Last Thursday night, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) accepted his party’s presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). His acceptance speech touched on nearly every issue under the sun that is of interest to voter’s in this election year. Regarding health care, Senator Obama’s approach was fairly predictable. He first pointed out where he believes [...]
Even George Clooney can’t save what some in the press have nicknamed “The Republican E. R. Plan.” (This post is a follow-up to one I wrote yesterday about McCain’s top health care advisor, John Goodman, who thinks that access to the ER is the same thing as having health insurance.)
For someone with a PhD in [...]
For at least several decades, telling the elderly to get an annual flu shot seemed like a no brainer. After all, seniors are often in more fragile health, and a bout of influenza can be debilitating. Moreover, it can lead to pneumonia and other serious conditions.
But new data suggests that the flu shot doesn’t actually [...]
In an interview yesterday, McCain’s top health care advisor, John Goodman (he also calls himself “The Father of Health Savings Accounts” — something I wouldn’t brag about) said that the term “uninsured” is a misnomer because Americans can access health care through the emergency room.
As an expert in cancer care and how that care is [...]
I’m noticing a theme. It seems that many of the speakers at the Democratic National Convention are happy to mention health care, but few seem to delve in to it. They point out the sad state that our system is in, present a few personal stories that they have heard from constituents, and then make [...]
There’s buzz on the “internets” that Hillary might find a place as a health care czar in the Obama administration if Barack is successful with his quest. That position would likely not be a cabinet post, but would be similar to the role she had in her husband’s administration, when she was going to lead [...]
The Democratic National Convention (DNC) and the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC) are a great way to hear what current politicians and advocates, as well as presidential hopefuls, have to say about health care. Now, not having cable, I have only been able to watch DNC highlights that are broadcast on my local channels and [...]
The November presidential election is getting closer, and talk of health care reform and policy will be heating up in the next few months. The discussions will get more specific and that will mean lots of insider talk and what Public Citizen calls jargon. This could leave many Americans out of the discussion.
Public Citizen’s Health [...]
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund indicates that 79 million Americans are suffering under the burden of medical debt or medical bill problems, or 41% of working-age Americans. This data hardly comes as a surprise, considering that 9 million Americans have lost their health insurance coverage since 2000. But are medical costs due only [...]
The FDA will now allow producers of fresh iceberg lettuce and spinach to use ionizing radiation on the greens to prevent the spread of pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella. Don’t be too surprised, apparently irradiated meat has been on the market for years, although not being much of a meat eater, THAT was [...]
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