Healthcare Reform

Decreased Weight = Decreased Insurance Costs

Weight loss can significantly decrease your chances of developing diabetes, and also significantly decrease your health insurance premiums. One of the largest health insurers in the nation, UnitedHealth Group, has developed an approach to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and to increase the health of the American public. This program is predicted to …

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How To Save Some Money When Visiting Your Doctor

One of the few things patients can do is to ask their physician if there is a cheaper version of the medication you are being prescribed.  If you take a once-a-day medication, there is often cheaper twice-a-day version that is just as effective. I try to always give my patients the option of the cheaper twice-daily version especially …

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Does Your Health Insurance Put Your Health At Risk?

I view the purpose of my blog as a source of scientifically valid and well-reasoned nutrition and health advice for my patients and I actively try to avoid entering discussions about health care economics and policy. But I believe the recent deterioration of health insurance benefits have crossed a critical threshold and are now a threat to …

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