HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

December 19, 2008

links for 2008-12-19

• Dayton-area hospitals see drop in privately insured patients
  Hospital executives in the Dayton area are saying that rising unemployment and a worsening economy over the past year have led to a drop in the percentage of patients who are privately insured.
• Study reveals clear disparity in health care between Northern and southern Ontario communities
  Not everyone in Ontario has the same access to specialty care.
• The Medicare Ponzi Scheme
  How much is Medicare’s unfunded liability? Adding up Medicare Part A, Part B, and Part D ... $85 trillion
• Doctors Plead for 10% Medicare Bonus in Stimulus Package
  American College of Physicians President Jeffrey Harris sent a letter yesterday to HHS nominee Tom Daschle (pictured) asking that the Obama administration’s economic-stimulus package include a 10% pay bonus for all services provided by primary care docs under Medicare for a period of 18 months.