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...Washington and to state legislators in Springfield. It got the attention of state senator Larry Walsh, a Democrat from Joliet. Concerned about the availability of medical care in his hometown, Walsh persuaded Midwest Pulmonary's original carrier to give the practice a special two-month extension--albeit a pricey one, costing about $35,000. Walsh has reason to be worried. Sosenko's practice isn't the only one in Joliet that is perilously close to shutting down. The area's last remaining neurosurgeon, after learning he would have to pay $468,000 a year for insurance, up from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Doctor Won't See You Now | 6/9/2003 | See Source »

...this sounds too perplexing, you can take the easy way out. The drives at WeaKnees.com--although pricey at $159 for 80 gigabytes, all the way up to $449 for 320 gigabytes--come with the software installed, all the equipment you'll need to wrench open your TiVo, and blessedly lucid instructions. I took longer than the estimated half an hour to finish the job but only because I have a hard time remembering which way you turn a screw to loosen it (lefty-loosey, righty-tighty, just in case you're wondering). If you're similarly home-improvement challenged, WeaKnees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech: You Can Hack It | 6/9/2003 | See Source »

...this sounds too perplexing, you can take the easy way out. The drives at WeaKnees.com - although pricey at $159 for 80 gigabytes, all the way up to $449 for 320 gigabytes - come with the software installed, all the equipment you'll need to wrench open your TiVo, and blessedly lucid instructions. I took longer than the estimated half an hour to finish the job but only because I have a hard time remembering which way you turn a screw to loosen it (lefty-loosey, righty-tighty, just in case you're wondering). If you're similarly home-improvement challenged, WeaKnees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You Can Hack It | 6/2/2003 | See Source »

...those without recourse to pricey medical assistance, the road can be a little rough. Take the case of Bennett Steinmuller, a traveler in Cambodia who was relieved of his laptop computer during a robbery and took a bullet in the process. He had a cheap travel-insurance policy and on arrival at the hospital called the help line with the memorable declaration: "I'm bleeding. I've been shot. I'm in Cambodia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel Desk | 6/2/2003 | See Source »

...last year by the pharmaceutical industry, and by mental health advocacy groups which receive funds from the industry. Preferred drug lists, created recently in about half the states in the face of opposition from the drug industry, steer patients toward less costly generics and older versions of pricey new drugs, but allow doctors to prescribe any medication if they call for authorization...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Minnesota's Hard Medicaid Cuts | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

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