universal health

A thoughtful analysis by a medical device executive looks at three key models for universal healthcare, and concludes that no one of the three will work across the board. One of the main reasons we won't be able to pitch the existing private healthcare system, he says, is that direct-to-consumer pharma advertising creates a huge demand for expensive drugs. Given that …

Universal Health Systems is drawing heavy fire for its plan to shut three hospitals in the New Orleans area and lay off workers. Health care workers at Chalmette Medical Centers stayed with patients for nearly a week during Hurricane Katrina. They've now been told by administrators that they will receive pay for two weeks and will receive health benefits through the end of the month. Nearly 3,000 health care workers at three hospitals in the area are affected. Dr Lee Domangue, the …