Archive for the ‘health care’ Category
I Love this Woman
Posted in feminism, health care, nailing it, politics on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in health care, politics on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Wrong Place to Be Chronically Ill
Posted in health care, sorrow on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chronically ill Americans suffer far worse care than their counterparts in seven other industrial nations, according to a new study by the Commonwealth Fund, a New York-based foundation that has pioneered in international comparisons. It is the latest telling evidence that the dysfunctional American health care system badly needs reform.
VP Debate, Issues that Matter
Posted in health care, politics on October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, did you all watch? Do you agree with the “MSM” that she won–not because she won, but because expectations for her were so low, and she managed to fill the air with words while smiling the whole fucking time? No matter that she flat didn’t answer questions, talked about a mysterious General “McClellan,” and [...]
15 Minutes…
Posted in health care on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is all the time you need to contact the Department of Health and Human Services to express your opinion (outrage) about the proposed rule to “protect” health care workers,” while seriously undermining a patient’s right to unbiased medical opinion and treatment. I’ve pasted today’s Op-Ed below, though it doesn’t tell you how to contact the [...]
Sound familiar?
Posted in health care, politics on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From today’s Times. Exactly the problem I’m facing: marrying without good health insurance is impossible. I hope I’ll be financially able to marry in the not-too-distant future.
August 13, 2008
Health Benefits Inspire Rush to Marry, or Divorce
By KEVIN SACK
LAKE CHARLES, La. — It was only last February that Brandy Brady met Ricky Huggins at a Mardi [...]
It’s Official
Posted in complaints, health care, movies on March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Unemployment, that is.
Yup, the institution of “higher” learning that’s been paying my rent since 2003 majorly fucked up and had to let go *all* adjunct comp instructors for the spring. Not having a job is bittersweet, though. I’ve been in the vicious circle of wanting to find something else, finding I have no relevant experience [...]
“On Being Partisan”
Posted in books, health care, politics on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a section from Paul Krugman’s The Conscience of a Liberal. The book is full of excellent insights and provides a brief history of the twentieth century political economy. One of the major claims of the book is that universal health care–one with a mandate for coverage–is the essential step in reducing social/economic [...]
On mandates, free riders, and “covering everyone”
Posted in health care, politics on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s Times article, “2 Plans and Many Questions,” takes a serious look at the health care policies put forth by the Dems. From the details currently available, the major difference is on the issue of mandates: whether every American should be required, by law, to carry an insurance policy. If you read my posts, or [...]
Hillary in Cincinnati
Posted in health care, politics on February 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Tomorrow–Saturday, February 23–Hillary Clinton will host a Town Hall meeting at Cincinnati State Community College. Doors open at 8:00 a.m., and the program begins at 9:00 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.
In other Hillary news, she rocked the debate last night. Even though I’m a supporter of her, I went in [...]
Funny ha-ha
Posted in health care, humor on October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Educate Yourself about Health Care Reform
Posted in health care, politics, unfettered capitalism on September 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Health care is the most important domestic issue in the U.S.A.–even for the healthy folks. You need to support reform that curtails rising costs, and prevents insurance plans/companies from denying coverage to the chronically ill and those with pre-existing conditions.
In this country you currently cannot obtain private coverage, and are considered “uninsurable” if you have [...]
World’s Best Medical Care?
Posted in health care, politics, unfettered capitalism on August 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A must-read editorial from today’s Times…
August 12, 2007EditorialNew York Times
World’s Best Medical Care?
Many Americans are under the delusion that we have “the best health care system in the world,” as President Bush sees it, or provide the “best medical care in the world,” as Rudolph Giuliani declared last week. That may be true at many [...]
Reasons You Should Be Angry at America
Posted in complaints, health care, politics on May 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »
1. The Supreme Court is out of control. Never thought I’d say this, but where the fuck is Sandra Day O’Connor when you need her? Let’s hope Hill’s bill can make it through Congress…
2. The FDA is out of control. Despite widespread information to the contrary, and pleading from the Red Cross, the FDA upheld [...]
