Marie Cooper
Marie Cooper is a freelance writer.
Physicians
St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Greenwich Village was founded in 1849, making it the third oldest hospital in New York City. It has been an occasional scene of notoriety but mostly it has witnessed countless episodes of anonymous compassion and…
St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Greenwich Village was founded in 1849, making it the third oldest hospital in New York City. It has been an occasional scene of notoriety but mostly it has witnessed countless episodes of anonymous compassion and care. My two sons were born there. As a major teaching hospital, it has over 1000 affiliated physicians. It is where generations of New Yorkers …
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St. Vincent’s Hospital closes, but who’s to blame?
Policy
Consider two patients with the same managed care plan. One has multiple sclerosis and receives an infusion of Tysabri every month. It needs pre-certification. The requirements are black and white. The patient qualifies if they have relapsing/remitting MS and have…
Consider two patients with the same managed care plan.
One has multiple sclerosis and receives an infusion of Tysabri every month. It needs pre-certification. The requirements are black and white. The patient qualifies if they have relapsing/remitting MS and have failed other therapies. The drug costs $2,000, the infusion center is another $1,000. The infusion center is a contracted provider that has two of …
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Doctors and patients need to learn to live with health insurance companies
Policy
I have been in senior executive management in both managed care and a major hospital system. I find the hysteria over "reform" bitterly amusing because it is so misdirected. The real problem with health care in America? Greed, indifference and…
I have been in senior executive management in both managed care and a major hospital system. I find the hysteria over “reform” bitterly amusing because it is so misdirected.
The real problem with health care in America? Greed, indifference and incompetence, pure and simple. But not in the places everyone is pointing.
Insurer side
Insurance companies have to maximize their revenue because they answer to their boards. They are in …
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Health care reform analysis from a former insurance and hospital executive
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