Health reform will help self employed

Will health reform help part-time workers get insurance? Consumer Reports News, consumerreports.org Q: I’m a part-time worker from home and my hours are variable, at times more than 40 hours a week but usually more like 25 hours a week. How does Obamacare apply in my situation? I’m a diabetic and support a family of … Continue reading Health reform will help self employed

Obamacare sparks new jobs for tech workers

Tech Workers See Opportunity as Health-Care Law Kicks In By Jeff Green & Shannon Pettypiece -, bloomberg.com John Tri­c­as said he heard oppor­tu­ni­ty knock­ing and learned net­work­ing soft­ware two decades ago, when it was the “next big thing.” Now he sens­es a sim­i­lar open­ing as the health-care over­haul law takes effect. In Sep­tem­ber, the… http://flpbd.it/1fR6xContinue reading Obamacare sparks new jobs for tech workers

Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future?

Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future? BY ANITA HAMILTON, fastcoexist.com As technology allows patients to pool their knowledge, can the collective experience of the sick create better care? There’s some­thing seri­ous­ly wrong with a health care sys­tem that makes patients wait a month or more just to get a doc­tor’s… http://flpbd.it/5v6PX Related … Continue reading Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future?

How the U.S. Health-Care System Wastes $750 Billion Annually

    How the U.S. Health-Care System Wastes $750 Billion Annually Brian Fung, theatlantic.com   As we approach health-care system reform, a breakdown of our biggest losses   Every year, the Unit­ed States spends eight times as much money on unnec­es­sary health-care costs as the Pen­ta­gon spent for each year of its oper­a­tions in Iraq. … Continue reading How the U.S. Health-Care System Wastes $750 Billion Annually

Dan Roam: Explaining Healthcare Reform on a napkin

Due to the incredible complexity of our current healthcare reform and the challenges of explaining the need to reform it, Dan Roam has visualized it using a series of napkins... Clive Thompson on the Power of Visual Thinking | Wired Magazine | Wired.com. Related articles US Healthcare on a napkin (pharmastrategyblog.com) Drawing with Dan Roam … Continue reading Dan Roam: Explaining Healthcare Reform on a napkin