A Sincere Apology (A 5-Step Guide)
Nothing rings quite as hollow as an insincere apology. We hear them all the time in politics and the corporate world. They usually sound...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
What If Your Hotel Bill Was Like A Hospital Bill
Many people are thoroughly confused when they get a detailed bill from a hospital. How much was that bandage?? Two Tylenol cost $25??...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 4 min
Deciphering your hospital bill - Good luck with that!
David Lazarus, a consumer rights columnist for the LA Times, just wrote an excellent article about hospital bills and how complicated...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Don't Cry For Me Aetna (and UnitedCare and Anthem)!
(Update: Aetna may have pulled out of these states because they didn't get Federal approval for their merger with Humana. See Aetna's...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
The Golden Triangle of Health Care
I am a big fan of inspirational quotes. I even have a few of my own; some of them are even original. One of them (and I don't think I...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
The Costs of Not Going to the Gym ($500 Billion)
Most of us know that we should be eating healthier and exercising more. It's not a complicated formula. And yet, the statistics on...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
$7000 CAT Scan (What would Einstein and Franklin do about it?)
"It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority" (Benjamin Franklin) "The important thing is to never stop...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
Presidential Medical Histories (Some Will Surprise You)
This week there has been a lot of controversy about the medical condition of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It may surprise you that...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Walmart Decides to Increase Their Pricing and Reduce Their Sales Force
Would Walmart actually thrive if they made their customers pay more and made it less convenient to do so? Certainly not! Walmart's...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Mamma Said Knock Me Out (But, first, make sure you are in-network)
This week the California assembly passed a bill AB72 that addresses the problem of surprise medical bills. It awaits the signature of...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
The Hospital With No Beds
Fascinating story from CNN Money about a virtual hospital. This is telemedicine taken to an extreme. Mercy Hospital is a $54 million...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
U.S. Census Report on Health Insurance
In case you have a lot of free time, the U.S. Census just issued a 44 page report on the state of health insurance in the U.S. for 2015....
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
If You Need Expensive Prescriptions, Go To Norway.
In 2015, the total amount spent on prescription drugs in the U.S. was $425 billion (12.2% higher than 2014). In 2015, the total amount...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
2567 Hospitals Fined $528 Million For Readmissions
There is a lesser-known Medicare program called the "Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program" (HRRP) that was created in 2012 under the...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
PSA Tests vs. a Poke in the...
Very publicly, Ben Stiller wrote last week about how a PSA test probably saved his life. On the surface it seems like a no-brainer to...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Pre-Existing Conditions...Pre-Obamacare. Remember Them?
I am so f***ing tired of politicians claiming that Obamacare is an obvious disaster and failure without explaining why they think so....
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Higher Deductibles - The Black Hole of Coverage
In a recent post on Health Leaders Media, there was an interesting argument presented that these higher deductibles will backfire on...
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Steven Corn
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Who was that doctor?
So who was that doctor that treated my daughter in the ER and the hospital this past weekend?? Who was the radiologist that discovered...
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