The Houston Chronicle: "Illegal immigrants likely would become the largest patient pool of the Harris County Hospital District as a result of health care reform unless the taxpayer-funded institution can attract more insured patients than it currently serves, according to public health...
The Chattanooga Times Free Press: Seniors, as well as doctors who treat Medicare patients, "have been shaken up by news that health care reform efforts are largely funded by about $455 billion worth of projected savings in the government health insurance program for the elderly. Enrollees fear...
For Democrats, A Win Is A Win The New York Times The health care reform victory was hard politics. The president should learn the bread-and-butter lesson of the last month: focus on telling voters what the insurance companies won't be doing to you any more (Stanley B. Greenberg, 3/23). The...
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "The Pro-Choice Crowd Fights Back," Dana Goldstein, Daily Beast's "Blogs and Stories": While several abortion-rights groups have "criticize[d] Democratic lawmakers for making too many compromises on reproductive rights" in...
As the leading care, research and advocacy organization for Alzheimer's disease, the Alzheimer's Association applauds Congress for including significant provisions in the final healthcare reform legislation to address the health concerns of a growing Alzheimer population. While the Association...
People are complaining that the health care bill that is currently on the verge of being law is flawed.
Well, duh. People who actually claim that this bill should not become law because it is flawed come in two flavors:
1) Those who are simply against all health care reform and are just...
The following summarizes two opinion pieces discussing abortion-related issues in the health reform debate. ~ Jessica Arons, Kaiser Health News: "In an attempt to keep health reform from being torpedoed by the ever-contentious topic of abortion, advocates and opponents of abortion rights were...
"Historic passage of health system reform by the U.S. House of Representatives today is an important step toward providing coverage to all Americans and improving our nation's health system. Every day physicians see the devastating effect being uninsured has on the health of our patients...
The American Diabetes Association issues the following statement on the health reform bill passing in the U.S. House of Representatives today. "Today is a day for celebration for the 23.6 million American children and adults who are living with diabetes. The passage of health reform by the...
This is it: The fate of health care reform will be decided in the next 48 hours. It could come down to a vote or two. And that means that right now, every last message to Congress makes a difference.
It's an all-hands-on-deck moment. Even if you've already called and written your...
This is it: The fate of health care reform will be decided in the next 48 hours. It could come down to a vote or two. And that means that right now, every last message to Congress makes a difference.
It's an all-hands-on-deck moment. Even if you've already called and written your...
The congressional leadership today released the contents of the final health reform legislation that blends the best elements from the already passed House and Senate bills. The final package will be considered by the U.S. House in the next few days, and shortly thereafter by the U.S. Senate...
The American Prospect, Boston Globe and Washington Post recently published opinion pieces and an editorial discussing how health reform legislation would affect health insurance coverage for abortion, prenatal care and other services that affect women. ~ Michelle Goldberg, American Prospect...
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Healthcare Reform Bill Abortion Debate is Nonsensical," Robert Schlesinger, U.S. News & World Report's "Thomas Jefferson Street": The issue of how health reform would handle abortion coverage is "of the...
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Healthcare Reform Bill Abortion Debate is Nonsensical," Robert Schlesinger, U.S. News & World Report's "Thomas Jefferson Street": The issue of how health reform would handle abortion coverage is "of the...
Welcoming the publication of the Health Select Committee report on Social Care, Janet Davies, Executive Director of Nursing and Service Delivery at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "Nurses have told us that they would prefer a comprehensive model of funding - the only option where...
Politico: "When Mitch McConnell speaks these days, he expects House Blue Dogs to be listening." The Senate minority leader is "very much part of a newly launched Republican shadow war to block health care reform by playing on the nerves of wavering Democrats across the Capitol" with "his real...
President Obama is delivering his "closing argument" for health care reform in St. Louis today as Democratic leaders strategize on moving the bill through the House and Senate.The Associated Press: "Obama is to speak Wednesday at St. Charles High School, his second health care address in three...
Politico: "When Mitch McConnell speaks these days, he expects House Blue Dogs to be listening." The Senate minority leader is "very much part of a newly launched Republican shadow war to block health care reform by playing on the nerves of wavering Democrats across the Capitol" with "his real...
President Obama is delivering his "closing argument" for health care reform in St. Louis today as Democratic leaders strategize on moving the bill through the House and Senate.The Associated Press: "Obama is to speak Wednesday at St. Charles High School, his second health care address in three...