Health Care

Halfway to Universal Health Care

Gavin Newsom | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Washington DC, Bush Administration, Gavin Newsom, Mayor Newsom, Health Care, San Francisco, Health, Healthcare, Universal Healthcare, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

By thinking outside-the-box, San Francisco has provided innovative solutions that can help solve our national health crisis rather than passing the buck. We are proving that it can be done.

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Obama: Bailout Likely To Delay Health Care, Education And Other Spending Programs

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Economy, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, Health Care, Politics News

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday any plan to rescue Wall Street from its financial woes must ensure that taxpayers are reim...

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John McCan Wants the Health Care Industry to be More Like the Banking Industry

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: US News & World Report, Banking Crisis, Financial Crisis, John McCain, Wall Street, Health Care, Politics News
Robert Schlesinger

John McCain wants the health care industry to be more like the banking industry. This from a McCain article in Contingencies, the magazine of the Ame...

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The Women in McCain's Life

Paul Jenkins | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

In 10 days Sarah Palin's standing has crashed an awesome 24 points, with a clear majority now having a negative opinion of the Alaska Governor. This k...

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McCain's Plan For Health Care Reform: Let's Make It More Like The Financial Industry (VIDEO)(UPDATED)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain Health Care, John McCain, Health Care, Politics News

***UPDATE*** 11:25PM The Washington Post reports that the flap over an article McCain published that touted, with the example of the banking industry,...

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Something's Gotta Give: Ten-Point Plan for Integrative Health Care Reform

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 09.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Integrative Health, Integrative Medicine, Health Care, Health Reform, Health, Universal Healthc Care, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

In the current economic climate, we no longer have the luxury of ignoring the holes in our health care policy. These ten policy changes can begin to institute the best of integrative care.

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How To Find Your Voice In The Doctor's Office

Marc Darrow | Posted 09.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Personal Health, Health Care, Doctor Advice, Going to the Doctor, Living News
Marc Darrow

I'm always surprised at how many people accept the nature of their healthcare for the simple reason that they believe they don't really have a choice ...

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McCain-Palin? 10 Reasons to Count Me Out

Rose Ann DeMoro | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, John McCain Health Care Plan, Lilly Ledbetter, Health Care, Lehman Brothers, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Rose Ann DeMoro

Amidst the worst economic crisis in this nation since the 1930s, the prospect of a John McCain-Sarah Palin administration hardly offers much confidence for the future.

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They deregulated finance, now they want to deregulate health care!

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Deregulation, Financial Crisis, Health Care, Health, Economy, Politics News
Jason Rosenbaum

The Dow Jones Industrial average lost almost 450 points yesterday, closing at 10917.51, only a few points higher than when George Bush took office in ...

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Why I Support Barack Obama

Sara Paretsky | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Justice, Constitution, Health Care, Politics News
Sara Paretsky

The constitution says "We the People." Not, we the billionaires. Not, we the believers in Creationism. Not, we the oil industry lobbyists. Just, we the people.

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"Just say NO"...but can you?

Deane Waldman | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Medical Ethics, Healthcare System, Personal Health, Health Care, Decision Making, Home News
Deane Waldman

We teach people to "Just say NO," but can everyone? Consider the question from two viewpoints: patient and provider. Can a patient say NO? Can a pa...

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The Dead Core of McCain's Republican Party

Paul Jenkins | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Now that it has thoroughly discredited the market economy it was ostensibly pushing, the Republican Party is left with no clear, logical economic agenda.

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Elizabeth Edwards Discouraged By Health Care Focus

AP | MIKE BAKER | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards, Edwards Health Care, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News

PHILADELPHIA — Elizabeth Edwards said Tuesday she is discouraged that health care is falling on the nation's list of priorities and critiqued th...

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Bending Over Backwards to Be Wrong on Health Care

Richard Kirsch | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Health Care for America Now, Health Care, Health, Barack Obama, Politics News

Charging people more doesn't make them smarter consumers, it makes them sicker and ultimately more expensive to care for.

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Senator McCain, stop lying about Senator Obama's Health Care Plan

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health Care for America Now, John McCain, Health Care, Health, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jason Rosenbaum

Earlier today, Health Care for America Now released this statement: Health Care for America Now (HCAN) - the unprecedented coalition of large labor ...

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UK versus US Systems -- How Universal Health Care Works in the UK

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

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Thomas DeLorenzo

I was having dinner last night with an old friend who shared with me a story about her recent encounter with the Los Angeles County Hospital system. ...

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Obama Better be Ruthless

Diane Francis | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Tax Cuts, McCain Warmonger, South Carolina Primary, Republican Thugs, Attack Ads, Health Care, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Diane Francis

When dealing with such a totally ruthless opponent, kicking and biting and scratching and whatever else is necessary must be deployed.

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The Divided States of America: One Nation Under Two Gods

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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Michelle Haimoff

These diametrically opposed, partisan visions of America can never be reconciled because both parties feel that they are fundamentally saving the other party from itself.

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Pharmaceutical Influence Fought By Medical School, Journalists

AP | LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 09.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Health Care, Health, Pharmaceutical Industry, Business News

TRENTON, N.J. — Just about every segment of the medical community is piling on the pharmaceutical industry these days, accusing drugmakers of de...

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Ad Suggestion For Obama -- McCain AWOL On GI Bill

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

It's time to fight fire with fire -- point out McCain's most embarassing votes, and paint him as an extremist or a party hack while doing so. Also paint him as anti-middle-class.

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Insurance Industry: "What Do You Expect Us to Do? We Have to Make a Profit!"

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Insurance Industry, Profits, Health Care for America Now, Health Care, Health, Ahip, Politics News
Jason Rosenbaum

We know that no matter what language the insurance industry uses, they are fundamentally against health care reform. They are working against the American people, and everyone knows it.

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An Expat's View of the Conventions: End of Summer in America and Back "Home" to Europe

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

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Vivian Norris de Montaigu

I am a Democrat but actually found the old McCain palatable once upon a time...where in the hell did the real John McCain go?

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Simple Economics, Complicated Medicine

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 09.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Economics, Pneumonia, Health Reform, Health Care, Health, Medicine and Doctor Performance, Antibiotics, Hospitals, Emericgency Room, Business News
Peter A. Ubel

Overuse of antibiotics leads not only to antibiotic resistance, but also creates potentially life-threatening side effects.

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Friday Talking Points [46] -- Moose Poop!

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Sarah Palin has already singlehandedly introduced several terms into our political lexicon. "Hockey mom" is probably the most recognizable of these. ...

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Can McCain Even Say "Health Care"?

Jamie Court | Posted 09.05.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Obama, Mccain, Health Care, McCain Convention Speech 2008, Home News
Jamie Court

Senator John McCain's acceptance speech for the Republican party's presidential nomination hit alot of notes, but health care was not one of them.&n...

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