The headline on front page news today features the logos of the twelve teams that will be playing for the superbowl.
A more important, newsworthy headline was buried in the evening news and went something like this - "Many Americans Unable to Afford Medicine"...and medical care.
To be continued....
lunes, 29 de diciembre de 2008
jueves, 20 de noviembre de 2008
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
Prevention and wellness.
Transform America to a wellness society.
Wellness and prevention are missing...make them a centerpiece of healthcare reform.
Promote wellness and prevent disease.
Transition from sick care to a true health care system.
Preventing illness and staying well are as important as curing illness.
These are key words and phrases from Senator Tom Harkin's speech in Congress today. We are on the right path to the Healthy People 2010, the nation's health promotion and disease prevention program.
Wellness, health maintenance, prevention and early detection will make you healthier, wealthier, and wiser!
Transform America to a wellness society.
Wellness and prevention are missing...make them a centerpiece of healthcare reform.
Promote wellness and prevent disease.
Transition from sick care to a true health care system.
Preventing illness and staying well are as important as curing illness.
These are key words and phrases from Senator Tom Harkin's speech in Congress today. We are on the right path to the Healthy People 2010, the nation's health promotion and disease prevention program.
Wellness, health maintenance, prevention and early detection will make you healthier, wealthier, and wiser!
miércoles, 12 de noviembre de 2008
Library News & Donations
Dear Librarians,
A FREE copy of Patient Handbook to Medical Care: Your Personal Health Guide will be donated to your library upon request until November 30th, 2008.
Bend of the River Books is proud to announce that Patient Handbook to Medical Care is now in 56 libraries throughout the United States. Our goal is to ensure that everyone has free public access to read and learn the importance of health maintenance, prevention, and wellness. This expert's guide to personal health care is the ideal book "to inform and educate patients about medical care".
Thank you for all your support. It is so appreciated.
Best,
Dr. Richardson
www.mypatienthandbook.com
info@mypatienthandbook.com
A FREE copy of Patient Handbook to Medical Care: Your Personal Health Guide will be donated to your library upon request until November 30th, 2008.
Bend of the River Books is proud to announce that Patient Handbook to Medical Care is now in 56 libraries throughout the United States. Our goal is to ensure that everyone has free public access to read and learn the importance of health maintenance, prevention, and wellness. This expert's guide to personal health care is the ideal book "to inform and educate patients about medical care".
Thank you for all your support. It is so appreciated.
Best,
Dr. Richardson
www.mypatienthandbook.com
info@mypatienthandbook.com
jueves, 30 de octubre de 2008
"Patient Handbook" Exhibits at Sharjah World Book Fair in UAE
"Patient Handbook to Medical Care: Your Personal Health Guide" by J. L. Richardson, M.D. (Bend of the River Books, Miami, FL), will be on exhibit at the at the Sharjah World Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates October 29th to November 7th. This Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Book Awards winner in the Reference Books category will be on display with The Combined Book Exhibit, a world leader in book shows and expos for seventy-five years. The title was recently on exhibit at the 60th Frankfurt International Book Fair, the largest book fair in the world, for the second consecutive year from October 15th to October 19th in Frankfurt, Germany.
Considered an expert’s guide to personal health care, "Patient Handbook to Medical Care" provides readers with essential information for getting the care they deserve and need. Dr. Richardson, a family medicine physician, offers an overview of health care from an insider’s perspective. This 112-page reader-friendly book covers topics such as complete physical exams, medical tests, medical specialists, preventive screening guidelines, and health coverage.
Considered an expert’s guide to personal health care, "Patient Handbook to Medical Care" provides readers with essential information for getting the care they deserve and need. Dr. Richardson, a family medicine physician, offers an overview of health care from an insider’s perspective. This 112-page reader-friendly book covers topics such as complete physical exams, medical tests, medical specialists, preventive screening guidelines, and health coverage.
jueves, 23 de octubre de 2008
Same Health Plan as Yours, Please: Part 2
Many have been waiting to hear details for a health care plan. It is in writing, but has yet to be discussed openly like during the debates and on the campaign trail. Even the mainstream media has yet to pick it up. Obviously, the economy and presidential candidates’ every appearance are more newsworthy.
The Obama-Biden health plan is “to provide affordable, accessible health care to all”. It is presented in nine pages (includes one and a half pages of references) on their campaign website. The new National Health Insurance Exchange is one of the highlights of the plan. The creation of this entity will help everyone, “Americans and businesses”, obtain private health insurance.
Insurance companies will be required to cover pre-existing conditions at affordable prices through the National Health Insurance Exchange, or through private health plans. The Exchange will provide comprehensive care like the health plan that covers Congress.
The FEHBP, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, is their health plan and that of many federal employees (wonder if that includes the president). Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP (children’s health plan) government funded health plans would continue to exist. In fact, Medicaid and SCHIP will be expanded. All children will be required to have health care coverage.
It is unclear to me (as I pointed out in my previous blog), why the Exchange is necessary if it is to be like the FEHBP. It seems highly logical to expand the FEHBP. Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP are being expanded. Will they be expanded to be as inclusive and comprehensive as the FEHBP? Furthermore, will the disparities implicated by being a Medicaid recipient be dismissed?
It sounds doubtful as mention of private insurance is still part of the plan. It would seem even more logical to make the National Health Insurance Exchange the FEHBP, or vice-versa. Members of Congress have been talking about making the FEHBP, their health plan, the health plan for the American people for many years.
“So close, yet so far away.”
Dr. J.L. Richardson is the author of the research paper, Building an American Health System, and the award winning Patient Handbook to Medical Care: Your Personal Health Guide.
The Obama-Biden health plan is “to provide affordable, accessible health care to all”. It is presented in nine pages (includes one and a half pages of references) on their campaign website. The new National Health Insurance Exchange is one of the highlights of the plan. The creation of this entity will help everyone, “Americans and businesses”, obtain private health insurance.
Insurance companies will be required to cover pre-existing conditions at affordable prices through the National Health Insurance Exchange, or through private health plans. The Exchange will provide comprehensive care like the health plan that covers Congress.
The FEHBP, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, is their health plan and that of many federal employees (wonder if that includes the president). Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP (children’s health plan) government funded health plans would continue to exist. In fact, Medicaid and SCHIP will be expanded. All children will be required to have health care coverage.
It is unclear to me (as I pointed out in my previous blog), why the Exchange is necessary if it is to be like the FEHBP. It seems highly logical to expand the FEHBP. Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP are being expanded. Will they be expanded to be as inclusive and comprehensive as the FEHBP? Furthermore, will the disparities implicated by being a Medicaid recipient be dismissed?
It sounds doubtful as mention of private insurance is still part of the plan. It would seem even more logical to make the National Health Insurance Exchange the FEHBP, or vice-versa. Members of Congress have been talking about making the FEHBP, their health plan, the health plan for the American people for many years.
“So close, yet so far away.”
Dr. J.L. Richardson is the author of the research paper, Building an American Health System, and the award winning Patient Handbook to Medical Care: Your Personal Health Guide.
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