80 to 100 Million Could Lose Current Coverage, and Other Links
McKinsey: “something in the range of 80 to 100 million individuals are going to change coverage categories in the two years post-2014.” HT to Grace-Marie Turner for the pointer.
Woman loses leg due to med student mistake. “When I was a fourth-year medical student, I did 17 amputations in a state hospital,” Parkland CEO says.
New trend in hospital emergency rooms: Patients make appointments.
What was it we were promised over and over again? “If you like the plan you are in you can keep it.” I’m pretty sure that was it.
Bruce, I assume you never believed that promise. Did you?
If people are making appointments, why call it an emergency room?
It’s hard to imagine something as serious as a leg amputation being so casually done that one could be removed by mistake.
Making reservations at the emergency room? I wonder if they have a smoking and a non-smoking section.
Re: the placebo.
Does that mean that for women sexual pleasure is all in the mind.
Allisa A. Meade of McKinsey has one heck of a crystal ball. I wonder if she can pick lottery numbers too.
“Something in the range of” Sounds like a Karnack joke.
Erik she may be on the low side. Lot’s of employers are considering dumping their health insurance plans.
Joe,
You must have the same crystal ball?
The small business premium tax credit will keep small businesses from dumping their insurance.
Offering strong benefits is how good employers attract quality employees and keep them.