See more healthcare reporting from In Focus Martin Sheen
Over the last several weeks, In Focus Martin Sheen has been making several new reporting announcements. Many of these new stories will focus on the future of healthcare in the United States. Viewers have been talking to the producers of the TV program at (561) 826-0675 about the important healthcare topics that they want to see covered on the groundbreaking TV show.
One of the topics that is getting a lot of discussion in the healthcare field is the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. This new legislation is already slowly being phased in and the bulk of the law will go into effect in 2014. In Focus PBS has been talking to experts about what the law will mean in the coming years.
New treatments for disease and illness are also being explored. Scientists are now looking at disease at a molecular level to find better ways to help return people to health. Doctors are now even considering alternative medicine as a way to keep people strong during treatment for a variety of illnesses. Yoga and meditation are now becoming part of larger treatment regimens for arthritis and hypertension.
Electronic medical records are also becoming more popular. More and more records are moving to large online databases where they are more portable and can be easily maintained. Some people are concerned about this new information online. Anew series of In Focus Martin Sheen scam investigation reports will help people stay safe with more information in cyberspace.
In Focus with Martin Sheen will have more of this reporting for public television audiences and online at www.infocusptv.com. The team will be announcing more reporting in the coming weeks that will cover many of the healthcare topics that audiences are talking about.