On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the bill that led to Medicare and Medicaid. The original Medicare program included Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Part B (Medical Insurance). Today these 2 parts are called “Original Medicare.” The basic design of the Medicare program was modeled on the private insurance system which was in […]

Reimbursement And Red Tape: “This is why I don’t accept Medicare patients” When you manage your own practice or lead a large physician group of any kind, there are a plethora of daily decisions that need to be made. Beyond patient care standards and treatment protocols, business decisions are paramount. Which makes this one pretty […]

Trump is right: The UK’s NHS is Failing and more Money won’t save it by Sally Pipes | Feb 26, 2018, President Trump was referring to a massive “NHS in Crisis: Fix It Now” protest that occurred on Feb. 3 in London. (Yui Mok/PA via AP) President Trump recently “slammed” socialized medicine on Twitter. He […]

As Some Got Free Health Care, Gwen Got Squeezed: An Obamacare Dilemma By ABBY GOODNOUGH | FEB. 19, 2018 Gwen Hurd got the letter just before her shift at the outlet mall. Her health insurance company informed her that coverage for her family of three, purchased through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, would cost almost […]

Trump Administration Says States May Impose Work Requirements for Medicaid By ROBERT PEAR | JAN. 11, 2018 Advocates for Medicaid beneficiaries said the new policy was likely to be challenged in court if people were denied coverage for failure to meet a state’s work requirement. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said on Thursday that it […]

Last month’s Postings: January 2018 Issue Featured Article: Has America’s Biggest Health Care Problem Been Identified? In the News: Socialism confuses the distinction between government and society International Medicine: Comparing International Health Care Systems Medicare: Doctors May Do a “Brexit” from Medicare Medical Gluttony: Excessive Prescribing Medical Myths: Why are doctors being treated more harshly […]

Featured Article: Sexual Politics – Due Process Restored In the News: The Ever-More-Hostile Internet  International Medicine: Canadian Medicare Medicare: How Medicare Imperils Patient Care for Seniors Medical Gluttony: Legal Gluttony Medical Myths: Exercising to Lose Weight Overheard in the Medical Staff Lounge: The Elections are over, Now What? Voices of Medicine: Women Who Suffered Emotionally […]

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December 1, 1928 – January 20, 2018 Dr McGinity was born in Wallasey, England on December 11, 1928. Passed away on January 20, 2018 at the age of 89 surrounded by his family. Bernard was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 56 years, Arlene. He will be lovingly remembered by his sons, Brian […]

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