Category Archives: Health Care
Medicare for All
As Keith Olbermann said last night, let’s get rid of the phrase “Public Option.” It does no one any good, and provokes fear. If it’s public, does that mean there’s no private? If it’s an option, can it be taken … Continue reading
Republican Health Plan: Die Quickly
The GOP doesn’t have much sense of humor – they can dish it out, but they can’t take it. So the false outrage of the Republicans over Representative Alan Grayson’s (D-FL) recent floor speech where he said “The Republicans have … Continue reading
CALL TO ACTION: Call Congress, Get Friends to Call Congress to Reform Health Care with Public Option
What can you do today, right now, to ensure health care reform that includes a public option? Call your congressional representatives, call your friends and ask them to call. And Clinton inadvertently sent the bloggers a very different message. Lane … Continue reading
Belittling the Teabaggers
Barney Frank (D-MA) displays the proper attitude when dealing with the teabaggers – contempt and scorn. Seriously, it’s about time the Democrats in Congress stood up and called these idiots out for what they are: contemptible and vile. Tell the … Continue reading
Nancy Pelosi: How Rude!
I was calling my congressional representative, Nancy Pelosi, this morning to express my opinion about keeping the public option, or better yet, single-payer health care, and as I started to say hello, the aide who answered the phone put me … Continue reading
$10 Can Help End Malaria
President-elect Obama has as a goal the elimination of deaths by malaria by 2015. To global public health officials dealing with the malaria epidemic, that sort of date gives them hope for the future. You can help: for a $10 … Continue reading
Common Philosophy
s John McCain so aptly said yesterday morning on Meet the Press when asked by Tom Brokaw if he and George W. Bush share a common philosophy: Do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course. John … Continue reading
Health of the Mother Means “Almost Anything”
John McCain thinks that the health of the mother is meaningless. Based upon his Congressional record, here’s what a John McCain women’s health clinic would look like: That’s right: No prescription birth control Abstinence-only Sex Education No Abortion These views … Continue reading
More on McCain’s McHealthcare
The summary paragraph of last Tuesday’s study of John McCain’s healthcare plan says it all (emphasis mine): Achieving Senator McCain’s vision would radically transform the U.S. health insurance system. His plan would alter the nature, source, and financing of coverage … Continue reading
McHealthcare – You Want Fries With That?
John McCain wants to have more deregulation of the healthcare industry, just like the banking sector. We all can see how well that has turned out. The Free Market isn’t always the answer. Governments need to keep the wheels from … Continue reading