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Rx for healthcare: Do no harm
Submitted by Kathleen McCusker on 11.25.2008
Caroline, an American, met her soul-mate in graduate school. After she and her beloved earned their degrees, they married and decided to begin their life together in her husband's native Germany.
California’s Newest Chronic Disease: “Preventionitis”
Submitted by John R. Graham on 11.20.2008
A major driver of health costs over the last couple of decades is chronic illness such as diabetes and heart disease. It's time to add another chronic ailment to the list: "preventionitis." Because much chronic disease is associated with bad lifestyle choices, many succumb to the utopian delusion that investment in "prevention" – eating better, exercising more, and so on – will cut society's health bill.
Rx: Assess need; research; plan
Submitted by Kathleen McCusker on 11.18.2008
Rafael home-schools his young children while his wife earns their single income as a speech therapist.
What does an Obama presidency mean for health care?
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 11.13.2008
One of the many challenges President-elect Barack Obama will face is healthcare reform. It was a centerpiece of his campaign, and the American people expect action.
High court should reject vaccine suits
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 11.12.2008
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case likely to have profound effects on how vaccines are marketed, distributed and developed. The court’s verdict could affirm the existing regulatory framework for testing and labeling vaccines. That would be good news, as vaccines are among the most effective medical advancements in history.
Roadblock to health
Submitted by John R. Graham on 11.12.2008
Census officials just revealed that 17.2 percent of North Carolinians ??“ 1.5 million ??“ went without health insurance between 2006 and 2007.
State government keeps health insurance from Tar Heels
Submitted by John R. Graham on 11.7.2008
U.S. Census officials just revealed that 17.2 percent of North Carolinians went without health insurance between 2006 and 2007, up 2.1 percentage points from the preceding two years. That's greater than the national average and translates to about 1.5 million uninsured Tar Heels.
In A Time Of Economic Trouble, Which Presidential Health Reform Is Good Medicine?
Submitted by John R. Graham on 11.6.2008
With the specter of a serious recession looming, many Americans fear unemployment and loss of health coverage. Economists anticipate that the unemployment rate will jump from 6 percent up to 8 or 9 percent. Because most working people are entirely dependent upon their employer for health benefits, thousands will likely be forced onto state Medicaid rolls after they lose their jobs. Many will be grateful for any help with medical bills, but Medicaid is a poor way to take care of their needs.
Gov. Schwarzenegger’s veto traps California in obsolete medical research
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 11.4.2008
SACRAMENTO – Last month Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed September 25 “Stem Cell Awareness Day.” That news got by many Californians, who remain unaware of how California is locked into paying for obsolete research, certain to consume billions of dollars but unlikely to come up with any of the cures Californians were led to believe would be the result of their vote for Proposition 71 in 2004.
California Governor Plans to Wield Veto Pen
Submitted by Katie Flanigan on 11.1.2008
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is expected to veto several bills passed by the state legislature, even though the measures are similar to a sweeping health care plan he proposed but failed to get through the General Assembly earlier this year (“California Considers Imposing a Health Insurance Mandate,” Health Care News, March 2008).
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