Low-income patients and their doctors face an economic cliff

Low-income patients and their doctors face an economic cliff

Hawaii’s health care executive said government reimbursement problems have left the state’s entire health care system in an “unviable state.” A doctor in expensive San Francisco has a distinct economic advantage when it comes to treating elderly patients insured by Medicare over a doctor in similarly expensive Honolulu. Federal authorities pay San Francisco doctors large … Read more

Germany: Mentally ill patients face uphill battle to get help

Germany: Mentally ill patients face uphill battle to get help

According to the German Society of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatic Medicine and Neurology (DGPPN), approximately 17.8 million adults in Germany, or approximately one in three, suffer from a mental illness each year. Of these, only 18.9% receive treatment each year. Nia* is one of them. “It’s not that easy to ask for help. It’s not that … Read more