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Quick Compare on Some Proposed Health Plans

Posted on January 16, 2009
GoozNews brings us a quick comparison of the some the health care plans being considered and points helpfully to the new Commonwealth Fund's study of the various health reform proposals. The website provides, The Commonwealth Fund's latest study on health...

States File Lawsuits to Stop Federal Conscience Clause

Posted on January 16, 2009
Several news outlets are reporting on the lawsuit filed by seven states and other organizations to prevent enforcement of the new federal provider conscience clause legislation. CNN.com reports, Seven states and two organizations have sued the Bush administration in an...

Wellpoint: No New Medicare Customers

Posted on January 15, 2009
The LATimes contains a brief story concerning Wellpoint, the health insurance company, and its penalty for overcharging or denying prescription drugs to its older insured. The story provides, Health insurer WellPoint Inc. has been barred from adding customers to Medicare...

House Passes SCHIP - President Obama Will Sign

Posted on January 15, 2009
The Washington Post reports on the House passage of SCHIP. The story provides, The House easily approved an expansion of government health coverage for low-income children yesterday, a top priority for President-elect Barack Obama and the first in a series...

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Starting the New Semester with Change . . .

Posted on January 14, 2009
How about making an Obamicon to help introduce yourself to your classes this semester Here is the website to help get you started, and here is what they look like - pretty nifty. Thanks to Ezra Klein for the link.

SCHIP Vote Coming Soon. . .

Posted on January 14, 2009
The New York Times's Robert Pear reports on the continuing debate over SCHIP, coverage for legal immigrants under age 21 is the latest controversial issue, and the liklihood that it will pass next week. He writes, Congress is poised to...

Senator Ron Wyden on Health Care in the Stimulus Bill

Posted on January 13, 2009
TalkingPointsMemo provides a brief piece concerning Senator Ron Wyden's thoughts on health care issues that might be addressed in the upcoming stimulus bill. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) knows how to build health care coalitions. From his seat on the Senate...

Electronic Medical Records: Within 5 Years??

Posted on January 13, 2009
CNN.com reports on President-elect Obama's plan to "modernize health care by making all health records standardized and electronic." David Goldman states, Here's the audacious plan: Computerize all health records within five years. The quality of health care for all Americans...

Duty to Inform: Better Care Elsewhere

Posted on January 12, 2009
Last week's New York Times Science section had an interesting story on whether doctor's should inform patients about hospitals and other physicians that have more experience and better outcomes in performing various procedures. Denise Grady writes about her own relative's...

Health Care Reform

Posted on January 12, 2009
Ezra Klein points out some new data on health care trends since 1994. You can download the paper, complete with helpful charts and graphs here. Looks like health care reform should be at the top of the agenda in 2009...

FDA: Scientific Review Process Needs Reform

Posted on January 12, 2009
Last week, the Associated Press reported on a letter from scientists to the Obama transition team alerting them and complaining about mismanagement in a division of the Food and Drug Administration. The AP quotes from the letter, "The purpose of...

COBRA: Too Costly

Posted on January 10, 2009
The Washington Post has an article today on a new report by Families USA on a problem with COBRA - it costs a lot - as many newly unemployed are finding out. Ceci Connelly writes, The cost of buying health...

Daschle Confirmation Hearings

Posted on January 09, 2009
Ezra Klein provides a review Tom Daschle's confirmation hearings to be Secretary of Health and Human Services here and here. On other appointment matters, it appears that the House of Representative's John Conyers is not a big fan of Dr....

Genetic Testing: Some Considerations

Posted on January 09, 2009
Diane Rehm had Professor Doris Teichler Zallen ,Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Virginia Tech University and author of "To Test or Not to Test" on her show yesterday to discuss the advances in genetic testing and some of...

The Latest Twist on Your Body as Property

Posted on January 08, 2009
From the Daily Beast (emphasis added): Dr Richard Batista, from Ronkonkoma, New York, who is being divorced by his wife Dawnell, has asked she include the kidney he donated to her for transplant in the divorce settlement. Batista puts the...

Myths About Health Care Reform

Posted on January 08, 2009
The Wonk Room provides a handy list of the 10 myths about health care reform. Here is the list and also find a helpful discussion and de-bunking of these myths. As the 111th Congress considers health care reform, conservatives and...

Shortage of Primary Care Physicians

Posted on January 07, 2009
As a part of their continuing series on the challenges of health care in the United States, the NewHour had an excellent story involving the shortage of primary care physicians in Massachusetts. It is worth a read or a viewing....

The Return of SCHIP

Posted on January 07, 2009
As the country prepares for the new President and as the new Congress get to work, the Wall Street Journal's Health Blog reports good news on the return of SCHIP: The Democrats aren?t wasting time in their push to expand...

Sanjay Gupta: New Surgeon General?

Posted on January 06, 2009
According to numerous news sources, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been offered the position of Surgeon General. Here is an exceprt from the bio for Dr. Gupta from his current employer CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta is chief medical correspondent for the...

Problems for Uninsured

Posted on January 06, 2009
The NewsHour had a report on how an increasing number of individual's with health insurance cannot afford to pay co-pays and deductibles and are putting off necessary care. Here is a brief excerpt: BETTY ANN BOWSER: The Orozcos pay $800...

Improving Hospital Transparency

Posted on January 05, 2009
Paul Levy, writing at the Health Care Blog, has a resolution for the new year involving hospital transparency. He writes, . . . What if all of the hospitals in the Boston metropolitan area -- academic medical centers and community...

Free Generic Antibiotics

Posted on January 05, 2009
Giant Grocery has decided to offer free 14-day supply of generic antibiotics to customers until the near the end of March. Here is their brief statement of the program: As part of our health and wellness initiative we're offering you...

California's Good Samaritan Law

Posted on January 04, 2009
The New York Times has a brief editorial lamenting the California's Supreme Court's interpretation of the state's Good Samaritan Law. The editorial provides, ?Good Samaritan? laws give legal protection to bystanders who courageously come to the aid of people in...

Third-Hand Smoke

Posted on January 03, 2009
The New York Times reports on the new term - third-hand smoke. Apparently smoking is even worse than we thought in terms of lingering air pollution. The story states, Parents who smoke often open a window or turn on a...

Good-Bye to the Drug Company Freebies

Posted on January 02, 2009
The New York Times reports on the voluntary moratorium on free pens, notepads etc. from drug companies. It states, Starting Jan. 1, the pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium on the kind of branded goodies ? Viagra pens,...

New Animals Helping the Disabled

Posted on January 02, 2009
The New York Times reports on the new types of animals helping the disabled and the controversy surrounding accommodating individuals who use guide animals other than the canine variety. The article states, On Halloween night in a suburb of Albany,...

Happy 2009!

Posted on January 01, 2009
Hope that you and your loved ones have a wonderful 2009!

Drug Companies and Doctors

Posted on January 01, 2009
Marcia Angell has a new article in the New York Times Review of Books. She reviews three recent books concerning the relationship between drug companies and doctors. The books are: Side Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower, and a Bestselling Antidepressant...

Genetic Testing: People Not Ready for Unclear Results

Posted on December 31, 2008
National Public Radio's All Things Considered had a short story on a family who decided to have some genetic testing completed after a loved one died of cancer. The results were not quite what they expected. Here is an excerpt...

Calories v. Nutrition

Posted on December 31, 2008
The Washington Post reports on the new direction food assistance programs may take under the Obama administration. The article states, The worsening economic crunch is causing the tab for food assistance programs to balloon, and with the rising costs has...

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