Health Care Reform Articles-JULY 16, 2012
Health care reform needs a do-overBy Arnold Relman, M.D.USA Today, July 10, 2012The Affordable Care Act narrowly escaped death at the hands of the Supreme Court, but its troubles are far from over....
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Head-in-the-sand 'solution' is killing GOPBy Jack BernardDes Moines Register, July 16, 2012We Republicans have ourselves to blame for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.Our reaction to the Clinton...
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More Myths of ObamacareIf only I'd checked with you first, Times readers, I could have expanded my list of fallacies about the Affordable Care Act. Thanks to your comments and emails on my column, I've...
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Obamacare one step forward, one step backBy Philip Caper, Special to the BDNPosted July 19, 2012, at 3:41 p.m.The affirmation of the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,...
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How I Lost My Fear of Universal Health CareWritten by Melissa @PermissionToLive [11]When I moved to Canada in 2008, I was a die-hard conservative Republican. So when I found out that we were going to...
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A Formula for Cutting Health CostsNo matter what happens to President Obama’s health care reforms after the November elections, the disjointed, costly American health care system must find ways to slow...
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Reconsidering the PSA testMen weigh pros and cons of prostate cancer screenings in light of new testing guidelinesBy Deborah Kotz | GLOBE STAFF JULY 23, 2012It’s been two months since a government...
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More on MilkBy MARK BITTMANNot surprisingly, experiences like mine with dairy, outlined in my column of two weeks ago, are more common than unusual, at least according to the roughly 1,300 comments and...
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A lab brat’s path of discoveryJack Russellhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/7gpx9cxccdzcu20/Jack%20Russell%20Commentary%2C%20Mount%20Desert%20Islander%20copy.pdfToo Much Medical Care?By TARA PARKER-POPEA few...
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Medicare’s Birthday: Open Letter to the President and Leadership from Health Professionals, Lawyers and Advocates for Medicare for AllJuly 29, 2012This Open Letter was published to honor Medicare’s...
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The following two stories are about another Romney "gaff". According to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a "gaff" is when a politician accidentally tells the truth! - SPCJuly 30, 2012, 8:34 PMLook Who’s...
View ArticleHealth Care Reform Articles-August 1, 2012
Medical Debt Collector to Settle Suit for $2.5 MillionBy JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERGAccretive Health, one of the nation’s largest collectors of medical debt, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to the...
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The Clatter of the Hospital RoomBy PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D.Clasping her chest and struggling to breathe, the small, birdlike woman had landed once again in the hospital for complications of kidney...
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Dr. Bernard Lown speaks out against overtreatmentBernard Lown believes less medical treatment can sometimes be more. Convincing you and your doctor has become a mission for the 91-year-old...
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Massachusetts Takes On Health CostsGive Massachusetts credit for setting audacious health care goals. It took the lead in guaranteeing near-universal health insurance coverage for its residents,...
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Mitt Romney ad in Spanish attacks health care lawBy Bobby Caina Calvan | GLOBE STAFF AUGUST 06, 2012WOODBRIDGE, Va. — In his first Spanish-language spot heading into the general election, Mitt...
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Pfizer Settles U.S. Charges of Bribing Doctors AbroadBy KATIE THOMASThe Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Tuesday that it had reached a $45 million settlement with Pfizer to resolve...
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AUGUST 9, 2012, 12:01 AMLife, Interrupted: Medical Bills, Insurance and UncertaintyBy SULEIKA JAOUADLike a lot of other young people, I never thought about health insurance until I got sick. I was 22,...
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Health care law’s tax hikes are coming: Who pays?By CONNIE CASS, The Associated PressPosted Aug. 09, 2012, at 8:33 p.m.WASHINGTON — For the vast majority of people, the new health care law won’t mean...
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Will Obamacare raise the price of your pizza?By Aaron E. Carroll, Special to CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/09/opinion/carroll-health-care-act/index.htmlNew Maine insurer to get $62 million loan for...
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