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    • I think "never event" was chosen because it will not be reimbursed (negative compensation). But, with the law of unintended consequences, I suspect it will be used to seek tort compensation.

      10 months ago by symtym

      in » Never Events the New Class Actions? symtym

    • The "Never Event" is unfortunately named. In Australia a list of similar events are called Critical Indicators. I accept that they are preventable, but it is hard to say never in medicine...

      10 months ago by DrCris

      in » Never Events the New Class Actions? symtym

    • I wonder about the full disclosure issues. While I believe in them, I think that we are unnecessarily limiting the scope of disclosure practices to physicians. I believe that lawyers, politicians,...

      1 year ago by raja, MD, MS

      in Your Business

    • We don't already have a two-tiered medical system? One for the well-off, and one for everyone else?

      1 year ago by Chuck McKay

      in Concierge Medicine

    • This is important information, especially for an elderly person on the Medicare part d plan. They don't need any more nasty surprises like being declined for care

      1 year ago by Darwin Corby

      in MRSA: Medicare’s Superbug

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Started by symtym · 1 year ago

The Medicare Drug Mess (Editorial) | NYT | 1.22.06
After getting off to a promising start last fall, the new Medicare prescription drug program has stumbled badly in recent weeks, leaving tens of thousands of patients unable to obtain essential medicines.…

The immediate problems…most of the snags occurred in the part that should ... Continue reading »

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  • cardioNP

    3 years ago

    My father registered during the last week of December with Humana to provide his part D benefits (after I walked him thru the registration process online - and he uses a computer regularly even at 71). He finally received his card in the mail about a week ago - 2 weeks after he required refills of his 2 most expensive medications. Then today he got ANOTHER card. He's hoping Humana is not going to deduct twice from his social security. So far I am unimpressed. I may be footing the bill for his next statin and ARB refills if Humana does not get their act together.
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