Posts Tagged ‘health care reform’

I Smell Smoke! US Court Settles Insurance Claim for 9/11 Workers

March 12, 2010Dr. Kona No Comments »

From The New York Times: For the first time since the terrible event on September 11, 2001, rescue workers in NYC can breathe a little easier today. A U.S. District Court has settled an insurance case for workers who have suffered health problems since having been exposed to hazardous environmental agents during the rescue and [...]

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Mistaken Death

February 25, 2010Dr. Kona No Comments »

While our country’s law makers are in the midst of a summit to reform our health care system, it’s nice to see that basic mistakes are still happening on the local level!  Check out this story on a communication error that happened at a Brooklyn hospital today. Basically, an employee at a Brooklyn hospital called [...]

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