Posts tagged health care costs

• 2009 Medical Malpractice Payments Lowest On Record

  Mike Bryant | April 05, 2010 9:42 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  We've talked so many times about how the party of No never seems to let the facts get in the way. But, every once in a while, it seems like there are some facts that have to give them pause. This...

• Bachman: Doesn't Like The Facts Of Health Care So She Makes It Up

  Mike Bryant | March 09, 2010 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  6th District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was on Larry King recently. Wonder if she missed any votes to be on this time? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6QjqDuHN2I&feature=player_embedded ...

• Senator Durbin's Statement From The Heath Summit Is Hard To Dispute

  Mike Bryant | February 28, 2010 5:53 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I found the health summit fascinating. It was really what should be happening in putting this bill together. I don't see it as a sports event with winners and losers, but what it should be, which...

• The Republican's Declaration of Health Care Independence

  Mike Bryant | February 16, 2010 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The end of January saw the launch of what the House Republicans are calling the Declaration of Health Care Independence. Some would say that many of their votes have been to deny more and more...

• Kay Bailey Hutchison Amendment Reminds Us Of A Different Time

  Mike Bryant | January 19, 2010 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I was livid when I was watching the Senator from Texas pontificate over her amendment concerning the constitutionality of the health care bill. The argument was that states should regulate insurance...

• The Low Number Of Doctors

  Mike Bryant | January 14, 2010 9:01 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Throughout the health care debate, there have been issues raised about the number of doctors available. Tort reformers love to argue that it's due to all of the billions of lawsuits. A couple of...

• What Can We Learn From Rush Limbaugh?

  Mike Bryant | January 04, 2010 7:18 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  “Based on what happened to me here,” Rush Limbaugh told reporters about his hospital visit, “I don’t think there is one thing wrong with the American healthcare system. It is...

• The Opposition To The Health Care Bill Is Chasing Their Tail

  Mike Bryant | December 23, 2009 10:27 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I've been watching the health care debate for the last couple of weeks. It's really tough to actually call this a debate considering it really is just a bunch of delay, deny and defend by a group...

• For Aetna, Lower Profits Mean Fewer Employees And Insured

  Mike Bryant | December 22, 2009 9:44 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Third-quarter net income for Aetna rose 18% to $326 million from the same period in 2008. Most businesses would consider a percentage increase like that to be very good. But for Aetna, that just...

• Senator Delay, Senator Defend, And Senator Defend: Do The Job For Insurance Companies

  Mike Bryant | December 07, 2009 11:17 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  We have talked about the insurance company strategy of Deny, Delay, Defend many times here at the Injurboard. A couple of companies have almost come right out and admitted that is their strategy....