ACA: Power to Appeal When Insurance Companies Deny Claims
One of the most disheartening things I’ve witnessed as a physician is insurance denials of needed medical services in the name of saving costs or the desire not to pay for serv…
About the Blogger
- Linda Burke-Galloway, MD, MS, FACOG is a board-certified ob-gyn physician who is a champion of patient safety and an expert in saving high-risk mothers and babies. She has served our country through the National Health Service Corp, has been a Senior Ob-Gyn Physician with the State of Florida Department of Health for 14 years and her expertise in reducing medical malpractice is sought by the federal government frequently. She has provided clinical services to a diverse, high-risk patient population in New York; southwest Louisiana; a Lakota Native American reservation in South Dakota; and a public health community in Central Florida. She is the author of The Smart Mothers Guide to a Better Pregnancy, the Pregnancy Expert for LifeScript.com, a medical editor for Medpedia, a frequent contributor to Basil & Spice Syndication and was recently interviewed on CNN. She has received numerous awards and is a passionate blogger. She is a graduate of City College of the City University of New York, Columbia University School of Social Work and Boston University School of Medicine. However her greatest accomplishment is being married to her husband of 20 years and being the mother of two wonderful sons.
Editor's Note: Any views or opinions presented on this blog are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the hospitals, clinics, and institutions where they work, teach, and study.
Recent Posts
From the Heart of a Patient
By Dorice Arden, Submitted by Linda Burke-Galloway, MD, MS, FACOG Sometimes it is our patients and readers who become our greatest teachers. On March 16, 2011, I turned in my resign…
The Problem with the Sustainable Growth Rate
I’m sitting at my computer shaking my head and wondering what will it take for the profession of medicine to return to “normal?” When I graduated from medical schoo…
Politicians: Please Don’t Bully Our Patients for Your Own Personal Agenda
I normally refrain from discussing the subject of abortions. In my humble opinion, it’s a private matter between a woman, her physician and her God. Have I ever performed a ter…
36 Million in Need
A very dear friend is presently having marital problems that came to a head because of a medical bill. “Kathy” worked for many years and her husband was on her insurance …
Cutting Off Your Nose to Spit in Your Face in Florida
Although I’ve been a resident in the state of Florida for sixteen years, the obstinacy of its politicians never ceases to amaze me. According to The New York Times, Florida has…
The Need for Medicaid Reform
As a physician who has devoted 20 years of her professional career working with the indigent, I think I am well-versed to make a comment or two regarding Medicaid. Of late, the topi…
An Urban Radio Legend Saves a Life through Prevention
June 16th was a day of celebration. My sorority sister and your U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, along with Human Health Services, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, announced th…
Farewell Adriana – Another Uninsured Statistic
There are two types of physicians who practice medicine: those who choose medicine as a career and those who medicine chooses to serve. When you are called to serve, your relationshi…
A Moral Victory for Pregnant Women
This post is written as a follow-up to The Hijacking of Pregnant Women. It is said that sometimes you have to rock the boat in order to shift the course of progress. Well today pr…
