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Health Care Reform: British Style

Even our British cousins want some health care reform. The question is: what do they want?   In what could become the most significant change to the British health care system since the start of the Cold War, the United Kingdom’s centre-right government has proposed massive changes to the National Health Service. The goal would... Read more »
By thelowedown,
July 25, 2010 at 1:51 am
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Health Care: Sacrificing Choice for Cost

The New York Times reports that major health insurance corporations are now experimenting with plans that offer cheaper coverage for sharply limited networks of doctors and hospitals. A cheaper plan sounds great even with a limited, HMO type plan, but is this good health care or another insurance industry smokescreen? By offering limited plans, major... Read more »
By thelowedown,
July 18, 2010 at 4:50 am
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The Uninsured ARE NOT Overcrowding Emergency Rooms According To Study, Medicaid Recipients Are

Reuters reports on a new study from the National Center for Health Statistics that uninsured people make as many ER visits insured people. This is contrary to popular belief that the uninsured were swallowing up the majority of ER resources. The study found that “Medicaid beneficiaries were more likely to have had at least one ED... Read more »
By thelowedown,
May 19, 2010 at 10:43 pm
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Bart Stupak, Anti-Abortion Congressman that held up Health Care Bill to Retire

Word has come down that Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democratic congressman who battled his own party on anti-abortion language in historic health insurance reform legislation, is set to announce his retirement. Stupak and a small group of between 6 to 12 Democrats threatened to derail a cog of President Obama’s agenda because they thought the... Read more »
By thelowedown,
April 9, 2010 at 11:43 am
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Healthcare Drama on the House Floor; Republicans and Democrats Have HCR Wrong

Abortion, socialism, this, that, and the other.  That is all of the bull I’ve heard since Friday. As I am typing this, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) is saying America is at a “crossroads.” He says the “trillion dollar” healthcare bill has caused “fear” among Americans.  Well, it certainly has and Mr. Cantor has had a... Read more »
By thelowedown,
March 21, 2010 at 9:28 pm
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Obama Urges Congress to Finish the Job on Health Care, But Does Congress Owe Us One?

Today, President Obama urged Congress to finish the job on health care.  He said in a speech at the White House, “I believe the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on health care reform.”  I also believe that Congress owes us, the American people, a vote of finality on health care. ... Read more »
By thelowedown,
March 3, 2010 at 4:35 pm
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