The politicians tell us the system needs to change in order to lower health care costs. But maybe there’s a bottom-up approach. Dr. Cynthia Koelker, author of 101 Ways to Save Money on Healthcare, empowers each of us to lower our healthcare costs.

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One of the central elements used to assure the quality of our physicians is board certification. What is Board Certification? How do doctors get it? Is it always for real? We discuss board certification with Dr. Kevin Weiss, President and CEO of the American Board of Medical Specialties.

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For all its good, there’s general agreement the health care system needs to change, but leadership for effective change seems lacking. We explore what can and should be done with Jim Frogue, Vice President of the Center for Healthcare Transformation.

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The most controversial aspect of healthcare reform is the possibility of rationing. The Federal government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is already supporting guidelines and studying efficiencies. Is that code for developing ways to ration our healthcare? Dr. Carolyn Clancy, Director of AHRQ tells us what the Agency is really doing.

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Doctors have to be devoted to staying abreast of new medical developments. They must document hours and hours of education every year. How does that education work? How is it kept free of inappropriate drug company influences? Dr. Michael Lischke, Executive Director of Continuing Medical Education at Wake Forest University School of Medicine explains.

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As good as our health care system is, it isn’t perfect. Doctors are only human. You can get better health care by taking a leadership role. Margo Corbett, creator of The Savvy Patient’s Toolkit, tells us how to become more engaged, eliminate medical errors, and reduce needless testing.

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State medical boards across the country are responsible for licensing and disciplining over 700,000 doctors. Dr. Humayun Chaudhry, President & CEO of the Federation of State Medical Boards, explains how doctors are trained and licensed and how the public can access state medical board information on doctors’ training and disciplinary history.

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When we’re in need of serious medical care, we often don’t have a lot of time to study whether a hospital is up to standards or not. Jerod Loeb, PhD, Executive Vice President of the Joint Commission, explains how hospitals are accredited and how over 100,000 other healthcare organizations aren’t.

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Some people deride insurers as a deadweight loss in our health care system. How do insurers’ perceive their role? Barbara Morales, Vice President of Health Policy at BCBS, explains how insurers are patient advocates and describes the strengths and limitations of recent health reform legislation.

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Did Congress just take over the health care system? Will the health care reform legislation end and destroy our health care system? Legal scholar Mark Hall cuts through the partisan hype to tell us what we can really expect from the “monumental” health care reform legislation.

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