Comments for Term Life Policy http://www.termlifepolicy.com/blog The responsible way to lower your life insurance costs Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:40:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Can telling your doctor private medical information hurt you down the road? by InsureBlog http://www.termlifepolicy.com/blog/can-telling-your-doctor-private-medical-information-hurt-you-down-the-road/comment-page-1#comment-6 InsureBlog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:40:06 +0000 http://www.termlifepolicy.com/blog/?p=5#comment-6 <strong>In the Hot Seat (Again)...</strong> Several months ago, the very pleasant Claire McGuire interviewed me on behalf of FoIB Chris Brooks' Term Life Insurance Policy blog. Claire was researching a piece on whether (and how) disclosing one's medical history could adversely affect one's li... In the Hot Seat (Again)…

Several months ago, the very pleasant Claire McGuire interviewed me on behalf of FoIB Chris Brooks’ Term Life Insurance Policy blog. Claire was researching a piece on whether (and how) disclosing one’s medical history could adversely affect one’s li…

]]> Comment on Can telling your doctor private medical information hurt you down the road? by Liz http://www.termlifepolicy.com/blog/can-telling-your-doctor-private-medical-information-hurt-you-down-the-road/comment-page-1#comment-5 Liz Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:38:15 +0000 http://www.termlifepolicy.com/blog/?p=5#comment-5 Very interessting! I have read before that people aren't honest with their doctors about certain habits ("no, doc, I'm just a social drinker!" or that they do exercise when they don't, etc. (Actually, an ear doctor who found out I was smoking is the guy who got me to quit! "Find a new vice," he snapped. "You're ruining your eustacian (sp?) tubes." Now, I wanted to quit anyway, and this gave me the shove I needed. But I never thought about doctors being able to hurt us down the road with the information. I think doctors need all that info -- even when it pains us (so to speak!) to tell them, because it's the development of that personal relationship that's so important to medicine. At least, that's the point made in a book I'm reading about <a href="http://normanmakous.com/books/" rel="nofollow"> personal medicine</a> in this technological age we live in, "Time to Care." He practiced from the late '40s to the early 21st century -- good grief, think of the technological advances in that time! But he makes a point, backed up by interesting patient anecdotes, which are fun to read, that for all the advances, you STILL need personal care by physicians. But a lot of doctors aren't providing that anymore. It's all good stuff, especially as we debate the health care bill (personally I think it's terrible and will explode costs and not add to care) that's out there now. Well, the two bills, I guess... Very interessting! I have read before that people aren’t honest with their doctors about certain habits (”no, doc, I’m just a social drinker!” or that they do exercise when they don’t, etc. (Actually, an ear doctor who found out I was smoking is the guy who got me to quit! “Find a new vice,” he snapped. “You’re ruining your eustacian (sp?) tubes.” Now, I wanted to quit anyway, and this gave me the shove I needed. But I never thought about doctors being able to hurt us down the road with the information. I think doctors need all that info — even when it pains us (so to speak!) to tell them, because it’s the development of that personal relationship that’s so important to medicine. At least, that’s the point made in a book I’m reading about personal medicine in this technological age we live in, “Time to Care.” He practiced from the late ’40s to the early 21st century — good grief, think of the technological advances in that time! But he makes a point, backed up by interesting patient anecdotes, which are fun to read, that for all the advances, you STILL need personal care by physicians. But a lot of doctors aren’t providing that anymore. It’s all good stuff, especially as we debate the health care bill (personally I think it’s terrible and will explode costs and not add to care) that’s out there now. Well, the two bills, I guess…

]]> Comment on Can telling your doctor private medical information hurt you down the road? by Healthcare Economist · Cavalcade of Risk #92: Q&A Edition http://www.termlifepolicy.com/blog/can-telling-your-doctor-private-medical-information-hurt-you-down-the-road/comment-page-1#comment-4 Healthcare Economist · Cavalcade of Risk #92: Q&A Edition Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:25:03 +0000 http://www.termlifepolicy.com/blog/?p=5#comment-4 [...] Can telling your doctor private medical information hurt you down the road? Chris Brooks of TermLifePolicy.com evaluates whether your insurance company can take advantage of the private health information. [...] [...] Can telling your doctor private medical information hurt you down the road? Chris Brooks of TermLifePolicy.com evaluates whether your insurance company can take advantage of the private health information. [...]

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