by Andrew McGuire | Nov 18, 2010 | 365, Celebrity Ads, News, Video
When Wendy Walsh was a child, her parents didn’t have to worry about the quality or cost of her medical care even though she had rare, chronic, kidney stones. The reason: they lived in Canada. But now that she’s a mother, she worries every day about how...
by Andrew McGuire | Oct 21, 2010 | News
by Brian Leubitz Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal featured an article about student health plans. One of the cases studied was Paula Villescaz, a student at Berkeley and somebody that I have met through my participation in the California Young Democrats. She...
by Andrew McGuire | Oct 14, 2010 | News
Three years ago I went to India with my wife to treat her thyroid problem. Here at home, her doctor recommended surgery, and when I checked (we had no insurance), the hospital quoted us $50,000 for an overnight stay, with a 40% discount if we paid cash up front. We...
by Andrew McGuire | Sep 8, 2010 | News
We are yet another family driven to bankruptcy from medical expenses. My son, who is 14, developed Tourette’s syndrome when he was 10. It took over a year-and-a half to diagnose, because Kaiser insisted it was anxiety and a personality disorder. After months of huge...
by Andrew McGuire | Sep 3, 2010 | News
Two years ago I had my gallbladder removed. Prior to the surgery, I spent an entire day in the emergency rooms, had two MRIs, two x-rays and two CAT scans. A slew of lab tests later, I’m tens of thousands of dollars in debt. And, I had health insurance from my...
