Obama Aims to Help Patients Wipe Away Medical Debts

calculator Barack Obama wants to make it easier for patients facing bankruptcy because of medical bills to eliminate those debts ... . This exemption will create a process that forgives the debt and lets the individuals get back ... school who has done research on medical debt and bankruptcy. She told us Obama proposal looks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 10:06:00

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A Doctor Mom's View of Proposed Health Care Reforms

Posted by Dr. Julia Frank, Professor of Psychiatry, George Washington University Even as a left wing physician, ... may not realize that the average medical student enters residency with staggering debt, ranging ... from private schools. These are loan principals that balloon astronomically as young doctors repay [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 01:25:06

High school to MD in five years

California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi wants to combine college with medical school, enabling a high school graduate to earn an MD in five years ... a medical degree within reach of young people who may be discouraged by the prospect of eight years of college — and a  load of debt — to get to a poorly paid residency. The program should work [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 12:44:49

Surgeon Shortage Pushes Hospitals to Hire Temps

When someone doubles over from stomach pain, the general surgeon is the one who performs an appendectomy. Gallstones? ... off a big chunk of her medical-school debt. "I'd much prefer to be in my hospital in my little town [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:17:00

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