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title: Podiatry Blog (8)
description: Get the latest foot and ankle care updates from San Francisco's top podiatry practice, San Mateo Podiatry Group. (8)
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## [The 10 Best-Paying Jobs of 2014](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/the-10-best-paying-jobs-of-2014)

*on* August 13, 2014

 The 10 Best-Paying Jobs of 2014 – At Work – WSJ.

## [Survey Finds 1 In 5 Uninsured Don’t Want Coverage – Capsules – The KHN Blog](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/survey-finds-1-5-uninsured-dont-want-coverage-capsules-khn-blog)

*on* August 11, 2014

 Though millions of people gained health coverage this year as a result of the Affordable Care Act, millions more remain unaware of their options or have no interest in getting insured, a new survey has found.

## [Half of Americans think expensive medical care is better. They’re wrong. – Vox](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/half-of-americans-think-expensive-medical-care-is-better-theyre-wrong-vox)

*on* August 07, 2014

 Half of Americans think expensive medical care is better. They’re wrong. – Vox.

## [Why We Should Know the Price of Medical Tests – NYTimes.com](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/why-we-should-know-the-price-of-medical-tests-nytimes-com)

*on* August 06, 2014

 One of the common arguments against mandating or providing upfront prices for medical tests and procedures is that American patients are not very skilled consumers of health care and will assume high prices mean high quality.

## [Adventures in ‘Prior Authorization’ – NYTimes.com](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/adventures-in-prior-authorization-nytimes-com)

*on* August 04, 2014

 Adventures in ‘Prior Authorization’ – NYTimes.com.

## [The Value of Customer Experience, Quantified – Peter Kriss – Harvard Business Review](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/the-value-of-customer-experience-quantified-peter-kriss-harvard-business-review)

*on* August 04, 2014

 The Value of Customer Experience, Quantified Intuitively, most people recognize the value of a great customer experience. Brands that deliver them are ones that we want to interact with as customers — that we become loyal to, and that we recommend to our friends and family. But as executives...

## [Sonography of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint and Sonographically Guided Intraarticular Injection of Corticosteroid in Acute Gout Attack](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/sonography-of-the-first-metatarsophalangeal-joint-and-sonographically-guided-intraarticular-injection-of-corticosteroid-in-acute-gout-attack)

*on* July 30, 2014

 Sonography of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint and Sonographically Guided Intraarticular Injection of Corticosteroid in Acute Gout Attack

## [Doctor Payments, and the Use of Specialists – NYTimes.com](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/doctor-payments-and-the-use-of-specialists-nytimes-com)

*on* July 29, 2014

 Doctor Payments, and the Use of Specialists – NYTimes.com.

## [Is It Worth It? Lower Cost, Limited Choice of Doctors and Hospitals – NYTimes.com](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/is-it-worth-it-lower-cost-limited-choice-of-doctors-and-hospitals-nytimes-com)

*on* July 29, 2014

 A Health Trade-Off That’s Here to Stay: Lower Cost, Limited Choice – NYTimes.com.

## [Orthotics. With Bluetooth.](https://blog.sanmateopodiatrygroup.com/orthotics-with-bluetooth)

*on* July 28, 2014

 Going The Distance With A Smart Shoe Made In India | TechCrunch.

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