Healthcare Policy

Long-Term Healthcare Policies Leaving Customers In The Dark

www.cbsnews.com | Posted 01.06.2012

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(CBS News) People think they're doing the right thing by buying long-term healthcare insurance and paying for it for many years, before they need it,...

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World Sight Day: A See Change

Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 12.12.2011

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Stephan B. Tanda

Given the tremendous personal, economic and societal loss that occurs as a consequence of preventable blindness, it is unacceptable that more is not being done.

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Health Reform 2.0: Help With the Work We Have to Do Next!

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mark Hyman MD, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Reform, Preventive Medicine Health Care, Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium, Complementary Medicine Health Care, IHPC Online Action Network, Tom Harkin, Integrative Health Care, Dr. Janet Kahn, Mark Hyman, Dr. Mark Hyman, Alternative Medicine Health Care, Senator Harkin, Health Reform, Health Care, Senator Tom Harkin, Healthcare, Functional Medicine Health Care, Healthy Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

Those of us who believe in preventive health care, integrated health care, functional medicine, and complementary and alternative medicine have special reasons to celebrate the health care reform bill.

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How To Fix Obama's Health Plan Before It's Too Late

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mark Hyman, MD

We are facing a watershed moment in the history of medicine, one where changing the very way we understand and treat disease is finally possible.

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Fizzy Math: Tax Soda to Pay for Health Care and Prevention

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Obesity Epidemic, Health, Nutrition, Soda, Healthcare Policy, Medicare, Medicaid, Obesity, Healthcare, Coca-Cola, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

Americans are already taxed by soda. Out of every paycheck, and on every April 15, we're each paying to treat diseases promoted by the overconsumption of these uniquely worthless drinks.

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Voters Need More Substance on Health Care Reform

Laura L. Carstensen | Posted 11.17.2011

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Laura L. Carstensen

Health policy is inextricably linked to how well we age as a nation. To the extent that long-lived people are physically fit, mentally sharp, and financially secure, societies will thrive.

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