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Medicaid to Stop Paying for Mistakes Made by Hospitals

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Medicaid is about to stop paying hospitals when they make certain kinds of mistakes. This new federal law will take effect in all states by 2012. It is similar to a Medicare law that has been in place since 2008. The purpose is to drive down the costs to the Medicaid program, and to improve the quality of care that is given to patients. Medicaid is a program that is administered by both the federal government and individual state governments. It is designed to be used by people who are disabled, and people whose annual income is extremely low. A … Continue reading →

The Three Most Common Types of Bleeding Disorder

Bleeding disorders interfere with the body’s clotting ability, and lead to prolonged bleeding after an injury. Under normal circumstances, when the body is injured, the platelets in blood gather around the wound. Proteins in the plasma (known as blood clotting factors) work with platelets and other substances to form a clot over the wound — the blood turns from liquid to solid. In a person with a bleeding disorder, those clotting factors may be missing — or may not work they way they should. The most common bleeding disorder is hemophilia A — also known as factor VIII deficiency or … Continue reading →

What Is a Cochlear Implant?

For people with severe or total hearing loss, a cochlear implant can help make it possible to hear! If regular hearing aids don’t help you at all, you may be a good candidate for a cochlear implant. A small device is placed under the skin, with electrodes that connect to the cochlea. This is the cochlear implant. You’ll also wear a microphone behind the ear, to pick up sound, and a speech processor that may be worn behind the ear or elsewhere on the body. Here’s how it works: the microphone picks up sound and sends it to the speech … Continue reading →