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It's gonna take a whole lot more than just tort reform to bring down costs. (If it's even possible) The tort reform angle is to bring down outrageous...
Lee
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Nov 14, 2009
12:24 am
23713
The costs due to malpractice lawsuits are a drop in the bucket. Tort reform would hardly do anything to bring down costs....
Jeff Petrie
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Nov 14, 2009
3:28 am
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I know. In my mind, with getting to the root of why health care costs so much, this "plan" will not work in the long run Adele _____ From:...
Adele
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Nov 14, 2009
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But it is needed, just like all the other cost saving measures. Right now, a doctor can do nothing wrong. He follows all the established procedures and still...
Adele
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Nov 14, 2009
3:27 pm
23716
If I'm not mistaken, Medicare/Medicaid denies more claims than private insurance. People always mention the fraud/waste in Medicare/Medicaid/private insurance,...
Lee
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Nov 14, 2009
8:13 pm
23717
Medicaid will cover the care for the complications of DMD (ventilators, home care, etc.) when private insurance never will. Private insurance has no interest...
Nick Dupree
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Nov 14, 2009
11:54 pm
23718
Has anyone tried the Respironics Trilogy 100 vent yet?...
Christopher Willmer
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Nov 15, 2009
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23719
Not yet, but I really want to. Have you tried it? Right now Apria doesn't carry it so I'm waiting on them. I contacted both Apria and Respironics. Hopefully...
Jeff Petrie
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Nov 15, 2009
6:22 pm
23720
I was not specifically addressing DMD coverage or claims in that post. I was addressing overall medical claims. I don't know about most, but when I had private...
Lee
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Nov 15, 2009
7:26 pm
23721
Sounds and looks great. Wonder how much to rent and about durability... http://trilogy100.respironics.com/features.aspx...
Lee
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Nov 15, 2009
7:32 pm
23722
Hello everyone, This is sort of out of the way of the current discussion, but I was wondering if you all might share your experiences with attendant care. Up...
Tyler Smith
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Nov 16, 2009
5:04 am
23723
Tyler. Your size is going to be a bit intimidated to most of the care givers, but this important part is that you have a Hoyer lift. You may find that most...
Adele
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Nov 16, 2009
1:35 pm
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Dear Tyler, My experience has been that you want to self-hire (non-agency) whenever possible. I'm not saying you shouldn't use the agency, but that you should...
Jason Gallagher
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Nov 16, 2009
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23725
Thank you for the information but unfortunately I had to go with another PC. I didn't get as much money back as I thought I was going to. The system you...
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Nov 16, 2009
10:42 pm
23726
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8 <http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000426311> &docId=1000426311 [Non-text portions of this...
Kevin M. Rudolph
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Nov 17, 2009
2:35 am
23727
Tyler- We always self-select aides for Pete. I would see what programs are available for your state-- New Jersey, where we live, does have a program that...
Jessica Resnick-Ault
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Nov 17, 2009
12:13 pm
23728
I have never had any heart problems related to dmd, and I kind of thought I was not going to have any. Had my heart checked Monday, and it turns out the...
Mattias Agnesund
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Nov 17, 2009
9:26 pm
23729
Are u on any of the heart meds? Asides from the EF dropping, were they any other changes? Adele _____ From: dmdpioneers@yahoogroups.com...
Adele
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Nov 17, 2009
10:19 pm
23730
No meds so far, but will start now. I was not told of other changes, but did not ask either. 2009/11/17 Adele <jasona65@...> ... [Non-text portions of...
Mattias Agnesund
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Nov 17, 2009
10:38 pm
23731
Gee, at the age of 36, they should have at least offered you some of the heart meds. Jason is 24 and has no cardiac problems and he's been on losortan since...
Adele
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Nov 17, 2009
11:01 pm
23732
Hi everyone, For about the past 3-4 months I have had several occasions where I was unable to speak. The solution has been to bend my trach tube up toward my...
Chris W
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Nov 17, 2009
11:15 pm
23733
It's for motion sickness; but the main side effect is dry mouth. So I am assuming that is the reason he suggested it Steve K From: Chris W Sent: Tuesday,...
Stephen King
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Nov 17, 2009
11:21 pm
23734
i used it in the form of gel. The results were so so. 2009/11/17 Stephen King <sking789@...> ... -- Estevão Augusto http://filmescopio.blogspot.com/ ...
Estevão Augusto
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Nov 17, 2009
11:28 pm
23735
I'm currently 33 years old, and take medication for hypertension, but that's about it so far. Good luck hope everything works out. Jonathan On Tue, Nov 17,...
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Nov 17, 2009
11:33 pm
23736
I guess I'm in the minority here. I've had congestive heart failure (dilated cardiomyopathy) since 2002 when I was 17 and have been on pretty intensive...
Tyler Smith
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Nov 18, 2009
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23737
I wasn't diagnosed with CHF until age 37 (2005) when I suddenly developed 2nd degree heart block and had to get a pacemaker less than 2 weeks later....
Lee
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Nov 18, 2009
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i've got the pacemaker last year. i'm 31. 2009/11/17 Lee <capttrekker@...> ... -- Estevão Augusto http://filmescopio.blogspot.com/ ...
Estevão Augusto
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Nov 18, 2009
3:56 pm
23739
My son has had heart involvement since at least age 18, probably 4-5 years longer than that. He had an ICD (Implantable Cardio Defibrillator, which includes...
Gapko, Andrea M.
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Nov 18, 2009
6:35 pm
23740
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19917503?dopt=Abstract Mesenchymal stem cells as anti-inflammatories: Implications for treatment of Duchenne muscular...
Estevão Augusto
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Nov 18, 2009
8:29 pm
23741
Mattias, Hi, it is Holly, Eric's mom, is is 25 now...I have to keep reminding myself how old he is?   The doctors are treating Eric's left fentruical..I...
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