Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Most Americans have been surprised by a medical bill, a NORC AmeriSpeak survey found. Nearly all Americans (86% net responsible) first blame health insurance companies, followed by hospitals (82%). I wrote my first post on Health Populi nearly eleven years ago Labor Day week 2007. of the U.S.

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Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2018

Health Populi’s Hot Points: One of the earliest and most important books on the benefits of “doing less” in healthcare was Shannon Brownlee’s Overtreated , which I’ve covered here in Health Populi since the start of the blog in 2007. It’s not enough to open up doctors notes to patients.

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Jane Sarashon

JULY 19, 2022

Some patients dealing with cancer at Mercy Health’s Lourdes Hospital have been supplied with gas cards. This gesture is enabling families to get to medical appointments around Paducah, Kentucky where, this week, car drivers faced regular gas priced at an average of $4.16 a gallon compared with $2.92 one year ago.

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