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Experts Available to Discuss People With Health Insurance Struggle With Medical Costs

Posted on: Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 18:01 CDT

TOPIC: A survey conducted by USA TODAY, the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health found 62 percent of people who struggle with medical costs are insured, according to an article by USA TODAY. Twenty-eight percent of U.S. adults surveyed claimed they have yet to pay for some form of medical care that was provided during the past year. The high price of medical care is resulting in many people, including middle-income families, the working class and patients with chronic illnesses, to go without treatment and/or prescription drugs. The survey consisted of 1,531 participants.

EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:

Dr. David Nganele, of DMN Healthcare Solutions, Inc., brings a pharmaceutical insider's perspective to prescription drug issues and the healthcare debate, supported by up-to-date research and medical findings. For 15 years, Dr. Nganele managed some of the best-selling drugs on the market with the largest pharmaceutical company in the world. Today he is crusading to equip consumers with the information they need to find affordable life-saving medications through discount pharmacy programs and avoid the risks and dangers of prescription drug side effects. Dr. Nganele is the author of the just released "What You MUST Know About Prescription Drugs" and "The Best Healthcare For Less: Save Money on Chronic Medical Conditions and Prescription Drugs." He has a Doctorate in Medical Physiology and Pharmacology from the New York Medical College, and an MBA from Columbia University Business School.

Regina Rogoff is Executive Director of People's Community Clinic, the oldest independent community clinic in Austin and one of the oldest in the nation providing primary care to the uninsured. People's Community Clinic provides comprehensive health and wellness care including prenatal, family planning, adolescent and geriatric medicine, Hepatitis C screenings, acupuncture, social work, behavioral and education programs, on site lab and pharmacy. Regina understands the trends in uninsured health care and stats for Texas (ranked #1 in nation).

The positive environment that Dr. John David Stobo has created for University of Texas Medical Branch is gaining recognition among colleagues and peer institutions (including the Mayo Clinic, the University of California at San Francisco and the Association of American Medical Colleges). Based on UTMB's success (especially in light of prevalent stories about outright failure or continued struggle among academic health centers), Dr. Stobo is repeatedly asked to share his insights on topics such as rising health care costs, rising number of uninsured, shrinking reimbursement for providers, patients' rights, medical workforce shortages, professionalism among health care practitioners, humanistic patient care (Sir William Osler), building pride and boosting employee morale, eradicating gender bias, and building diversity in the health care workforce. His national leadership roles have included membership in the Institute of Medicine. He also served as chairman of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation's Professionalism Advisory Committee and American College of Physicians/American Board of Internal Medicine Task Force on Physician Advocacy for Uninsured.

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Source: Business Wire

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