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{ Monthly Archives } September 2009

Brain Injury- Lack of Insurance Coverage: Dr. Diane

  Two years ago a mason fell off a roof.   He suffered a traumatic brain injury.   He was diagnosed and treatment was started.   However, both his health insurance and worker’s compensation refused to pay for his treatment.   It is now two years later and he still has not had any further treatment.    This account [...]

Brain Injury- Misdiagnosed

BRAIN INJURY- #1 MISDIAGNOSED MEDICAL CONDITION IN THE WORLD.    In the US alone there are over 1.1 million people who are treated and released from an Emergency Room.  This figure does not include those who are not seen in an Emergency Room or who receive no care at all.   I can’t tell you [...]

Healthcare Reform by Dr. Diane

  My friend, Sheila Lockhart from British Colombia, Canada wrote:  No one should die because they can’t afford healthcare, and no one should go broke because they get sick.   I totally agree.  I’ve been a healthcare provider for 30 years.  In that time my reimbursement has decreased by $60.00 per hour and the number [...]