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Health Policy

"Our Bodies, Ourselves": 40 Years on, Still Circling the Globe

Bella DePaulo | Posted 12.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Health Policy, Sexual Orientations, Matrimania, Women’s Studies, Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, Media, Movies, Birthing, Consciousness-Raising, History, Singlism, Activism, Health Consumers, Disability, Translations, Health Care, Spirituality, Revisions, Medical Procedures, Aging, Social Change, Relationships, Menopause, Social Movement, Singles, Our Bodies Ourselves, Sexuality, Children’s Books, Childbearing, Going Viral, Health, Teens, Books, Diversity, Adults Without Children, Impact News
Bella DePaulo

There are some truths about women's health that may now seem self-evident, but perhaps would not be so obvious if it were not for the ideas espoused, starting so long ago, by "Our Bodies, Ourselves."

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Health Care Pizza

D. Brad Wright | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Politics, Pizza, Economics, Health Policy, Health Care Costs, Health Care, Politics News
D. Brad Wright

Solomon really nailed it on the head when he wrote "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun." One of the "old" things under the sun, is health care costs.

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Go Bananas During National Food Desert Awareness Month

Mari Gallagher | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Food, Health Policy, Local Food, Sustainable Food, Health, Food Politics, Food Access, Nutrition, Food Deserts, Chicago News
Mari Gallagher

Fast, cheap and easy is not a porn film; it's the new American diet.

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Free Now To Do the Right Thing

Stephen M. Davidson | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care Costs, Health Policy, Chuck Grassley, Mike Enzi, Senator Grassley, Senator Enzi, Home News
Stephen M. Davidson

Why do people make dysfunctional health care decisions? The main answer is cost.

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The Death Panels Are Real

D. Brad Wright | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Chuck Grassley, Health Policy, Mike Enzi, Death Panels, Health Care, Health, Politics News
D. Brad Wright

Throughout Congress there are men and women who are making decisions right now that will mean putting some people to death. Sen. Grassley is the ranking member of the Early Grave Commission.

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Caring for Health: Expanding the Policy Dialogue

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 07.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Smoking, Health Policy, Healthy Lifestyle, Personal Health, Men's Health, Obama, National Health Insurance, Gender and Health, Men and Women's Health, Universal Health Coverage, Gender, National Healthcare, Women's Health, Health, National Health Reform, Gender Disparities, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Universal Health Care, National Health Policy, Living News
Abby L. Ferber

Providing universal health coverage is essential, but there are many, many other social policy avenues to pursue if we seek to improve the health of our citizenry.

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Medical Boards: What They Do and Why They Matter

Barb Johnston | Posted 06.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Doctors, California, Health Policy, Health Care, Medicine, Medical Board, Living News
Barb Johnston

You can have good health insurance, live in a community with state-of-the-art facilities, and yet none of that matters if you can't find a doctor.

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Getting Health Reform Right: A Q&A With Jacob Hacker

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Newt Gingrich, Health Policy, Health Care for America, Universal Coverage, Jacob Hacker, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Wanted: a framework for comprehensive health reform that provides near-universal coverage, reduces costs, and fosters continued improvement in medical care. Oh -- and the plan must be politically achievable.

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Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Turning Us Into Mad Hatters?

Paula Crossfield | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Mercury, Epa, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Refiners, Mercury Poisoning, Fda, Mercury in Food, Hfcs, Health Policy, Food Safety, Jeremy Piven, Hfcs and Mercury, Green News
Paula Crossfield

It turns out that many foods sweetened with high fructose corn syrup contain mercury. Worst of all, the FDA has known about this potential toxin and has continued serving it up since at least 2005.

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The Health Care Debate: What It Will Take to Cover Everyone

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jacob Hacker, Health Policy, Health, Tom Daschle, Health Care A, Obama Transition, Health Insurance, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Politics News
Sarah van Gelder

It may take the same sort of grassroots involvement that got Obama elected president to keep the private insurance industry from hijacking the process.

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Toil and Trouble
McCain NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 12.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Ads, John McCain, Ken Duberstein, Health Policy, Economics, Palin Pro-American Areas, Restributionist, The Economy, Stephen Colbert, Joe Biden, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, Going Rogue, Sarah Palin, 2012, Diva, Wack Job, Conservatives, The Media Consortium, Rachel Maddow, Ohio, Laurence Eagleburger, Ethanol, 2008 Presidential Campaign, The Constitution, Mccainiacs, Home News
The Media Consortium

NOTE: After you click a link, click the title of the item to get the full text or video. This week finds our war hero, on Old Hallow's Eve, having fi...

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McCain's Erratic Health Strategy: Now He's Slashing Medicare

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Joe Biden, McCain Tax Increase, Health Policy, Health, Economy, John McCain Taxes, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

The conclusion seems impossible to avoid: McCain's health care ideas are risky, unstable, and poorly thought out. They could result in a 'healthcare meltdown' that Americans can ill afford.

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