Op-Ed Columnist - Let Congress Go Without Insurance - NYTimes.com
Kristof does a good job of hitting the moral/ethical issues that are really at the core of our we/they debate in this country. When you take out the greedy insurance companies you mostly have the underlying feelings of citizens afraid of losing something and that history in this country seeing others as either "deserving/worthy" versus those lazy good for nothings we are not about to help. I believe that attitude is eroding but it sure is a slow process.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
For best healthcare, location matters: study | Health | Reuters
For best healthcare, location matters: study | Health | Reuters
"Hawaii followed Vermont, and Iowa was ranked third on the scorecard. Neither state has a plan to reform healthcare, but Minnesota, which has created public-private collaborations on healthcare, ranks fourth, followed by Maine, which has also implemented sweeping reforms. Massachusetts -- the Vermont neighbor that recently began a universal health insurance program -- was seventh.
At the other end of the spectrum, Mississippi has the worst healthcare, according to the scorecard. Oklahoma fares mildly better, followed by Louisiana and Arkansas.
Generally, the report found, states in the South, Southwest and lower Midwest have worse insurance rates and less access to good medical treatment."
"Hawaii followed Vermont, and Iowa was ranked third on the scorecard. Neither state has a plan to reform healthcare, but Minnesota, which has created public-private collaborations on healthcare, ranks fourth, followed by Maine, which has also implemented sweeping reforms. Massachusetts -- the Vermont neighbor that recently began a universal health insurance program -- was seventh.
At the other end of the spectrum, Mississippi has the worst healthcare, according to the scorecard. Oklahoma fares mildly better, followed by Louisiana and Arkansas.
Generally, the report found, states in the South, Southwest and lower Midwest have worse insurance rates and less access to good medical treatment."
Monday, October 5, 2009
The Public Imperative
Op-Ed Columnist - The Public Imperative - NYTimes.com
Some interesting comments by Cohen. An excerpt below. Whole column at NYT.
" Whatever may be right, something is rotten in American medicine. It should be fixed. But fixing it requires the acknowledgment that, when it comes to health, we’re all in this together. Pooling the risk between everybody is the most efficient way to forge a healthier society.
Europeans have no problem with this moral commitment. But Americans hear “pooled risk” and think, “Hey, somebody’s freeloading on my hard work.” "
Some interesting comments by Cohen. An excerpt below. Whole column at NYT.
" Whatever may be right, something is rotten in American medicine. It should be fixed. But fixing it requires the acknowledgment that, when it comes to health, we’re all in this together. Pooling the risk between everybody is the most efficient way to forge a healthier society.
Europeans have no problem with this moral commitment. But Americans hear “pooled risk” and think, “Hey, somebody’s freeloading on my hard work.” "
Sunday, October 4, 2009
A question of health and women’s equality - The Boston Globe
A question of health and women’s equality - The Boston Globe
Strange bedfellows? This Ellen Goodman column shows how it is very likely that anti-abortion groups could join in the push for passage of health care reform as long as it means that ALL insurance companies would be banned from paying for abortion. We must be very careful of the hidden agendas.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Michael Moore: Why the Current Bills Don't Solve Our Health Care Crisis
Michael Moore: Why the Current Bills Don't Solve Our Health Care Crisis
"Now we know why they've stopped calling this health care reform, and started calling it insurance reform. The current bills advancing in Congress look more like rearranging the deck chairs on the insurance Titanic than actually ending our long health care nightmare."
See the list of 13 by following the link.
Read more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-moore/why-the-current-bills-don_b_302483.html
"Now we know why they've stopped calling this health care reform, and started calling it insurance reform. The current bills advancing in Congress look more like rearranging the deck chairs on the insurance Titanic than actually ending our long health care nightmare."
See the list of 13 by following the link.
Read more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-moore/why-the-current-bills-don_b_302483.html
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