Students question new SHS plan Oct 28, 2009
With national health care reform on the horizon, health insurance is a hot topic among Washington University students. Some say they are unhappy with the schools Aetna student health insurance plan, which is mandated for all University undergraduate and graduate students. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Trina’s Starlite Lounge offers delicious organized chaos Oct 28, 2009
In this hipster crowd you ll see lots of National Health Service glasses, narrow-brimmed hats, long colorful knit scarves. This was the former Abbey Lounge. (Boston Globe)
Ill-founded idea Oct 24, 2009
THE ISSUE: Should there be a government-run, single-payer national health care system ... A doctors' group, Physicians for a National Health Program, says streamlining payment through a single nonprofit payer would save more than $400 billion a year - enough to provide coverage for all Americans. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Legoland scouting Atlanta sites. Is a wax museum next? Oct 24, 2009
"It really fits in to our diversified portfolio of tourist offerings," he said, referring to the varied tourism sites now downtown, plus the ones that are coming, such as the National Health Museum. He believes a Legoland indoor park, because of its uniqueness, would also be another magnet for tourists who drive from Birmingham, Nashville and Knoxville, for example. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Boehner: Obama's 'Chicago-Style Politics' .. Oct 23, 2009
Obama's 'Chicago-style politics:' Boehner: The Swamp. Posted October 22, 2009 1:40 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Swine Flu Cases Overestimated? Oct 22, 2009
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Britain's National Health Service, once you have H1N1 flu, you're immune from future outbreaks of the same virus. Those who think they've had H1N1 flu -- but haven't -- might mistakenly presume they're immune. (CBS News)
Patrick wants state to review health premiums for small business Oct 20, 2009
President Obama has been praised by small business groups because his national health care reform proposal would offer tax credits to offset costs and would create an exchange in which employers could buy coverage at competitive prices. During the national debate on health care reform, Massachusetts has been held up as an example, both by proponents, who point to the number of residents who have health insurance, and by opponents, who point to soaring health care costs. (Boston Globe)
Jewish values, healthcare in Rose Garden (1) Oct 19, 2009
First, the AMA, the country s largest society of doctors, long the main force blocking national health initiatives, has endorsed healthcare reform. Now fully 525,000 doctors belong to organizations that publicly endorse Obama s plan. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Pirate museum planned Oct 16, 2009
Lea sees great potential next to the other Centennial Park attractions such as the , and the proposed National Health Museum and Center for Civil and Human Rights. There are so many attractions in such a tiny area, Lea said. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Rants and raves Oct 16, 2009
IF OBAMA'S HEALTH care plan passes as it is, we are going to have to build a building in Washington called the National Health Building. It will make the Pentagon look like a small Quonset hut, and the number of bureaucrats in there would be the largest number of government workers this country has ever seen. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Click to read:Senate Finance Panel Passes Health Reform Oct 14, 2009
The Senate Finance Committee has approved its version of the National Health Care Bill. David Mark, Sr. Editor for Politico, discusses the vote and what impact it may have on the future of nationalized health care. (CBS News)
Click to read:No Debating Congress' Lavish Health Care Oct 14, 2009
And some of these guys tell us that WE shouldn't have a national health care system. And the rest seem determined to stick us with a BAD final deal. (CBS News)
WUSF-FM loud and clear in Sarasota, set to expand Oct 13, 2009
Do you think a national health care overhaul will be good or bad for the Florida economy. Definitely good. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Obama at the Afghan Precipice Oct 13, 2009
Or should he pursue a new strategy, downsizing our commitment, even withdrawing completely, a decision that would help him focus on national health care, among his other top domestic priorities. The die, I fear, is cast. (CBS News)
NHS 'failing to support carers' Oct 13, 2009
The National Health Service in England is failing to invest in sorely needed services for carers, campaigners say. Data uncovered by two charities suggested just 10m of the extra 50m earmarked for support services was being spent this year. (BBC News -- UK)
Tough to be a Republican Oct 11, 2009
Sure, Obama will be taking a piece out of everyone s paycheck to pay for national health care and various other Federal programs. BEACHBUM. (The Palm Beach Post)
SID THE SCIENCE KID Explores Germs, Viruses and Vaccines Just in Time for Flu Season in a Special Episode 'Getting a Shot: You Can Do It!' Oct 10, 2009
In addition to the services they deliver, the HHS programs provide for equitable treatment of beneficiaries nationwide, and they enable the collection of national health and other data. About The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Men, convertible drivers at risk for hearing loss Oct 9, 2009
Researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 1999 to 2004. "One of the points that people don't understand is that the intellectual content of the noise is irrelevant in terms of the damage it does to the ear," Mattox said. (CNN -- Health)
Mass burial waits for relatives to arrive Oct 5, 2009
The waters have receded but threats still remain, said Dr Limbo Fiu, the clinical manager for the national health service in Samoa. In a few weeks, we will see many people sick with gastro-enteritis and diarrhoea. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Gwinnett: Drowning under medical bills Oct 3, 2009
The broadcast gave me no sense of how the millions of Americans who are underinsured, uninsured, have exclusions on their coverage or have been dropped by their providers would benefit from a national health plan. Health care reform has generated way too much partisan nuttiness, grandstanding and general ill will. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Military Update: 'Small' inpatient fee hike of 21% seen as broken promise Oct 3, 2009
It comes amid an emotional debate over national health care reform. The fee increase, and service association criticism, almost certainly will be used by Republicans to deepen doubts about the presidents intentions regarding his health care initiatives. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
States Show How Not To Fix Health Care Oct 3, 2009
The national health care debate could benefit from an unlikely source: wearable wireless sensors ... Here are the core elements what will be contained in the health care reform compromise after the so-called public option is in all likelihood dropped: (a) Federal Regulation aka HEALTH CZAR/DEATH PANELS (b) Employer/Individual Mandates aka NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (c) Government Subsidies aka MIDDLE CLASS MEDICAL WELFARE With the Federal Government setting the rules, forcing everyone... (Investors Business Daily)
When Tom DeLay is Dancing, You Know the World is in Trouble Oct 2, 2009
Not in a million years did I ever believe that in one year alone there would be an attempt to basically create a backdoor national health care system, an effort to tax companies for "energy emissions" and the creation of so many new positions in the White House as to force any remake of the television series "West Wing" to have a cast of at least a thousand. Our race relations are not any better, but not because there are giant crowds of racists everywhere. (Townhall.com)
Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, N.P.P's Compromise Candidate For 2012 Sep 30, 2009
As a patriot, this professor returned home to Mother Ghana to help combat the ailing national health delivery system but initially, would have been the first to admit that, if not but for his selfless patriotism and zeal to help his compatriots to reach an appreciable level, he would have packed bag and baggage to go back to Europe. One stunning revelation about his triumphal entry to Ghana was that his employers - the German Government and for that matter, the Hanover Teaching Hospital... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Britain's fiscal emergency: Deflating the state Sep 25, 2009
A similar reckoning looms now, but in the firing line today are elements of the welfare state that have defined post-war Britain, not least the National Health Service, still loved at home if less admired elsewhere ... Both Mr Brown and Mr Cameron have pledged to keep raising spending on the National Health Service in real terms. (The Economist)
Stanford Grad Gives $33M For Stem Cell Research Sep 20, 2009
Relying almost exclusively on social media to get her message out, Sarah Palin has managed to carve out her own high-profile place in the national health care debate, on energy policy and on tort reform. Sep 19, 2009. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Obama pushes health reform at rally Sep 18, 2009
Obama s speech comes during a critical juncture of the national health care overhaul. On Wednesday, The proposal, however, lacks Republican support in spite of weeks of intense negotiation and attempts to reach out across the aisle. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
After long decline, state's welfare rolls surge Sep 17, 2009
Attorney Vince Brown said the group is concerned the state may be illegally discouraging needy families from applying not only for welfare, but federal entitlement programs such as food stamps and Medicaid, the national health insurance program for the poor. "We are really trying to balance the budget on the backs of the people who are most vulnerable," Brown said. (Yahoo News -- Welfare Reform)
Change coming to U.S. Sep 17, 2009
The national health care debate has taken a frightening turn. Attempts for reasoned discourse at public forums are now being obstructed by shout-downs and intimidation. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Is there a doctor in the house? Sep 15, 2009
Benjamin also worked in the National Health Service Corps, a program that helps young doctors pay off medical school loans by serving in poorer communities ... The federal National Health Service Corps, the same program that helped Regina Benjamin, is helping him, covering two years of his tuition and expenses in exchange for him spending at least two years in a clinic in an underserved area. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Defence Minister inspects Diagnostic Imaging Machine Sep 15, 2009
Lt. Col. Kamanta said accessing the service of the facility was covered under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHRS). Lt. Col. Kamanta said the result of the MRI was normally captured on films or on CDs with about 30 slides on one image. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Read the story Sep 14, 2009
At the same time, Obama needs union support as he makes a high-stakes push for national health care legislation. "He says he's free trade, and he says he's pro-union, so it's impossible for him," Roy Littlefield, executive vice president of the Tire Industry Association, which opposes the tire tariff, said in an interview. (CBS News -- Evening News)
An Unhinged Right Wing. But Why? Sep 14, 2009
At one point they insisted that if scientist Stephen Hawking were British and subject to the National Health Service, he would be dead, even though Hawking is British, alive and grateful to the NHS for his care. So progressives could be forgiven for branding the right as stupid and crazy. (CBS News)
Axelrod: Obama Firm on Public Option Sep 14, 2009
Because blatant hypocrisy is a prerequisite to opposing national health care. by Honorable_Majesty September 13, 2009 1:21 PM EDT. (CBS News)
American-Canadian relationship is close -- but complex Sep 13, 2009
Canada's national health insurance program has become the bugaboo invoked by opponents of American health care reform, with one scary commercial featuring a Canadian woman who says she was told to wait for life-saving treatment for a brain tumor. (Canadian officials say she had a cyst that was not life-threatening and that she was scheduled for surgery in plenty of time to avoid complications. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Two Sierra Vista views on the presidents health care speech Sep 12, 2009
Caught in a vicious circle of health insurers denial of medical treatment, Huffman said national health care reform must be adopted. Calling his family the victims of an insurance company s greed, he said when his wife s health began to suffer, the insurance company quickly dropped the family, finding excuses for denying treatment. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Sound off! Sept. 10, 09 Sep 11, 2009
America needs a national health plan. Clean up the park. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
The nations daddy speaks to children Sep 9, 2009
And regarding socialism and a national health plan, lots of folks particularly in the Bible belt, can probably point to chapter and verse of the New Testament where Jesus feeds the multitudes, heals lepers and epileptics and doesn t charge them a cent. Jesus Christ: Christianity s first socialist. But you and your s probably don t include those chapters in your bedside Bible. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Ghana, A Religious Zoo? Sep 9, 2009
But alas, this thing has been over with the advent of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana. So therefore, what consultation is being talked about here. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Howard Dean, behind the scenes Sep 8, 2009
Dean also road-tested election themes that worked for Obama, including opposition to the Iraq war and support of national health care ... From the sidelines Dean, who is also a physician, continues to press for a national health care plan that includes a government-run option, even as administration support for it appears to wane. (Boston Globe)
• A month for Recovery Sep 6, 2009
Federico and other coordinators believe Recovery Month serves to educate the public on substance abuse as a national health crisis as well as teach that addiction is a treatable disease and recovery is possible. "(It also helps to) de-stigmatize the reality and undo the stereotypes of those in recovery and the process or recovery," Federico said. (Juneau Empire)
Big Pharma races to get swine flu vaccines to market Sep 6, 2009
Baxter -- with orders for only 80 million doses -- has already finished several batches of its cell-based brand Celvapan, and said it will begin delivery while waiting for approval from national health authorities. GSK plans to start shipments in late September, while Novartis has said it will deliver in the fall. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Wash. health co-op part of health reform debate Sep 6, 2009
Now, the Seattle-based co-op that serves nearly 600,000 people in Washington state and Idaho is being mentioned as a potential model in the national health care reform debate. Group Health officials, while not taking an official stand in the debate, welcome the national discussion centered on their model of care. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Abrasive town hallers falling into Obama's trap Sep 5, 2009
Personally, I'm against national health care, probably for reasons different than yours. And, I consider myself among the 40 percent who could fluctuate either way on any given poll. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Politics Today: Will Democrats use force to pass Obamacare? Sep 5, 2009
What will happen if Democrats try the "go it alone" strategy to pass national health care ... But the unpleasant fact for Republicans is, Democrats have the power, on their own, to pass a bill that could ultimately lead to the liberal dream of national health care ... The story could be the same for the current healthcare-reform proposals, through which Democrats, with no Republican support, could put in place the basic structure of a national healthcare plan. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Maine's Snowe a key figure in health care reform Sep 5, 2009
Olympia Snowe, seen as a key figure in the ongoing national health care debate, to express his frustration. Snowe, a Republican, is determined that something be done. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
IRS would become Obamacare's enforcer... Sep 4, 2009
There's been a lot of discussion about the new and powerful federal agencies that would be created by the passage of a national health care bill ... But if the plan envisioned by President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats is enacted, the primary federal bureaucracy responsible for implementing and enforcing national health care will be an old and familiar one: the Internal Revenue Service ... So far, there has been little substantive public debate about the integral role of the IRS in... (The Drudge Report)
Political Grapevine Sep 4, 2009
They call it a "national crisis in patient care," explaining that medical staff under National Health Service guidance (the government run system) can remove fluids and drugs from patients, and put them on continuous sedation until death. Dr. Peter Hargreaves of Palliative Medicine writes of the program, "It is supposed to let people die with dignity but it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.". (Fox News)
National Health Control is Neither Moral Nor Ethical Sep 4, 2009
President Obama is having difficulty convincing most Americans that national health control will improve their lives and now has turned to the clergy to persuade the American public that upending our present system is necessary to fulfill, as he says, "the religious obligation of helping others. Recently, he held a conference call with a group of liberal Jewish rabbis and he suggested that they use their pulpits and sermons during the upcoming Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, to convince... (Townhall.com)
• Recovery Month celebrated locally all September Sep 3, 2009
In addition, the tradition aims to educate the public about the national health crisis that is substance abuse and to provide encouragement that recovery from addiction is possible. The "Art of Recovery" is a gallery show that will feature work by local artists who are in recovery from addiction disorders and/or mental illness. (Juneau Empire)
Giffords gets a message: Slow down on health care reform Sep 2, 2009
Congress needs to slow down when it comes to a national health care program, Sierra Vistans told their congresswoman ... Even a former surgeon general of the United States, Dr. Richard Carmona, agrees the fast-paced action of the Obama administration and Congress is turning the majority of Americans away from a much-needed national health care reform program ... Walt wrote on Sep 1, 2009 7:28 AM:" Most people don't care what kind of health care other countries have, they care about what kind... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
MORE ON GIFFORDS' TOWN HALL MEETING: Both sides share concerns Sep 2, 2009
While some of the 22 speakers supported a national health care reform plan, the majority told the congresswoman they did not want the federal government becoming involved in what they see as personal decision ... A retired Air Force captain said his concern is that if the government becomes to much more deeply involved in providing national health care, there will unintended consequences ... For Giffords, the questions, comments and personal stories she heard Monday night were reasons she says... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
A question for Sierra Vista conservatives Sep 1, 2009
Ho Hum wrote on Aug 31, 2009 9:21 PM:" online.wsj.com/article/best_of_the_web_today.htmlreports on "ObamaCare's Threat to Foreigners" in which we learn of a 4-year-old with aggressive brain cancer from Britain (which has national health care) who was treated successfully in the USA (not Britain). "The results were two-fold: Alex's aggressive brain cancer all but vanished, and impressed British health officials have begun taking steps to establish the country's first proton therapy center ...... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Best from Sunday Aug 31, 2009
If any health care bill gets passed, let's make sure it has a mandate that Congress be covered by any national health care plan, with no special rights or any kind of privileges. Few civil rights documents have been cited more often than the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered Aug. 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (Athens Banner-Herald)
The aftermath of the Kennedy funeral Aug 31, 2009
The odds of the Democrats agreeing to tort reform are as about as good as their agreeing to a non-union national health service. AmVet. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERSwith Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Aug 31, 2009
Q: Can we generate enough primary-care physicians to adequately service the increased demand should national health care pass ... Medicare is a government run national health insurance option for Americans over age 65 ... Q: Should a national health plan cover abortion. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Click to read:Colombian Gov't: President Uribe Has H1N1 Aug 31, 2009
Colombia's presidential office released a brief statement Sunday saying the country's National Health Institute confirmed that Uribe had swine flu ... National Health Institute director, Juan Gonzalo Lopez, said Uribe's case was confirmed on Sunday and that he had complained of body pains and general discomfort. (CBS News)
Faith was Kennedy's 'solace' Aug 30, 2009
"Those are the issues that have motivated me and have been the focus of my work as a United States senator. I also want you to know that even though I am ill, I am committed to do everything I can to achieve access to health care for everyone in my country. This has been the political cause of my life. I believe in a conscience protection for Catholics in the health field and I will continue to advocate for it as my colleagues in the Senate and I work to develop an overall national health policy... (USA Today)
Kennedy's Other "Family" Was Envy of Hill Aug 29, 2009
AMERICAN IVORY TOWER U.S.CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS OF THE FREE WORLD HAVE PASSED FEDERAL LEGISLATION IN WASHINGTON DC TO SPEND 50 BILLION AMERICAN TAX $$$ ON THE INTERNATIONAL FIGHT AGAINST AIDS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WHILE THEIR OWN AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE BEING TOLD BY THIS SAME U.S.CONGRESS THAT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE AND PROPER LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR MIDDLE CLASS AND WORKING POOR CITIZENS IS UNAFFORDABLE.. WEALTHY ELITE AMERICANS (WHO ARE ONLY 1% OF OUR USA POPULATION) SADLY ALSO CONTROL HOW OUR... (CBS News -- Politics)
A Dream That Never Died Aug 28, 2009
Kennedy and Carter had deep and principled differences on issues like national health insurance. Kennedy was convinced that unless the party stood for its defining values and unless Carter at least gave a sense that the next four years could be different Democrats would be doomed in the fall. (Time.com)
Fascism vs. socialism Aug 27, 2009
As I watched two congressional hearings Supreme Court and national health care I didn t know whether to cry or scream. Watching Sonia Sotomayor dance around so many, what should have been straight, answers, was really scary. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Obama Artist Battles Republicans Over National Health Care Reform Debate Aug 27, 2009
"What's funny is that they've been sending half of their traffic, and been spending thousands to do so, to an National Health Care supportive Obama art website.". Cuffe has used the sudden jump in traffic to add his own voice to the healthcare debate, by releasing an image he hopes will have much the same effect as artist Shepard Fairey's well-known red, white, and blue Obama Hope image. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Edward Kennedy: a powerhouse in politics Aug 27, 2009
We must move now to establish a comprehensive national health insurance program, capable of bringing the same amount and high quality of healthcare to every man, woman and child in the United States, Kennedy said at Boston University Medical Center on Dec. 16, 1969. Kennedy was always quick to remember the needs of Cape Cod neighbors being heralded today for his work fighting for everything from the guest visa worker program and human rights to higher education and local politics. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
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Obama Artist Battles Republicans Over National Health Care Reform Debate - Yahoo ... Obama Artist Battles Republicans Over National Health Care Reform Debate ... "What's funny is that they've been sending half of their traffic, and been spending thousands to do so, to an National Health Care supportive Obama art website.". (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
UK HEALTH SYSTEM: 'Cruel and neglectful' care of one million patients exposed... Aug 27, 2009
"The Patients Association has always maintained that the UK's National Health Service (NHS) is vital in supporting the health of our nation... Our tax funded system may not be perfect and of course from time to time we call for improvements where it appears that they are necessary... The criticisms being voiced by American politicians, both Republicans and Democrats, seem to us to be based on misinformation... Whatever the limitations of our system, everyone here w 00003077 ho requires medical... (The Drudge Report)
