Many of us take it for granted that health care is readily available. Yet for many people in the world, including the uninsured in the US, health care workers are not readily available. I recently ran across an interesting website that may help people interested in providing or sharing community health care. Hesperian: Publishing for [...]
It is sad that mental health issues continue to be stigmatized in society. This stigmatization is enhanced within the culture and climate of the military. There is a certain amount of cognitive dissonance when trying to reconcile a “Warrior Ethos” with the fact that good soldiers can experience mental health problems.
A recent article on the New York Times, “A Medical Bill You May Not Have to Pay,” reminded me of a billing practice a few medical practices that seems very under-handed, if not fraudulent. I’m not sure what they call it in the industry, but one of my colleagues refers to it as “variable rate [...]