RECOMMENDED READING AND SOURCES:

RECOMMENDED READING AND SOURCES:


“Accounting for the Cost of Health Care in the United States,” McKinsey Global Institute, http://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/rp/healthcare/accounting_cost_healthcare.asp

Alzheimers Reading Room, web log with a variety of info for caregivers, http://alzheimersreadingroom.blogspot.com/2007/08/training-helps-alzheimers-caregivers.html

Appeal letters available for a fee at Health Symphony website, http://www.healthsymphony.com/

Barton, Laura, “A hug a day keeps the doctor away,” The Age, July 31, 2007, http://www.theage.com.au/news/health/a-hug-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away/2007/07/31/1185647872383.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

Bazell, Robert, “The costly side effects of Nexium's ad blitz” MSNBC.com, Aug 14, 2007, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20249591/

Bolen, Jennifer, “Exposing the Department of Health and Human Services/American Medical Association Health Care Monopoly”, Townsend Letter, Feb-March 2007 issue, http://www.townsendletter.com/FebMarch2007/exposeama0207.htm

Boseley, Sarah, Government warning on DIY cancer treatments, The Guardian, April 28, 2008, http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/28/health.cancer.

Boseley, Sarah, “NHS GPs at new Virgin health centres will get 10% of profits”, The Guardian, April 9, 2008, http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/09/nhs.health2

Boseley, Sarah, “Three more deaths at 'special measures' maternity hospital”, The Guardian, April 15, 2008, http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/15/health.nhs.

Boseley, Sarah, “Tranquillisers putting children's lives at risk”, The Guardian, April 7, 2008, http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/07/mentalhealth.drugs.

Butki, Scott, “An Unhappy Pharmacy Visit,” Newsvine.com, http://sbutki.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/29/810673-an-unhappy-pharmacy-visit

Carvel, John, “GPs to provide 5-year health checks for all aged between 40 and 74”, The Guardian, April 2, 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/apr/02/health.nhs

Carvel, John, Nurses 'spend 1m hours a week on bureaucracy', The Guardian, April 28, 2008, http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/28/nhs.health.

Carvel, John, “Patients who go to A&E instead of local surgery could cost Gps 1B pounds” http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/17/nhs.health, The Guardian, April 17, 2008.

Chang, Alicia, “Many doctors say L to e-mail”, Chicago Tribune (via AP), April 22, 2008, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-doctor-emailapr23,0,6511095.story.

“Changes Ahead for Medicare Drug Program,” AP wire story by Kevin Freking, November 4, 2007, http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/03/1070133-changes-ahead-for-medicare-drug-program?threadId=171361&cmt=1156346#c1156346COBRA law explained: http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm

Coding for billing Acupuncture services, Acupuncture Today, Feb. 2005,
http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=30032&MERCURYSID=918c70b396ad0a2c4cec8b179efa75c8.

Coding for billing Nutritionist services, please see their 2007 bulletin at . http://www.eatrightnc.org/PDF2007/CodesInsert.pdf

Coding for billing Vitaflo products (enteral and parenteral supplies) at http://www.vitaflousa.com/content.aspx?PFAlias=howtoorderbillingcodesERISA law explained: http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/erisa.htm

Gratzer, David, “The Ugly Truth About Canadian Health Care,” City Journal, Summer 2007, Gratzer is biased against the whole nationalized healthcare concept and has taken aim at the problems of Canadian & other single-payer systems; he proposes vouchers and a two-tier system: http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_3_canadian_healthcare.html

Foster, Kate, “Open all-hours plan for Scottish doctors”, Scotland on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/latestnews/Open-allhours-plan-for-doctors.3739044.jp.

Health Symphony, an online resource that includes appeal letters, at http://www.healthsymphony.com/

Health Care Crisis in America, Michael Moore’s appearance on Oprah, 2007, http://www2.oprah.com/world/health/slide/20070927/health_284_101.jhtml

“Health Care Options at a Glance” compares Canada, U.K., France and U.S. systems, Yes Magazine website, http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=1515

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation for reports on a health benefits survey and health care costs at http://www.kff.org/insurance/index.cfm

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation at
http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7651.pdf for a policy brief on Medicaid and the Uninsured, “Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for Low-Income Non-Citizen Adults”
Herzlinger, Regina E. , Who Killed Health Care? June 2007 and her article “Who Killed U.S. Medicine?” in the Washington Post July 25, 2007 at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/24/AR2007072401850.htmlHIPAA law explained: http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/portability.htm -- also at HIPAA.org

Holstein, William, “A Drug Maker’s Views of What Ails Health Care”, NY Times, September 8, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/business/08interview.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogin

Insurance Transparency Project - All the riveting insurance industry news you can stand, http://insurancetransparencyproject.com/general-theory-of-insurance-transparency/

“Industry wouldn't fund cancer drug, so Alberta town rode to the rescue,” CBC News, October 4, 2007
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/10/04/fundraising-dca.htmlInsurance coverage for families www.coveringkidsandfamilies.org, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Insure Kids Now at www.insurekidsnow.gov, where parents click on their state and enroll their children automatically in that state’s children’s health insurance program.

Komen Foundation, Cancer Care Partnership Helps Qualified Patients Meet Some Costs Associated with Breast Cancer Treatment, Assistance Grants ($300) for Medication, Lymphadema Care, Medical Equipm’t, http://cms.komen.org/komen/NewsEvents/KomenNews/CancerCare?ssSourceNodeId=298&ssSourceSiteId=Komen

Krugman, Paul, “Health Care Excuses,” New York Times Op-Ed column, Nov. 9, 2007, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/opinion/09krugman.html?hpLetters of Medical Necessity, (samples of), see Dr. Bach website at http://www.doctorbach.com/letters/

Meikle, James, “Let dads bond with newborns, says study”, The Guardian, April 14, 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/14/children.health

Miller, Jennifer, “Federal government taps ancient healing methods to treat native American soldiers,” Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 13, 2007, http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0913/p20s01-usmi.html

Neergaard, Lauran, “Training Helps Alzheimer's Caregivers,” Washington Post, August 12, 2007, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/12/AR2007081200509_pf.html

Newborns' & Mothers' Protections (Newborns' Act): (Maternity coverage must pay for at least a 48-hr hospital stay.) http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/newborns.htm

Pear, Robert, “Medicare Audits Show Problems in Private Plans,” Oct. 7, 2007, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/us/07medicare.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1191729902-/QFjVc2aBDuzO96/FhKk9gPrescription Drugs: What’s the Issue?, an essay on Open Secrets dot org, http://www.opensecrets.org/news/drug/index.htm

Quadragno, Jill, book “One Nation, Uninsured” 2005, published by Oxford University Press. You can read an excellent review of this book on Newsvine on my column. If link does not work use this URL -- http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/27/1054611-one-nation-uninsured-analyzes-a-century-of-failure-to-enact-a-national-health-plan-in-spite-of-public-support-book-review

Ruttley, Marilyn, Henderson hospital threatened with closure - blog, 4-10-08, http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/joepublic/2008/04/vulnerable_people_troubled_by.html.
Slota, Linda, “Training Goes a Long Way for Alzheimer's Spouses” at Christopher Heights.com webpage, http://www.christopherheights.com/page/AlzheimerTraining.cfm

StopHospitalInfections.org. We are all at risk because we cannot judge the relative safety of our hospitals. Consumers Union has developed a selection of Internet-ready public service announcements that can be used to link to StopHospitalInfections.org from any web site. Just click on the links below or scroll down the page to get started. Thanks again for your help!

The Internet Health Library, excellent resource for studies, etc. at http://www.internethealthlibrary.com/

The Medical Insurance Store online -- Includes “Five Ways to Cut Your Health Insurance Costs” & many other topics written at a basic level at http://www.medicalinsurancestore.info/Options%20for%20Those%20Who%20Cannot%20Afford%20Health%20Insurance.php

Pear, Robert, “Medicare Audits Show Problems in Private Plans,” New York Times, October 7, 2007, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/us/07medicare.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1191729902-/QFjVc2aBDuzO96/FhKk9g

Quammen, David, “Deadly Contact: How Animals and Human Exchange Disease,” National Geographic, (unknown date) http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2007-10/infectious-animals/quammen-text.html

Sosnowski, Laura A, “Minnesotans Fight Hi Cost of Healthcare With Databases, Walk-in Clinics”, Nov. 2007,
http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/12/1092663-minnesotans-fight-hi-cost-of-healthcare-with-databases-walk-in-clinics#dynamicCommentBox_1180552

Travel insurance website at www.insuremytrip.com. Companies that offer travel insurance are CSA Travel Protection, Access America, and AIG Travel Guard . Carefully compare the terms and conditions of each plan before making your final selection. Check first if you are covered under your credit card or homeowner’s insurance.

Vamosi, Robert, “Security Watch: Spam that just might kill you,” (about fake prescription drugs sold over the Internet) MSN.com, undated, http://tech.msn.com/security/articlecnet.aspx?cp-documentid=5406724&page=1

Whitman, Glen, “Hazards of the Individual Health Care Mandate,” Cato Policy Report, Fall 2007, http://cato.org/pubs/policy_report/v29n5/cpr29n5-1.html

“Why Obama, Edwards, Hillary, Romney, Schwarzenegger Don’t Support Single Payer? It Would Mean the Death of the Health Insurance Industry, and Reduced Profits for Big Pharma,” Corporate Crime Reporter, 1209 National Press Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20045, 202.737.1680, February 21, 2007, http://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/pnhp022107.

Health & Cancer Rights Protections: (Reconstructive surgery is covered as a post-mastectomy benefit.)
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/womens.htm

“World’s Best Medical Care?”, NY Times editorial, August 12, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/opinion/12sun1.html?ei=5124&en=44da5cf6d4bf91c6&ex=1344571200&partner=newsvine&exprod=newsvine&pagewanted=print