Health Care Reform Bill question

April 7, 2010

If you ONLY look at your job as a Dietitian (not personal as it might affect

your health needs/costs) are there any advantages or disadvantages to the

new Health Care reform bill?

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Ortiz, MS, RD

" My husband said he needed more space. So I locked him outside. "

" Cause of obesity, heart disease and cancer: Look at the end of your fork "

April 8, 2010

I've not had that experience currently....in my field it seems much

easier to get the govt health insurances to cover some things easier

than private.

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> To my limited understanding of this bill - since we can provide a preventive

and interventional care - we might have some benefits in coverage on the

preventive side.the down side - A. Probably very poor pay and B. Much more

paperwork to show need and progress for such prevention (lets say - you would

be able to give counseling to a pt on hyperlipidemia prevention only if he/she

has family Hx of)C. A much tighter control over what you provide. For example -

someone will say, up in DC, that for hyperlipidemia - you are allowed to go

the rout of low fat, high PUFA and MUFA and low SFA. BUT - if you choose to be

more creative bc your client is not so complaint, or bc of his/her cultural

needs (which include coconut oil) or if you want to try a little different

approach - you would be denied refund.In other words - I believe that sooner or

later, the Gov will try to achieve " one treatment fits all " . and we know very

well that different people respond differently to same treatments.

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> From: nrord1@...

> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:23:45 -0400

> Subject: Health Care Reform Bill question

>

> If you ONLY look at your job as a Dietitian (not personal as it might

affect

>

> your health needs/costs) are there any advantages or disadvantages to the

>

> new Health Care reform bill?

>

> --

>

> Ortiz, MS, RD

>

> " My husband said he needed more space. So I locked him outside. "

>

> " Cause of obesity, heart disease and cancer: Look at the end of your fork "

>

April 8, 2010