Big Pharma makes out big time from Part D
The NY Times reports that while some companies have raised the prices on their medications double the inflation rate, 3-7 million seniors are expected to hit the “donut hole,” a gap in drug coverage...
View ArticleRecap of Medicare Part D in 2007
Open enrollment for your prescription drug plan under Medicare Part D ends today. Over 1,800 private insurance plans to choose from, but they all cost too much, and the costs keep climbing. Just before...
View ArticleMRSA series: Culture of Resistance
The Seattle Times’ new three-part series (Culture of Resistance) on MRSA, the antibiotic-resistant superbug that’s killing thousands of hospital patients every year made me want to wash my hands over...
View ArticleVA officials get probed for using non-sterile instruments on patients
U.S. lawmakers held a hearing a few weeks ago to figure out why VA officials still weren’t following proper procedures for cleaning endoscopes that put more than 11,000 veteran patients at risk. Early...
View ArticleMRSA Study Indicates Good News But Far Too Many Patients Suffering
Last week’s good news of a decline in serious MRSA health care-acquired infections, is a victory for patient safety, but we still have a long way to go to eliminate this very preventable crisis. The...
View ArticleHerd Immunity: Veterans Affairs beating MRSA with simple weapons
Bill Heisel (Reporting on Health) writes about the remarkable success of VA hospitals reducing MRSA infections; with stunning results in KY; but other hospitals in KY are not choosing to replicate the...
View ArticleOlympia man suing Veterans Administration after he contracted MRSA
"I came in with a simple fracture and I came out without a leg." - Vietnam vet
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