Press Archive September 2012

Helping Seniors with Depression & Behavioral Health Issues

Prime Time September 14, 2012

How much do you know about depression? This common behavioral health disorder is a medical illness that responds to treatment. We know that about one in 10 people in the United States is affected by depression and it can affect women and men of all ages. Depression is not a natural part of aging but rather a medical condition that should be treated aggressively. Depression in older adults, or in...

Coordinated care: health care Rx, or HMOs all over again? New payment models will be a key issue

New Mexico Business Weekly September 14, 2012

When ABQ Health Partners announced its merger this week with a California-based physicians’ group, it said it was hoping to accelerate its push into coordinated care, a team approach to health care. The Albuquerque group’s new partner, HealthCare Partners, with more than 8,300 doctors, has been using the coordinated care model for decades, and it seemed like a good way to help ABQ Health Partners...

Aging into Medicare: Your deductibles, expenses and options

PrimeTime by Marlene Baca September 13, 2012

Becoming eligible for Medicare can be a great thing for thousands of New Mexicans. Medicare helps many Americans afford high quality health care. It is important, however, to know what expenses you’ll have as a Medicare recipient. We are continuing in our monthly series about what it means to age into Medicare and what Medicare means for you. This month, we will tell you more about the expenses...

Ben Slocum, CEO of Lovelace Health Plan on Bob Clark Show Discussing Health Care Reform

September 12, 2012

Ben Slocum, CEO at Lovelace Health Plan recently joined Bob Clark on 770 KKOB-AM to talk about Health Care Reform and answer viewer questions.

Health Care Waste Set at $750B a Year

ABQ Journal September 07, 2012

The U.S. health care system squanders $750 billion a year — roughly 30 cents of every medical dollar — through unneeded care, byzantine paperwork, fraud and other waste, the influential Institute of Medicine said Thursday in a report that ties directly into the presidential campaign. President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are accusing each other of trying to slash Medicare...

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