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Of Women, Health, and Death: This is Where the Anti-Choice Movement Leaves Us
Years ago, sometime around 1995, I sat with a colleague – now dead – who, over the years, had become a dear friend as well as a co-worker. A man who was raised a Catholic, joined the US Air Force, … Continue reading
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A Statement from Doctors for America
Gentle Readers – The statement following, which I am privileged to sign, is from an organization that attempts to make our lives a bit better every day. I am pleased to place this into my blog. AJ Layon ======================================================= A … Continue reading
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How Can we Decrease Costs and Improve Quality in Medicine?
Ezekiel Emanuel, oncologist, former White House advisor, and Vice-Provost and Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, published an opinion piece last week in the New York Times (Less Than $ 26 Billion ? Don’t … Continue reading
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From Politico.com and The Washington Post – Glenn Thrush and Ezra Klein on Rank Hypocrisy
Gentle Readers – I think Ezra Klein is in error here; it IS hypocritical to oppose health care for the working poor while at the same time complaining that there is no government insurance option to cover the gap. I … Continue reading
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Problems in Paradise – What Does, and What Might, Our Health System Look Like: Part Three
Introduction We have reviewed the data on the US health system as it exists – both the costs and outcomes – as well as the reasons why these costs and outcomes exist as they do. This section is meant to … Continue reading
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From The Texas Tribune: Texas Considers Medicaid Withdrawal
Gentle Readers – It does make one wonder whether the oxygen concentration in Texas has decreased to such an extent that our friends in that great state can no longer think clearly. So do they want the poor and disabled … Continue reading
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From SLATE: Who won? A Slightly Different Take
Gentle Reader – This is certainly a different take than the one I came away with after the election. Mr. Saletan suggests that the legislation is more important than the actual loss of seats by the Democratic Party. It is … Continue reading
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From the New York Times: G.O.P. Plans to Use Purse Strings to Fight Health Law
Gentle Reader – We see the outlines of the strategies of the new House Majority to terminate health insurance reform. Is this what our people desired ? When it happens, is this what they will have wanted ? Please see … Continue reading
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Problems in Paradise – What Does, and What Might, Our Health System Look Like: Part Two
INTRODUCTION In the first part of this series, I briefly outlined the character – the face if you will – of our health system. In this second part, I will touch upon the pre-reform finance of this system and why it … Continue reading
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Is Something Better than Nothing ? (In this case the answer is “Wasn’t but now is”)
Gentle Reader – I read this piece a few days ago. The question is: Is some “insurance” better than nothing ? This case is one example of the false sense of security the can be had when we talk about … Continue reading
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