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Saturday, October 31st, 2009By Miles Mogulescu
posted: October 30, 2009 04:21 PM
The pygmy public option now being proposed in the House and Senate will not be a viable competitor to mandated private insurance.
• It will not put any meaningful pressure on private insurance companies to moderate their premiums.
• It will not have the market power to pay […]
Obama’s Mistakes in Health Care Reform
Saturday, October 31st, 2009Why Obama Needed Single Payer on the Table
Obama’s Mistakes in Health Care Reform
By VICENTE NAVARRO
Let me start by saying that I have never been a fan of Barack Obama. Early on, I warned many on the left that his slogan, “Yes, we can,” could not be read as a commitment to the […]
La Propuesta de Reforma de Salud beneficiará a los pacientes que no hablan inglés.
Sunday, October 18th, 2009El Diario-La Prensa, New York
La Propuesta de Reforma de Salud beneficiará a los pacientes que no hablan inglés.
Uno de los aspectos más importantes al cuidar de pacientes es obtener una historia médica detallada. El plan de tratamiento también debe ser explicado cuidadosamente en una manera que sea comprensible para el paciente. Sin embargo, algunos grupos […]
Health Reform Proposal will help non-English speakers
Sunday, October 18th, 2009El Diario-La Prensa, New york
Health Reform Proposal will help non-English speakers
One of the most important aspects in taking care of patients is obtaining a detailed medical history. The plan of care and treatment also need to be carefully explained in a way that is understandable by the patient. Yet some conservative groups have argued that […]
Everyone will suffer if illegal immigrants aren’t covered in reform, some caregivers say
Sunday, October 18th, 2009South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Health care reform
Everyone will suffer if illegal immigrants aren’t covered in reform, some caregivers say
Florida, home to a million undocumented immigrants, pays big to take care of those who can’t get insurance, including those here illegally. If health care reform leaves out the undocumented, we’ll still be paying, caregivers warn.
By William E. Gibson
South […]
Dad’s Life or Yours? You Choose
Sunday, October 18th, 2009October 4, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
Dad’s Life or Yours? You Choose
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
So what would you do if your mom or dad, or perhaps your sister or brother, needed a kidney donation and you were the one best positioned to donate?
Most of us would worry a little and then step forward. But not so fast. Because […]
Let Congress Go Without Insurance
Sunday, October 18th, 2009October 8, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
Let Congress Go Without Insurance
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Let me offer a modest proposal: If Congress fails to pass comprehensive health reform this year, its members should surrender health insurance in proportion with the American population that is uninsured.
It may be that the lulling effect of having very fine health insurance leaves members […]
A Hatchet Job So Bad It’s Good
Sunday, October 18th, 2009October 16, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist
A Hatchet Job So Bad It’s Good
By PAUL KRUGMAN
In the past, the insurance industry’s power has been a major barrier to health-care reform. Most notably, the industry paid for the infamous “Harry and Louise” ads that helped kill the Clinton plan. But times have changed.
Last weekend, the lobbying organization America’s Health Insurance […]
The Public Plan, Continued
Sunday, October 18th, 2009October 18, 2009
Editorial
The Public Plan, Continued
In the debate over health care reform, no issue has produced more fury and sound bites than the question of whether to include a government-run insurance plan. It is not indispensable, and its role would be limited. Even so, we strongly support inclusion of a public option — the bigger […]
Dying for Affordable Health Care - the Uninsured Speak
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 Friday 21 August 2009In a week of claim and counter-claim about the merits of healthcare provision in the US and UK, Ed Pilkington travelled to Quindaro, Kansas, to see how the poorest survive.
by: Ed Pilkington | Visit article original @ The Guardian UK
In the furious debate gripping America over the future of its health system, one voice […]
