We are all Martin Shkreli — The Lighthouse. We are all Martin Shkreli In the wake of tragedy, you hear it a lot.
“We are all New York.” “We are all Paris.” Baucus, Conflicted Architect of Health Overhaul, Is Obama’s Pick for China. Third-party groups ready multiple ads attacking health-care law. The American Action Network (AAN), for example, is targeting House Democrats who voted for “Obamacare” with $1.2 million in digital ads, mailings and other efforts. As a tax-exempt “social welfare” organization, the group is not required to identify its funders to the public. “How far will they go to protect Obama’s agenda?” Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine? His First 4 Sentences Are Interesting. The 5th Blew My Mind. And Made Me A Little Sick. Testing What We Think We Know. BY 1990, many doctors were recommending hormone replacement therapy to healthy middle-aged women and P.S.A. screening for prostate cancer to older men.
Both interventions had become standard medical practice. But in 2002, a randomized trial showed that preventive hormone replacement caused more problems (more heart disease and breast cancer) than it solved (fewer hip fractures and colon cancer). Then, in 2009, trials showed that P.S.A. screening led to many unnecessary surgeries and had a dubious effect on prostate cancer deaths. America’s Health Worker Mismatch. DESPITE high unemployment, there is one bright spot in the economy: while nearly all other sectors shrank during the recession, jobs in health care increased by more than 1.2 million, with most paying salaries of over $60,000.
And demand for those workers will keep improving: the Affordable Care Act will add 32 million people to insurance rolls over the next several years, while the aging of America will drive the need for health care for decades to come. But for American health workers, this is hardly good news. Despite a labor shortage, our crowded medical professional schools are turning away hundreds of thousands of qualified applicants; to fill the gap, we are importing tens of thousands of foreign workers.
Oregon Study Reveals Benefits, and Costs, of Insuring the Uninsured. Leah Nash for The New York Times Paul Brown spoke to a group in Portland, Ore., about how his life has changed for the better since he obtained health insurance through a lottery that the state of Oregon established in 2008.
But in 2008, Oregon opened its rolls to some working-age adults living in poverty, like Ms. Parris. 10 Things You Get Now That Obamacare Survived. "Obamacare" explained very well. via reddit.com. Health Care Spending. The Facts about the Government’s Medicare Cost Projections. Editor’s Note: Reason columnist and Mercatus Center economist Veronique de Rugy appears weekly on Bloomberg TV to separate economic fact from economic myth.
Myth: The government’s cost projections are reliable. Fact: They are not. Trustees Report Summary. Each year the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds report on the current and projected financial status of the two programs.
This message summarizes the 2013 Annual Reports. Neither Medicare nor Social Security can sustain projected long-run programs in full under currently scheduled financing, and legislative changes are necessary to avoid disruptive consequences for beneficiaries and taxpayers. If lawmakers take action sooner rather than later, more options and more time will be available to phase in changes so that the public has adequate time to prepare. Earlier action will also help elected officials minimize adverse impacts on vulnerable populations, including lower-income workers and people already dependent on program benefits.
Social Security and Medicare together accounted for 38 percent of federal expenditures in fiscal year 2012. Healthcare Crisis: The Uninsured. Alicia suffers from Multiple Sclerosis and is uninsured.
She has two children (ages 10 & 12) who take care of her at home. She is confined to a wheelchair and can't afford home care. 44 million Americans are uninsured, and eight out of ten of these are workers or their dependents. Why is being uninsured a problem? About 44 million people in this country have no health insurance, and another 38 million have inadequate health insurance. How to Get Health Care While Uninsured. Turning to the Web for a Medical Diagnosis. Thirty-five percent of American adults said they had used the Internet to diagnose a medical condition for themselves or someone else, according to a new Pew Research Center study.
Open-Source Healthcare. A Cooperative for Health Care? The Evergreen Project. Physicians for a National Health Program. "Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act" provides renewal for the movement. Sponsor: Rep.
John Conyers, Jr., plus 40 Cosponsors (2/14/13)113th Congress To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes. The Library of CongressThomas (Select "Bill Number" and enter H.R. 676) As of 2/15/13 the text of the legislation has not been received from the Government Printing Office, but a draft is available at this link: Comment:
"Don’t Follow America on Health Care" by Prabhat Jha and Dean T. Jamison. Exit from comment view mode.
Click to hide this space TORONTO – With the United States Supreme Court set to begin considering the Affordable Care Act (the historic health-care reform derided by opponents as “Obamacare”), it is worth noting that the number of Americans without health insurance reached an all-time high in 2010, the year the law was enacted. US Health Worse Than Nearly All Other Industrialised Countries. (Photo: Alex E. Proimos)Washington - U.S. citizens suffer from poorer health than nearly all other industrialised countries, according to the first comprehensive government analysis on the subject, released Wednesday.
Of 17 high-income countries looked at by a committee of experts sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the United States is at or near the bottom in at least nine indicators. Americans Under 50 Fare Poorly on Health Measures, New Report Says. Researchers have known for some time that the United States fares poorly in comparison with other rich countries, a trend established in the 1980s. But most studies have focused on older ages, when the majority of people die. The findings were stark. Deaths before age 50 accounted for about two-thirds of the difference in life expectancy between males in the United States and their counterparts in 16 other developed countries, and about one-third of the difference for females.
The countries in the analysis included Canada, Japan, Australia, France, Germany and Spain. The 378-page study by a panel of experts convened by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council is the first to systematically compare death rates and health measures for people of all ages, including American youths. A Drumbeat on Profit Takers. Health Care and Pursuit of Profit Make a Poor Mix. How We "Blew It" on Obamacare. President Barack Obama speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, April 17, 2014. A surge of insurance enrollment related to rising employment and Obama’s health care law has meant a surge of spending on health care, leaving policy experts wondering whether the government and private businesses can control spending as the economy gets stronger. Health Care Spending: A 21st Century Gold Rush. Who profits off your hospital bills? Private insurers have cost Medicare $282.6 billion in excess payments since 1985. "Obamacare will prove to be a gold mine for astute traders and investors"
Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us. Winning Medicare for All? "I Like Our Chances" Experts debate all-payer setups vs. Medicare for all - Brett Norman. The Real Health Care Debate - Chris Hedges' Columns. F.D.A. Surveillance of Scientists Spread to Outside Critics. GlaxoSmithKline pay $3b fine after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud. What Innovation? NIH Moves Into Drug Development.