Hospitals are the latest front of President Obama's drive to reform health care. Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce today that hospitals have agreed to spend $150 billion dollars over the next ten years to care for some of the uninsured. What does that mean for hospitals—and patients? The Takeaway talks to Dr. Herbert Pardes, President and CEO of New York Presbyterian Hospital and to New York Times reporter David Herszenhorn.
For more, read David Herszenhorn's and Sheryl Gay Stolberg's article, Health Deals Could Harbor Hidden Costs, in The New York Times.
"Patients who don't have a doctor, don't have a nurse practitioner, someone who takes care of them, are often coming to the emergency room too late, more sick, with more required costs. The emergency rooms around the country are just choked."
— Dr. Herbert Pardes on healthcare for the uninsured
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Hello I donated a kidney 2 years ago, before surgery I was a healthy person covered by medicaid, but 2 months before the surgery it was taking from me, the nurse coordinator told me they were going to help me getting medicaid before the procedure, wasnt true.I was never told that after the surgery I would be left without insurance and not feeling well.It is not right that hospital personel are not obligated to tell and explain the patient the consecuences that could raised as a result of the donation. Without us there could not be any kind of research on living donors surgeries and more people will be in a long waiting list leaving a not confortable life.
I have not been able to get the test that a donor is supossed to get at least twice a year to control the function of the remaining kidney, I call The kidney assotiation they can't helpme, call health pluss family and response:I am having the same problem a lot of americans are having, but not every american donate a kidney.
If advanced practice nurses were allowed to practice in all states as they are allowed to practice in the 14 states that allow plenary practice privilages this would add a major influx of qualified primary care providers in the form of Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. We are very qualified to render quality health care and as market principles dictate if you increase the supply the cost comes down and the quality goes up.
Not only should they be allowed to practice but they should be listed on provider pannels in insurance lists along side physicians.
The patients should have real choices.
I have fallen through all the cracks in our health care system. Bankruptcy is my only choice.
(crack #1)Divorce cost me my hlth ins. Why isn't health insurance included in spousal support as it is for children?
#2) I had an uninsured heart attack, $56,000 was the final bill. Twelve minutes in a helicopter cost 14K.32K for 30 hrs in the hospital.
#3) I'm 56; too young for medicare.
#4) My job as an adjunct instructor at a community college provided no benefits.
#5) I did not qualify for medicaid, even though my yearly income was less than $8,500 and I have two 19 yr old kids in college.
#6) I can't get affordable insurance because I had a heart attack.
The helicopter co. accepted my $50 per month for 90 days and referred my account to collections, who scoffed when I offered to pay $50 per month. It was clear why, when I received my first bill ...$45 was added as interest.
Can you please have hospital workers not wear their scrubs to and from their home and work. It does not seem sanitary. What is the point of the outfit, if it's just been on the subway for an hour or so?