Archive: August 2011

The government’s system for approving medical devices has come under fire in a recent study by the Institute of Medicine. The study recommends the current process be scrapped because it is not protecting consumers. This was detailed in a recent article in the New York Times. Here are excerpts: The government’s system for regulating many […]

The Hill “Healthwatch” blog reported, “The website PolitiFact.com on Friday threw some cold water on Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) claims about tort reform in his state — claims tort-reform supporters often tout as a model for other states.” While campaigning, the governor has said that “Texas gained 21,000 new doctors because of malpractice reforms […]

One out of 20 North Texas households doesn’t have access to a car or truck, and many of them can’t count on mass transit either. That fact from a recent Dallas Morning News article came as a surprise to me. I knew our mass transit system was moving from very bad to almost adequate, but […]

You golfers out there will appreciate this one:

Many of our Social Security disability clients suffer from Fibromyalgia. This can be a difficult disease to diagnose and treat, and we have found that these clients are constantly seeking more information about their disease. MyFibro.com is a resource for people with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and related issues. It has a lot of […]

New federal rules regarding Medicare have made life miserable for personal injury claimants and the lawyers who represent them. The crux of the matter is that money must be withheld from the settlement or verdict amount in order to repay Medicare any money it may have paid for the plaintiff’s medical expenses. But getting a […]

DownForEveryoneOrJustMe is a little Web site does only one thing, but it’s come in handy for me. Have you ever tried to visit aWeb site and gotten a 404 error? Don’t you wonder whether the site is really down or if it’s a problem on your end? This site will tell you. Check it out.

A disturbing article about Social Security disability was published yesterday by the Associated Press. The gist is that the disability program is close to insolvency, due to the increase in claims filed by people who cannot find a job is this bad economy. Here are excerpts: Laid-off workers and aging baby boomers are flooding Social […]

I have no idea how to explain the physics of this, but it’s fascinating to watch.

In a blog post on Rick Perry’s Texas record, the Washington Post (8/15, Plumer) reported, “Perry can claim credit for a 2003 law that caps malpractice awards. Perry said, ‘We’ve had the most sweeping tort reform in the nation,” adding “that Texas has added some 20,000 physicians since the law was passed.” The Post adds, […]