Best of MedCitizens: Insurance, reform as enemies

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• Health insurance: Administrative costs not the enemy. “Intuitively it makes sense that purchasers would want the medical loss ratio to be as close to 100 percent as possible – since the purchaser doesn’t derive utility a plan’s administrative expenses and profits. But there is another way to look at it.”
• 16 ways to heal unhappy patients. “No matter the area of medicine or surgery, you are bound to have one or two of these patients over the years. It never hurts to learn or review tips in dealing with them.”
• Doctors caught in health reform’s Medicaid nightmare. “Outside the hospital setting will be a thriving, private, medical marketplace, anchored by a growing number of private physicians who are opting out of Medicare and other third party arrangements. These doctors will develop busy practices, and will be able to stay in business by setting their own rates, cutting overhead, and controlling their volume. They will be able to spend enough time with patients to ensure a high quality experience, and will work to keep patients healthy and out of the hospital. “
• Medical device study, trials rundown from EuroPCR. “Most of the major players in the medical device arena – and a few from off the bench – are busy touting new products and results from a slew of clinical trials at the European Assn. of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions annual conference, EuroPCR 2010.”