Editorials have responded to FDA's announcement that it will revoke approval of the drug Avastin to treat metastatic breast cancer because of studies suggesting it does not extend women's lives and carries significant risks. Summaries appear below. ~ Los Angeles Times: FDA's ruling "drew howls...
The Health Care Ripple Effect The Daily Caller To sum it up, the (recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services health reform) analysis shows this bill will increase health care costs - causing a ripple effect - forcing millions to drop their current plan because they simply can't afford it...
The Health Care Ripple Effect The Daily Caller To sum it up, the (recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services health reform) analysis shows this bill will increase health care costs - causing a ripple effect - forcing millions to drop their current plan because they simply can't afford it...
The Health Care Ripple Effect The Daily Caller To sum it up, the (recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services health reform) analysis shows this bill will increase health care costs - causing a ripple effect - forcing millions to drop their current plan because they simply can't afford it...
The Health Care Ripple Effect The Daily Caller To sum it up, the (recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services health reform) analysis shows this bill will increase health care costs - causing a ripple effect - forcing millions to drop their current plan because they simply can't afford it...
Actually, Wellmark Rate Hike Review Paid Off The Des Moines Register State lawmakers who questioned Wellmark and the state insurance commissioner realized the actuarial insider baseball is virtually impossible for average people to understand. More transparency is needed (4/14). Gov. Chris...
Mitt Romney, Liberal Icon The New York Times I need to apologize to Mitt Romney. ... It's now becoming clear that he's the man we have to thank for our new national health care law. (Gail Collins, 3/31). Historic Health Reform Can't Hide Congress's Black Eye The Washington Post This...
Is Mandate Constitutional? USA Today If the individual health insurance mandate survives court challenges, states rights will have withered before our eyes (Jonathan Turley, 3/31). Don't Let The AG Derail Health Reform That Benefits Everyone The Seattle Times The Greater Seattle Business...
Will Health Reform Wreck Us? Hardly The Philadelphia Daily News I know, I know, Democracy's dead, the Union's crumbling and "big guvment" is knocking down your door to deliver forced proctology exams - without latex gloves. ... Well, my friends, get a grip. What really happened, finally, is a...
Health Bill Is Malpractice Yahoo! News Congress's latest final push in its ideological crusade called health reform is shaping up to be an act of historic arrogance and deception (Sen. Tom Coburn, 3/17). Showdown: Congressional Democrats Should Stand Tall And Back Health Care Reform The Houston...
The Health Care Letdown The New York Times What's more, the core of the Senate's legislation closely resembles the very bill the Republicans offered in 1993 as an alternative to the Clinton plan. This makes clear that bipartisan reform was achievable, and indicts Congress for its failure to...
The Health Care Letdown The New York Times What's more, the core of the Senate's legislation closely resembles the very bill the Republicans offered in 1993 as an alternative to the Clinton plan. This makes clear that bipartisan reform was achievable, and indicts Congress for its failure to...
A Health Insurance Mandate With A Choice The New York Times Democrats could modify one key provision of their legislation h the mandate that individuals buy insurance h in a way that goes to the heart of conservative and libertarian objections (Paul Starr, 3/3). The Republicans' Big Lie About...
Why Aren't We Talking About Prices? U.S. News & World Report If our opaque and often secretive health-payment system were made transparent, the ground would be laid for consumers to find better premiums and prices for their families. One way to do this would be through open, fair, and guaranteed...
Doctors Willing To Make A House Call Politico Leaders from both parties have been invited to bring ideas. But not one member of Congress with a background in health care will be present (Rep. Tim Murphy, 2/24). 'Don't Ask' Is No Way To Run Health Care Bloomberg Creating a system of real health...
The following summarizes recent opinion pieces and editorials regarding sex education. ~ Susa Beckman Nahmias, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Teenagers "are becoming complacent about sex since we, as adults, don't talk to them about it," which makes it "vital that our schools provide students, in...
Democrats Must Find Their Voice On Health Care Los Angeles Times Parties prosper when they connect their passions and their principles to their policies. Remembering that could save healthcare reform - and the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate. Forgetting it makes the majorities...
The Incredible, Shrinking Health Care Overhaul USA Today For now it appears that Washington's polarizing ways, and public anxiety about change, have again left Americans with the most expensive, least reliable health care system in the developed world. No matter who you are, that's hardly cause...
What About Costs? The Wall Street Journal Many health experts are rightly skeptical that the current health-care reform legislation will lower spending growth, despite its many promising pilot projects and proposals (Mark McClellan, 1/20). But Health Reform Still Critical The Boston Globe...
Medicaid Deal Should Be Open To All States Sioux Falls Argus Leader As a United States senator, I've said that I will put Nebraska first, Nebraska always but not Nebraska only. That remains the case with questions about how the Senate health care reform bill dealt with an underfunded mandate for...