Are these kids really $5.8 billion dollars sicker?

Remember “7th Heaven”, and “Married With Children”?
 
I mention these two shows because of the difference between the parents and how they dealt with the kids. The 7th Heaven parents were clearly devoted to the health and welfare of the kids. Kelly and Bud Bundy were—well—pretty much on their own!
 
So, here’s the point. In an [...]

Patients, providers, health and who has the power?

This post is in response to World Health Care Blog, for 11/24/07 by Scott MacStravic:
 
Hospitals have another obstacle, which is learning to persuade and motivate people who have not relinquished power to them. When a “patient” comes into to a hospital for treatment of some disease the power in the relationship is clearly understood–the hospital [...]

Improving health plan member retention