Doctor Donald Berwick, President Obama’s new Head of CMS- The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services has some very radical ideas about how health care should be delivered, what treatments should be available and who should have access to care. Perhaps that is why the President chose a recess appointment circumventing the Senate confirmation process. But don’t take my word for it; here are Dr. Berwick’s own pronouncements. Read them and decide what you think of the good doctor’

The purpose of this article is to explain the seven most important factors you should consider when buying health insurance. I will attempt to separate fact from fiction about this process and simplify something that most folks find complicated and hard to understand.

• Deductibles: This is the first thing that people look at when purchasing health insurance; what is my deductible? Often times it is the determining factor in what type of policy they buy. While deductibles are imp...
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As I write this article today, I have a client at MD Anderson with cancer who’s only hope for survival is an experimental drug treatment. If he is admitted to the drug trial and it is successful, he may have a chance to live. That is the first problem and opportunity. His second problem is how to pay for it. He has an excellent health insurance policy with a top rated company. The carrier has assigned a case manager to help in coordination of treatment and claims and fortunately MD Anderso