so, with a midwife as opposed to in a hospital, the prevailing sentiment in recent years is that hospitals are the only safe [...]

The problem with having health insurance linked to employment is that as the unemployment rate across the country surges upward, so does the unemployment rate. COBRA is health insurance coverage available to people after they have been let go, but unfortunately it is so expensive that it can consume as much as 80-90% of unemployment [...]