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title: Podiatry Blog (5)
description: Get the latest foot and ankle care updates from San Francisco's top podiatry practice, San Mateo Podiatry Group. (5)
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## [Insured, but Not Covered – NYTimes.com](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/insured-but-not-covered-nytimes-com)
*on* February 15, 2015
Insured, but Not Covered – NYTimes.com.
## [Blue Shield warns clients it may end coverage with Sutter Health – SFGate](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/blue-shield-warns-clients-it-may-end-coverage-with-sutter-health-sfgate)
*on* January 19, 2015
Blue Shield warns patients it may end coverage with Sutter Health
## [Health cares future: An interview with a hospital CEO](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/health-cares-future-an-interview-with-a-hospital-ceo)
*on* December 22, 2014
Health cares future: An interview with a hospital CEO
## [Scott Gottlieb: The Affordable Care Act prefers Hospital Ownership of Physician Practices over Private Practice – WSJ](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/scott-gottlieb-the-affordable-care-act-prefers-hospital-ownership-of-physician-practices-over-private-practice-wsj)
*on* December 09, 2014
Scott Gottlieb: ObamaCare’s Threat to Private Practice – WSJ.
## [More Cost of Health Care Shifts to Consumers – WSJ](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/more-cost-of-health-care-shifts-to-consumers-wsj)
*on* December 04, 2014
Americans increasingly have to dig into their own pockets to pay for medical care, a shift that is helping to curb the growth in health spending by employers and the government.
## [How Medical Care Is Being Corrupted – NYTimes.com](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/how-medical-care-is-being-corrupted-nytimes-com)
*on* December 01, 2014
WHEN we are patients, we want our doctors to make recommendations that are in our best interests as individuals. As physicians, we strive to do the same for our patients.
## [Cuts in Insurance Coverage are Killing People: AZ Podiatrist](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/cuts-in-insurance-coverage-are-killing-people-az-podiatrist)
*on* December 01, 2014
During the last recession, Arizona cut \[insurance\] coverage for tens of thousands of people. This year, the state expanded Medicaid again, although the decision faces a legal challenge.
## [End to Global Payments a ’Nightmare,’ Surgeons Say – HealthLeaders Media](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/end-to-global-payments-a-nightmare-surgeons-say-healthleaders-media)
*on* November 19, 2014
A new Medicare rule that will eliminate global surgical payments in two phases beginning in 2017 will be “an administrative burden for surgeons” and “a nightmare to track,” says the American College of Surgeons.
## [Most health startups likely to fail because they dont understand health care payment models | VentureBeat | Health | by debrasharp](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/most-health-startups-likely-to-fail-because-they-dont-understand-health-care-payment-models-venturebeat-health-by-debrasharp-2)
*on* November 11, 2014
Most health startups likely to fail because they dont understand health care payment models | VentureBeat | Health | by debrasharp.
## [Most health startups likely to fail because they dont understand health care payment models | VentureBeat | Health | by debrasharp](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/most-health-startups-likely-to-fail-because-they-dont-understand-health-care-payment-models-venturebeat-health-by-debrasharp)
*on* November 08, 2014
Most health startups likely to fail because they dont understand health care payment models | VentureBeat | Health | by debrasharp.
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