Consumer-driven health care has become a popular term with the creation and wide spread adoption of personal health accounts, such as Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). However, as the popularity of these accounts has grown, so have issues that impact the ability of individuals to make decisions about their health care.
Signing Blank Checks with EpiPens
I prescribed EpiPens yesterday, knowing they are overpriced. But I was shocked by how much. This EpiPen I prescribed is for a mother who watched her 11-year-old son break out in hives from an insect bite on his arm. The hives then spread over his body. This time, fortunately, the hives did not spread to...