Health Reform

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 17 days ago
An advisory referendum asking for guaranteed Health care for every Wisconsin resident will appear on the November ballot in South Milwaukee and Oak Creek after more than 3,500 residents of those communities submitted signed petitions for the measure Tuesday. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 22 days ago
(HealthDay News) -- The vast majority of Americans are dissatisfied with the U.S. Health care system, and 82 percent think it needs to be overhauled, a new survey found. ...

Source: news.ninemsn.com.au --- 16 days ago
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Source: blogs.zdnet.com --- 22 days ago
The Fund called for pre-payment of premiums for everyone (a form of universal insurance), set fees for procedures rather than a la carte, and more use of pay for performance (p4p). ...

Source: denver.bizjournals.com --- 2 days ago
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that she still has a “pretty good plan” to Reform the nation’s Health care system, but she’s not “wedded” to it. ...

Source: www.care2.com --- 14 days ago
Did you know that Americans spend more on Health care than any other country? Costs have been rising significantly faster than economic or personal income growth for the past 40 years, and the trend is continuing at an unsustainable rate. In fact, it is the worst long-term crisis facing the nation, and it demands a solution . If we don't address these rising costs now, our entire safety net could disappear, including Medicare and Social Security. Even worse, cost burdens and our $9.5 trillion national debt make it almost impossible to invest in new programs that make us healthier and more secure. Annually, the U.S. Health care industry spends an amount equal to the entire gross domestic product of France and Spain combined , so Reform is going to be complicated and challenging. But it needs to happen sooner rather than later, and the first step is asking hard questions about Health care in America. Waiting to Reform the Health care system will just push the problem onto our children and grandchildren , and that is irresponsible and immoral. Ask Congress to seriously face Health care Reform today. Take Action ...

Source: www.npr.org --- 3 days ago
While both John McCain and Barack Obama agree that the American Health care system needs Reform, the candidates differ markedly in their vision of the remedy. Political scientist Jonathan Oberlander offers an in-depth comparison of the candidates' proposals. ...

Source: www.dallasnews.com --- 9 days ago
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Source: www.moreover.com --- 15 days ago
Kaiser Network.org Aug 14 2008 7:54PM GMT ...

Source: www.buzzflash.net --- 26 days ago
Eve Gittleson’s "Time for Action: How the Netroots Can Lead on Healthcare Reform" panel held at the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, Texas was moving, informative, thought-provoking and contentious. All of the speakers described the abuses of the insurance industry with conviction and passion. Ezra Klein cautioned the audience of Single Payer supporters that the Senate was designed from its inception to preserve status quo, and it is doing its job brilliantly today. It is difficult to push through transformative change in the Senate because of its committee structure. The following write-up by TheFatLadySings includes strategies for progress suggested by panelists and audience members.   »  original news ...

Source: www.capwiz.com --- 3 days ago
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Source: www.app.com --- 16 days ago
Before the energy-price crisis, the mortgage crisis, the credit crisis and the banking crisis, there was the crisis in Health insurance that is in reality a crisis in care. ...

Source: www.cbpp.org --- 27 days ago
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Source: www.hudsonstarobserver.com --- 14 days ago
Members of Citizen Action of Wisconsin canvassed neighborhoods in western Wisconsin communities recently in an effort to improve Health care in the state. Advertisement: BRIGHT BLINDS & ON-SITE DRPRY 15% OFF any job of $150 or more! Not valid with other offers. www.brightblinds4u.com ...

Source: www.riverfallsjournal.com --- 11 days ago
Members of Healthy Wisconsin-River Falls and Citizen Action of Wisconsin gathered noon last Thursday in Veterans Park to speak about reasons why they'd gathered between 700-1,000 signatures on a petition they were about to present to the city clerk. Advertisement: DIRTYBLINDS.COM 10% off any blind service Your one stop shop for blind cleaning! Print coupon to receive this deal. www.Dirtyblinds.com ...

Source: www.emaxhealth.com --- 7 days ago
Fact sheet examines 2006 Massachusetts Health care Reform law and finds that more consumers seeking Health care information online. read more ...

Source: www.theithacajournal.com --- 21 days ago
I have received three questionnaires from organizations tied to the Republican Party recently. Of those, there was only one question on Health care, which I find very disappointing. ...

Source: econlog.econlib.org --- 14 days ago
(August 15, 2008 10:35 AM, by Arnold Kling) Steffie Woolhandler, Benjamin Day, and David U. Himmelstein write, Meanwhile, few of the near-poor uninsured seem able to afford... ...

Source: daily.sightline.org --- 22 hours ago
Northwest tribal Health advocates say the rising cost of fuel is exacerbating budget shortfalls at tribal and IHS clinics, and it is increasing the suffering of Indian people who need Health care. Andy Joseph Jr., the vice chairman for both the Portland Area Indian Health Board and an elected member of the Colville Confederated Tribes business council, believes the time for talk is over. ...

Source: robinsrx.theledger.com --- 12 days ago
Remember Harry and Louise? Their goal in life in 1993-1994 was to defeat Health care Reform, as least as it was promoted then. Now they're back, making a formal appearance Aug. 19 at the National ... ...