Affordable Health Care Act

Joslin’s CEO on Reimbursement, Patient-Centeredness and More

By AmyT on April 4, 2013

Yesterday we published the first half of our comprehensive behind-the-scenes interview with Joslin Diabetes Center CEO John Brooks III — who by the way took part in the 2012 DiabetesMine Innovation Summit.
Today, we continue talking with John, learning more about the legendary center, and digging into all the current ‘hot buttons’ in diabetes innovation and care:
 

DM) How much of Joslin’s focus is pure research?
JB) About 40% of our total focus is…

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What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for People With Diabetes

By MikeH on June 28, 2012

All eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court, which just ruled today on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Everyone’s talking about this, and it’s apparently the most widely anticipated Court decision in memory, according to those in the know.

This is about insurance and our society’s desire to pay for well-being. Just one example of why this is so important comes from a study released in mid-June stating more than 26,000 working-age adults…

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New ‘Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan’ Covers Us Un-Insurables

By WilD on February 28, 2012

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…

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