Healthcare Policy in the United States
77
Public
Everyone is talking about health care in the United States. With 47 million or more uninsured and probably many more under-insured Americans, we must ask why? How is it possible in a country that spends more per person for health care than any other country in the world that so many people do not have adequate access to health care? I would like this Twine to be a place to discuss these questions.
Related Twines:
U.S. Health Care -- Challenges and Solutions.
Health + Fitness.
Related Twines:
U.S. Health Care -- Challenges and Solutions.
Health + Fitness.
Recent Activity
Items
-
t r u t h o u t | Many House Democrats Still Resist Health Care BillWashington - Democrats in the House of Representatives struggled Friday to find enough votes to pass sweeping health care legislation, as lawmakers prepared for an all-day debate and perhaps a final vote on the bill Saturday. President Barack Obama was scheduled to visit Capitol Hill early ...
Geoffrey Ames
added
14 hours ago
-
Refusing Flu Shots? Maybe You're A 'Denialist' : NPRAt the Ocean Charter School near Marina del Rey, Calif., 40 percent of the 2008 kindergarten class received vaccination exemptions. Author Michael Specter says the parents in this upscale enclave are prime examples of what he calls "denialism."
Geoffrey Ames
added
14 hours ago
-
Breaking with Former Employer, Actor and Self-Described Insurance Industry "Spokesjerk" Andy Cobb Calls for Public HealthcareAdobe Flash Player version 9.0.115 or higher is required to watch video inline on this webpage, and JavaScript must be enabled. You can choose another option on the listen/watch page if you prefer. Breaking with Former Employer, Actor and Self-Described Insurance Industry “Spokesjerk” Andy ...
Geoffrey Ames
added
27 hours ago
-
Bookmark
Wall Street Gets H1N1 Vaccine - ABC News"Greed goes beyond just money," said Dr. Michael Coates, professor of Family and Community Medicine at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., of the news, which first appeared in a BusinessWeek article on Monday. "We have neither the seasonal nor the H1N1 vaccines for our patients. I had ...
JDP
added
35 hours ago
-
Bookmark
75% of Potential Recruits Too Fat, Too Sickly, Too Dumb to Serve | Danger Room | Wired.comMore than three-quarters of the nation’s 17- to 24-year-olds couldn’t serve in the military, even if they wanted to. They’re too fat, too sickly, too dumb, have too many kids, or have copped to using illegal drugs. The armed services are willing to grant waivers for some of those conditions - ...
JDP
added
39 hours ago
Comments
-
275% of Potential Recruits Too Fat, Too Sickly, Too Dumb to Serve | Danger Room | Wired.comIf we get the conservatively dreaded "food police", don't be too fast to blame it all on "liberal do gooders". The military apparently has a vested interest too. Then of course, there's the insurance companies and private businesses for who the obese may pose an "unacceptable risk [health ...JDP added 39 hours ago
-
2Flu shots for Wall Street stirs ire in New York | U.S. | ReutersIf anyone deserves to get sick with Swine Flu it is these pigs that gave the whole world a financial epidemic!JDP added 2 days ago
-
2U.S. spends most, but health quality lags - Yahoo! NewsHey tea-bagged-dummies! That great private (monopolized) health care system you are defending is responsible for "rationing care" (including with "death panels" who decide which patients with cancer will DIE before they can fight though the insurance bureaucracy for the care they need!), AND ...JDP added 2 days ago
-
4Premature Births Are Behind Infant Mortality Rates in U.S., Report Says - NYTimes.comThe best health care money can buy? Well, maybe not...Geoffrey Ames added 4 days ago
-
4Abortion Language Creates Snag For Health Bill : NPRWhen does society have the right to impose the morality of the few on the lives (and bodies) of the many? How do personal ethics relate to group morality? How do we apply situational ethics with regard to women's rights and the rights of the unborn? Should a woman be forced to give birth to the ...Geoffrey Ames added 4 days ago
Members
Active
-
Started Oct. 5, 2008
-
Rules of this twine
This Twine has open membership.
Comments are allowed.
Members may ,add items ,invite people
Twine is about discovering, collecting and sharing the content that interests you. Learn More
Join Twine