health care

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gFOIz6dJk4Davj6bBXt2_59cHEhQD995T80O0 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090716/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul_81 Why do Obama and democrats keep regurgitating this obvious lie about the number of uninsured Americans? Have they no shame...

"High-ranking insurance PR flack defects, explains dirty tricks" http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/watch2.html (via BoingBoing) If you have a few moments, take some time to watch this interview with Wendell Potter, former VP of health insurance firm...

Wide support for government health plan If 72% are for it, you would think it should be easy to pass, but it is not. It looks like a minority with a vested interest and deep pockets is punching well above their political weight to get this thing derailed.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/democrats-defend-health-care-plans-despite-cost-estimate/ Say what? I thought the whole reason we needed this overhaul was to make sure no one (not even illegal aliens) go "uninsured". And I thought this overhaul was supposed to reduce overall...

So apparently the single-payer healthcare system doesn't get any attention in high level talks about the future of healthcare in the US. Obama [despite being for single-payer for years] said something along the line that it wouldn't work because of the mixed and historical system in the US...

Maybe the U.S. should look at what's being proposed in New Zealand.

Nadya Suleman, you just added eight more children to raise your total to 14. You're going to Disneyland. "The eight babies _ six boys and two girls _ were delivered by cesarean section weighing between 1 pound, 8 ounces and 3 pounds, 4 ounces. Forty-six physicians and staff assisted in the...

An interesting study demonstrating how judicious use of information technology in the healthcare setting can both save lives and money. http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/169/2/108 Engineers rock!:D

Shouldn't there be some way to avoid paying a "doctor tax" every time you need a medication? I'm not saying GPs are useless (OK, maybe a little bit), but if you have no medical insurance, private or otherwise, and you are experienced enough with your symptoms and/or educated enough with...

Getting the public involved in politics sounds like a great idea, until you notice that the nutcases are most likely to be most vocal about their ideas... I do hope Mr. Obama has some really knowledgeable people at hand to weed the woo and preserve any grain of sensibility, however rare that...

I'm not sure whether this needs to go into this area, or Politics, so I'll start here. In all the discussions of the muddle which is the American healthcare system, I don't hear anyone talking about the real problem. Quite simply, there are more people who would like to see nurses / see...

Is private healthcare compatible with the principles of medical ethics? http://jme.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/27/4/234 (You will need to be a registered user to view the full article)

McCain proposes to end the tax break employers receive for providing health care benefits to their employees and instead give families a $5,000 tax credit ($2,500 for individuals) to buy their own health care. Obama phrases this as saying your health care benefits will be taxed by McCain for the...

State Health-Care: No to Treatment Yes to Suicide Medical Ethics Glitch Interesting that the newspaper terms this a "glitch". Here is how State run health-Care will be saving money. Just encourage suicide!!! :gnome:

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=299282509335931 The guy that designed the Canadian health care system is now advocating partial privatizing it to fix the problems.

Linky But we have teh best healthcare in the world!! Clearly the solution is to let the free market take its course and get rid of government regulations like all those countries did...

The following is an excerpt from the Wall Street Journal Europe, May 30, 2008-June 1, 2008 and is titled "The Florida Revelation": As the election will undoubtedly focus a great deal on healthcare and the best ways to see that as many people are covered as possible, will this be a viable free...

This article explains why, if John McCain gets his way, a whole lot of sick folks are going to find it harder than ever to afford or even qualify for health insurance. In other words, insurance companies would have greater freedom to choose their customers, and discriminate between them...

I know that we have been through this before, but this does deserve its own thread. I'm putting it here, but it might be more suited to the Business section, so mods, please move it if you see fit. You see people who do not support the concept of universal healthcare argue that implementing...

In the debate, Obama said that if he wanted to start from scratch, he would do a single payer health care system. But since that is impractical, he is going with his current plan. Now, I don't want to talk about Obama, so I put this in general Politics. If you could start a health care system...

So, I just got off the phone with my brother. I'm going to be sending a $4200 check to him, to cover Mom's stay at an assisted living facility for the month of December. That's more than I make in a month. And - I don't have any type of health insurance myself. Nothing. And I'm 50...

I can't decide if this belongs in Politics or Humor.... and I almost didn't post it because its just too easy. But, what the heck. Democrats Recruit a 12-Year-Old to Combat Bush I still think our poor prez is outmatched, but its getting closer. I particularly liked this quote: "The...

I realize this is just one view, and that there's some serious questions about the balance of the reporting, (I think it's an Op-Ed piece), but it raises some very serious questions about socialized medicine. I don't want anyone to have this kind of authority over me. Ever.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/4989306.html Bush shows striking ignorance. I can't believe this POS is president of the USA. Perhaps this is what's at the heart of this matter:

When being sodomized by the medical cartel, do you like to take it lubed or un-lubed? Is there a point when gross profiteering from conglomerates in the corporate sector becomes unacceptable to you? This is mainly to all those people who more than likely didn't watch "Sicko", but bitch...

Now, don't get me wrong, I am not a hardlined libertarian who believes the government should not provide money to anything besides military and roads, but I do believe they should stay out of running a ton of institutions that are better and more efficent when they run themselves. And above all...

Don't let the thread title prejudice you. Someone must be asleep at the switch in O'Reillyland, since this review is positive, nay, glowing. I've never been a fan of Moore's work, but I'm inclined to rush out to this one thanks to reviewer Roger Friedman. Will Friedman have a job...

America must have the most effecient least costly health care system in the world right? This is because we are the only developed nation to have such competition with profit as the motivator, and that make everything more effecient. Is this true?

Lawsuit Filed After Songwriter Starves In Hospital Well, I'm so glad that the operation was a success! It was his own fault that he died and ruined the hosptal's success rate!

I find this document difficult to follow, California Legislature Votes To Kill Healthcare Industry by Tim Bolen. I need a few points clearly explained to me: (1) Are doctors really more deadly than cancer and heart disease? And what exactly is a healthcare professional? Got to be more than...