- 5 Real Answers for Improving American Health Care
Physician-led organizations striving to improve health care quality and cut costs are already “accountable care organizations.” By focusing on patient needs through accountability, communication, and care coordination, our medical groups are providing real answers for reforming American health care.
- Access to Health Care is Declining
It is increasingly difficult for many residents across the state to obtain health care. Limited access to health care affects the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of people living and working in our state. Action is needed before even more patients are denied care...
- Low-Income Patients Have Difficulty Obtaining Health Care
The Medicaid program, designed to help low-income citizens obtain health care through a match of federal and state dollars, suffers from gross under-funding and excessive paperwork. This forces physicians to either limit access for Medicaid patients or have their practice go bankrupt and close...
- The Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs
A growing number of seniors and those without prescription insurance coverage cannot afford their prescriptions. Drug costs have risen dramatically over the last several years (20 percent a year), putting a huge strain on the limited income of many seniors and the limited resources of the health care system. Drug costs are a major reason why health care costs and insurance premiums are increasing...
- Seniors Can’t Always Obtain Adequate Health Care
Many physicians are leaving or closing their doors, in part, because state and federally funded programs, such as Medicare for seniors, pay physicians well below the actual cost of care. The government pays physicians who treat Medicare patients 20-30 percent less than ten years ago and yet has increased required paperwork...
- Shortage of Medical Professionals in Our Area
More and more doctors are leaving the area or retiring and there is a shortage of nurses and other essential medical professionals. It’s hard to obtain quality health care when there aren’t enough doctors, nurses and other medical support staff...
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