Health: A luxury–say what?

A health care blogger (Patient Centered Healthcare) made the following observation about health and poverty:
Let’s take a pessimistic view of the situation for someone living in poverty:

Fast food is probably cheaper than many health foods.
The working poor likely have less time to exercise and no money to belong to a gym.
The working [...]

DTC drug advertising is having an adverse influence on the growing health care crisis.

Here’s how I figure. Pretty much every drug ad tells prospective users to “talk with their doctor” before taking the medication. That’s going to require an office visit, and that’s $75 bucks on the low side. All the ads say you should take a “simple blood test” to check for liver problems. Well, that’s another [...]

Some employee’s not seeking care due to cost

In a study conducted by Hewitt & Associates it’s reported that 30 percent of employees do not go to the doctor due to the cost of care. You know, I don’t think this is necessarily a bad thing.  If you consider that an employee’s chances of dying due to a medical error are higher than [...]