Obamacare health plans will exclude top hospitals
Dec 8, 2013 23:01:34 #
Are you prepared for sub-standard healthcare? It's a comin'.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/994951f8-5e71-11e3-8621-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2mwlPxvy9
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/994951f8-5e71-11e3-8621-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2mwlPxvy9
Dec 8, 2013 23:46:04 #
lpnmajor
Loc: Arkansas
OldSchool wrote:
Are you prepared for sub-standard healthcare? It's a comin'.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/994951f8-5e71-11e3-8621-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2mwlPxvy9
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/994951f8-5e71-11e3-8621-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2mwlPxvy9
I've been living with that for years.
Dec 9, 2013 08:36:06 #
Amazing so now you cannot choose Memorial Sloan Kettering and other top hospitals
lpnmajor wrote:
I've been living with that for years.
Dec 9, 2013 09:00:58 #
lpnmajor
Loc: Arkansas
DennisDee wrote:
Amazing so now you cannot choose Memorial Sloan Kettering and other top hospitals
By what criteria are "top" hospitals selected? Having the highest priced Doctors? The most Doctors? The latest machines?
Dec 9, 2013 09:18:54 #
The most advanced in their specialized field like Cancer Treatment or Heart issues.
lpnmajor wrote:
By what criteria are "top" hospitals selected? Having the highest priced Doctors? The most Doctors? The latest machines?
Dec 9, 2013 15:59:05 #
lpnmajor
Loc: Arkansas
DennisDee wrote:
The most advanced in their specialized field like Cancer Treatment or Heart issues.
I see, What I'm trying to figure out is, who determines that status. In my State, there is disagreement on this ,depending on the source.
Dec 9, 2013 17:01:36 #
Not sure what determines but I would assume price
lpnmajor wrote:
I see, What I'm trying to figure out is, who determines that status. In my State, there is disagreement on this ,depending on the source.
Dec 9, 2013 22:30:08 #
lpnmajor
Loc: Arkansas
DennisDee wrote:
Not sure what determines but I would assume price
Ah, higher price = better quality? I'm not sure that equation is valid. Some rural hospitals have better stats than city hospitals with higher prices. There are different lists, by different agencies.
Dec 9, 2013 22:38:51 #
Ok when you get cancer you go to East Cupcake General Hospital. I will ask to go to Sloan Kettering.
lpnmajor wrote:
Ah, higher price = better quality? I'm not sure that equation is valid. Some rural hospitals have better stats than city hospitals with higher prices. There are different lists, by different agencies.
Dec 9, 2013 22:46:07 #
lpnmajor
Loc: Arkansas
DennisDee wrote:
Ok when you get cancer you go to East Cupcake General Hospital. I will ask to go to Sloan Kettering.
Why? I don't know anything about Kettering but I hope there's more to it than advertising. My county Hosp. has some of the highest prices and claim "top marks" from the national hospital association. The former is not justified and the latter is false ( I checked ). This hospital has a higher infection rate, higher secondary complication rate and more complaints than most smaller Hospitals. Self promotion is a poor indicator of excellence. I have found no regulations governing criteria for making such claims.
Dec 25, 2013 13:46:05 #
Trust me folks, if you want to avoid bankruptcy, stay out of hospitals, it doesn't matter if it is a "Biggy" or a run of the mill hospital, it will eat you alive if you stay there!
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