Laura Newman
I am a medical journalist and blogger. My stories have appeared in peer-reviewed journals and on the web. In Patient POV, I strive to bring the same rigor to telling stories about patients that I have shown in my previous work, which has featured research scientists and physicians.
Laura can be found on Twitter as @lauranewmanny.
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Category Archives: Healthcare reform
10 Ways Healthcare Reform Might Help People with Disabilities
Tweet Healthcare reform discussions frequently center on the changes anticipated for the general population. But people with disabilities — about 56 million in the United States — are generally left out of the healthcare reform picture. That absence is not … Continue reading
No More Struggling to Find Co-Pay Dollars for Contraception!
Tweet Written by Keely Monroe, Raising Women’s Voices This blog was originally posted for the What’s in it for Women? campaign. To learn more about the campaign and the wins women get from the new health law, please visit www.CountDowntoCoverage.org Today … Continue reading
Posted in Health insurance, Healthcare reform, women's health
Tagged birth control, contraception, patient stories
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At Last, Women’s Essential HealthBenefits Now In Health Reform
Tweet This is a great day for women’s health — and we need many more like these as we go forward. The day has come when health reform is actually helping women, giving women parity with men. I’ll be running … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare reform, women's health
Tagged abortion, contraception, parity, women's right to choose
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Pre-ACA, Insured Face Exorbitant Costs.With Accountable Care Act, People Will See Caps, Save $$
Tweet Vast numbers of Americans do not understand how the Affordable Care Act will make their expenditures for healthcare a heck of a lot more affordable. I am talking about the 80% of American voters who have insurance now, who … Continue reading
Posted in Health insurance, Healthcare reform
Tagged catastrophic costs, costs, insured, out-of-pocket costs
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On Don Berwick and the Future of Healthcare Reform
Tweet I am supposed to be in a thankful mood, but I can’t help feeling that the bah-humbug mood has come early, with the forced departure of Don Berwick, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Berwick … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare reform
Tagged Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Don Berwick, Obama, quality, quality improvement
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Who Knew?: HHS’ Less-than-Transparent
“Listening Sessions” on Essential Health Benefits
Tweet If you are listening, Health and Human Services (HHS), how about informing the public about the “Listening Sessions” on an Essential Health Benefits package on your website? Americans care about essential health benefits and HHS should be openly soliciting … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare reform, transparency
Tagged essential health benefits, HHS, listening sessions, public notice
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Confused About What Health Reform Has to Offer: Sept. 23rd Marks One Year with New Patient Protections
Tweet You may not love every single bit of health reform coming down the pike, but make no mistake about it: new patient protections that went into effect one year ago had their one-year anniversary Sept. 23. I think health … Continue reading
Really!!: 30% of Employers Will Drop Health Insurance by 2014
Tweet The week opened with this scary bit of front-page news, linking it directly to Obama’s health overhaul. I counted 173 accounts of the study on Google. I have to say that many early accounts seemed to paraphrase a press … Continue reading
A Call for Professional Translators and Interpreters for Non-Native US Speakers
Tweet Video by the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators, Houston, TX How many times have you been to the emergency room or doctor’s office where people who speak limited English are having difficulty communicating what’s wrong? Have … Continue reading
An Update: The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Meeting in New York
Tweet After urging readers to attend the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) daytime meetings in New York on Monday and Tuesday of this week, I have to say that after attending day 1, I was disappointed. That’s because it turned … Continue reading