What do you think of HMO's (Health Maintenance Organizations)?
116015
Health insurance can be a croc of sh**  I don't have group coverage so I had to get some short term individual coverage. Get this, if I ever file a claim of any sort, I can not renew with that company ever...  what a joke.
1073921
There may be more to it than the pills.  Imagine that....that you have real problems to solve and your HMO-pawn doctor can't just wave them away with an expensive perscription or three.\n\n--See about getting a counselor for your depression.  Seriously.  Having both a counselor and meds almost always works better than either one alone.  Will the system fight you over it?  Of course, it costs them money, and they are whiny that way....\n\nbut it is your money and your health, so fight them back.\n\n--Talk to your doctor about dietary and exercise options for getting a better handle on your blood pressure...surely you can do more than pop a pill for this?  It might be as easy as ditching the salt and caffiene from your diet....or as hard as actually plotting a workout regimen and sticking to it....but try to get a chance to discuss this with a doctor who wants you to get better, and not just hang in there limping along.....\n\nAnd Good Luck to you, if you live in these United States and have these problems, you are going to have to get really annoying with lots of people in order to get the health care you need to be well.  Unless you plan to throw away every last dime you have that the system (those HMOs and doctors) won't pay for out of their greed-headedness.
239311
I did a little research on IHI, and it looks like they are a reputable company. They are owned by the British Union Provident Association (BUPA), which is a large international health insurance company.\n\nFrom BUPA's website (link below): IHI is a Danish business that provides cover for some 240,000 private and corporate clients in more than 190 countries.
621893
I think Canada should look into overhauling the healthcare system before considering privatization. If it is not possible for the Ministry of Health to find some way to manage their finances in a more efficient way, then Canada should look into having a privatized health system. \nFor example, they could implement a 60/40 split where the larger portion of health care remains public, but if people want to go down the privatized route, they can. That way the burden of having to pay healthcare expenses for the large baby boom population will not be too painful for the younger generation.
720315
You can also throw the insurance company's into the mix, they have a good thing going and would hate to lose it to socialized medicine. They essentually set the rates that uninsured have to pay and it is wrong. I as an uninsured person have to pay full price for everything and the insurance companys set their own price as to what they will pay. In effect I am subsudizing the insurance companys low rates. This is wrong and I would like to see somebody do something about it, maybe as more become uninsured I will see it happen if I live long enough with substandard health care because I can not afford to pay full price.
209352
The health centres should be renovated cos.It should keep the nose up front to the needs of people in the market.Only wen they r satisfied the target is achieved...
826377
drug companies . . supplying drugs the companies ask them to\n\nthe hospital they work for . . . following administrative rules that might not be best for the patients.\n\nthe HMO .. . only performing authorized procedures and tests
86859
I know several people employed by NS, they have had or have a few gripes about them, but where can you work and not have gripes about something or someone nowadays. \n\nThey do pay a very good wage plus health benefits, they are a Fortune 500 Company. But from what they have told me there are a lot of company rules and government agency rules they have to follow, along with drug testing on a regular basis.\n\nIn my opinion I think it would be a good company to work for, if nothing else for the good wages and the benefits.
751123
Depending on where you are and the market condition.. you can help manage group practices for doctors.. try to go for large group with speciality ..they make more money and pay more.. start working with a local health insurance company.... Hospital jobs may not be as good in the long term...get a job in the industry.. home care companies, pharmaceutical, DME companies....nursing home...etc.. join associations..get contacts...then move up in position through the connnections you develop..
609533
One of my buddies used to work in housekeeping at a HOSPITAL.  Now think about that for a while and see if that would be worse than housekeeping at a hotel.\n\nI think housekeeping at a hospital would be worse.
875557
Finance is the one that pays off the most followed by Health Care Management. The problem with accounting is that there are people certified with a MS in accounting taking those jobs. The management and leadership stuff are just completely useless. And the new "entrepreneurship" is actually counterproductive because the employers consider you as someone that'll leave.
145201
It depends on your insurance plan.  Most HMOs require referrals, but if you have a PPO or POS plan, you don't need one.  Just check that the specialist you want to see is in your network.\n\nBring with you any imaging films and reports you have, as well as results and reports from other testing that may have been done.  \n\nYou might also want to consult a Physiatrist - they are specialists in rehabilitative medicine.  Here are some links:\nhttp://www.physiatry.org/\nhttp://www.physiatry.com/\nhttp://www.spine-health.com/topics/conserv/physiatry/physiat01.html
516800
I don't know specifically but associations can usually help people out with those types of questions. Check with the Healthcare Distribution Management Association: http://www.healthcaredistribution.org/\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
408318
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362003
This is good for so many reasons.First, big companies should be happy they now play a more important role in the well being of the their consumers. Second, when you have universal health care, more people visit the doctors; 1- at the onset of a problem instead of waiting until it becomes worse, 2- visit the doctor for regular check ups, and 3- visit for preventative care. These reasons make for a healthier population in general thus often negating the need for more costly an evasive procedures down the road.  When a poor person goes to the hospital now a days, its usually because they have put it off for so long because of no insurance, that they are in worse shape than they would have been in if they had gone at the first sign of trouble. Their care now costs the state and the taxpayers more, or puts that poor person in DEEP DEBT for the rest of their life.\nWe are the only modern industrialized country in the world without Universal Health care for ALL its citizens.\nA good way to measure a nations moxie is to look at the way it cares for its population. All Americans should ask themselves this:\nDo you care more for the profits of big corporations, than you do for our poor, our children or our elderly?\nHealth care should be our # 1 priority. Good for you MASS!!
96997
Hedge fund cowboys are smart and crafty, so I wouldn't put it past em.  I'd invest instead in Whole Foods Market, and that's where I'd go to fix health problems instead of using doctors.
65734
because they started a company from scratch and filled a need, and thus became rich. lawyers sue people ( those with money ) to attain wealth, they do not care about fairplay and justice, the want settlements, period. doctors have to deal with the hmo system so they are prone to over prescribed or steer patient into group owned ( by a group of doctors )and very lucrative diagnostic centers ( where they really do not care if you get treatment, so as long as you get a CAT scan, xray ect.. ), those are worth big insurance dollars.