We all spend too much time fighting insurance coverage battles, am I right? This humongous time-sink can be one of the worst things about living with a chronic illness. But don’t take my word for it. Take a read on fellow D-blogger and journalist Mike Hoskins’ latest row:
Special to the ‘Mine by Mike Hoskins
Like most of you, we spend thousands of dollars in diabetes supplies and meds every year.
Thankfully, our insurance coverage…
Ever wonder who trains the trainers? We did, so we sent off our resident expert to take part in an official CDE (certified diabetes educator) training session. Here is his report, unfortunately with some unsightly results:
By D’Mine Columnist / Correspondent Wil Dubois
Thirty-three percent of people with diabetes (PWDs) have sufficient “clinical symptoms” for a diagnosis of depression. But in the chaos of a complicated disease, and with short office visits, depression is often…
It might be hard to believe in this day and age of “participatory medicine” and empowered patients — or in any day and age, really — but the fact is that an Arizona-based nurse was fired from her job recently for simply providing a patient too much information on his treatment options.
The nurse’s name is Amanda Trujillo, a single mother living in Phoenix, and licensed nurse in Arizona since 2006. She specializes in cardiology,…
Can’t get insurance coverage because of a pre-existing medical condition… like say, diabetes? A new temporary federal program allows PWDs and others to buy individual health insurance, at least for the next few years.
By D’Mine Columnist / Correspondent Wil Dubois
Until very recently, the health insurance industry commonly referred to type 1 diabetes as an “automatic denial” condition. In many states it simply wasn’t possible for T1s to buy individual health insurance for…
Welcome to Grand Rounds, Vol. 8, No. 9, the 2011 Thanksgiving edition of the weekly summary of the best health and medical blog posts on the web. Many thanks to the organizers at Get Better Health for inviting us to host!
In a world where major economies are imploding and a climate catastrophe seems impending, there is still much to be thankful for — especially in the arena of health and medicine, where technology is…