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...Patching the Safety Net A series of clinic visits by one patient made me realize just how broken the current health care system is ? and what can be done...
...faithfully gone to Pacelli’s class since freshman year and describes him to friends as “a Hindu Billy Crystal.”Pacelli, who has been teaching yoga for more than 25 years, has developed a large following at the MAC for his patient teaching style and spiritual approach to yoga and life. And it doesn’t hurt that he remembers every single one of his students’ names.Jack Ward, an employee at the MAC, says that Gene “has developed a following—people stick with...
Brickell says the experience taught her that learning to see the world from the patient's point of view isn't squishy science; it's a way to get the kind of results everyone wants from the medical system. "Doctors aren't supposed to feel sorry for their patients. They're supposed to fix them," says Brickell. "And I think this program will help us do that...
What may accelerate the trend is that some pioneering U.S. corporations, swamped by rising health-care costs, are taking a serious look at medical outsourcing. Blue Ridge Paper Products of Canton, N.C., a manufacturing company, may soon offer employees outsourcing as a health-care option. The carrot? The patient would get to pocket some of the firm's substantial savings...
...India is a developing country, and this can shake the confidence of even the most cavalier patient. First-class hotels are in short supply. Beyond that, the country's crumbling infrastructure and shocking income disparities--children pick through the garbage outside Steinard's hospital--make medical tourism seem a tad too adventurous for many. And for the litigious minded, good luck. The country's malpractice laws limit damage awards, one of many reasons that health care in India is cheaper...