Category: Health Care
By American Girl in Italy on Jul 3, 2009 in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Flip Flopping, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Obama's Broken Promises, Sara in Italy, Universal Health Care | 40 Comments
I read two great posts from NRO, Barack Obama Is a Big Fat Liar by Jim Geraghty, and ‘Barack Obama is a Big Fat Liar,’ Illustrated, by Guy Benson.
Geraghty writes:
Ever since Barack Obama declared his candidacy for president, it’s been easy — and great fun — to spotlight when his promises and statements come with [...]
By Thomas Sears MD FACC on Jun 30, 2009 in Current Affairs, Health Care | 63 Comments
I am a physician. I am a full-time faculty member at a University hospital, but as an unpaid care-deliverer, I also frequently work in a the real government health care establishment, the VA Hospital, ….not the NIH where the docs can do anything they want. If we, in real life, would do [...]
By Pat Racimora on Jun 24, 2009 in Health Care, Medicare | 56 Comments
The pharmaceutical industry is having a half-off sale! President Obama just couldn’t gush over it enough.
Soon, seniors trapped in the so-called Medicare drug coverage donut hole will be able to purchase their medications for 50% off the usual outrageous rate. As of now, Medicare helps pay for seniors’ medications (75%) up [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 24, 2009 in Current Affairs, Insurance Policies & Industry, National Debt, Obama Administration, Unions, Universal Health Care, Workers | 37 Comments
No doubt, you know there are plans afoot by Obama and Congress to extend health care benefits to all. It raises that sticky question of just how these costs will be covered. And when I say costs, I mean at least one TRILLION dollars, though I have seen estimates that are higher. [...]
By Ani on Jun 23, 2009 in Barack Obama, Health Care, Obama Administration, Obama's Budget, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Universal Health Care | 34 Comments
Dr. David Scheiner, President Obama’s internist of 22 years, has a mixed practice of adults from local housing projects on up to some very famous patients. He issued the 276-word statement last year vouching for Obama’s “excellent health.” While he still supports the President, David Whelan’s Forbes article Obama’s Doctor Knocks ObamaCare allows [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 19, 2009 in Backtrack Obama, Bamboozling, Current Affairs, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Flip Flopping, GLBT, Gay Rights, Health Care, Hoodwinking, Obama's Broken Promises, Pandering, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, Universal Health Care | 23 Comments
Oh, the irony is just too rich. Some of you may have heard that President Obama decided the other day, after getting hammered by the LGBT community over DADT and DOMA, to grant LGB federal employees partner benefits by Executive Decision. Kind of. First, it begs the question, if he could have [...]
By Ani on Jun 13, 2009 in Backtrack Obama, Bank Bailouts, Barack Obama, Bush/Cheney, Chicago politics, FISA, General Motors & Chrysler, George Bush, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John McCain, Media Bias, Obama's Broken Promises, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Toxic Assets | 85 Comments
Much as I hate giving Bill Maher press, I just can’t help myself. His article, Enough with the Obamathon, appearing in the Friday LA Times, lets us share our first up close and personal glimpse of Mr. Maher’s head exploding as he exhibits growing irritation with his messiah…:
President Obama should just join the cast [...]
By Pat Racimora on Jun 6, 2009 in Economy, Health Care, Mortgages, Universal Health Care | 29 Comments
The stereotype of who goes bankrupt is hardly complimentary. The image comes to mind of irresponsible people spending more than they know they have on whatever strikes their fancy, and then look for easy outs when the shit hits the fan. But, you probably know the correct answer to the question posed in [...]
By Pat Racimora on Jun 3, 2009 in Health Care | 50 Comments
Marcus Welby? He’s history. So says Ronald Glasser in a stinging Washington Post editorial. It’s not that a Dr. Welby won’t be coming to your house because he doesn’t care to do that sort of thing any more. Your doctor is no longer available because your doctor is probably no [...]
By Bonnie Berger on May 28, 2009 in Abuse, Health Care, Sexism, Women, Women and Children | 24 Comments
There are 900,000 teen pregnancies annually (11-12% of all births in US).
22% of teen girls have been sexting (sending out nude or semi nude photos of themselves)
29% of single households led by women are below the poverty level (12% for
men).
Women represent 52% of the voters yet are only 17% of our government representation.
The US ranks [...]
By Jerry Policoff on May 18, 2009 in Health Care, President Barack Obama, Universal Health Care | 111 Comments
Originally Published at Op-Ed News
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Tom Cramer’s Duet, cropped
Last Thursday at a town hall meeting in Rio Rancho New Mexico President Barack Obama was asked why, when “so many people go bankrupt using their credit cards to pay for healthcare. Why have they taken single-payer off the plate (audience applause), and why is [...]
By Pat Racimora on May 18, 2009 in Current Affairs, Health Care | 47 Comments
Biomedical researchers are under no ethical obligation to find a cure for every physical affliction. That goal remains unreachable by even the best scientsts. However, they are obligated to hold the patients’ welfare paramount and to minimize every risk possible.
It was with great concern, then, that I read a press release [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 17, 2009 in AIDS, Abuse, Civil Liberties & Rights, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Misogyny, Obama Administration, Obama's Broken Promises, Obama's Cabinet, US Senate, Women and Children | 7 Comments
I seem to be on a roll with the Prison and Freedom thing, so I will just continue. Roxanna Saberi is not the only political prisoner currently, by far. And thank heavens she has since been released. One has been imprisoned for years now, the Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Aung San [...]
By Uppity Woman on May 9, 2009 in Health Care, Influenza Pandemic | 20 Comments
Flu Kitteh not wantz UR girmz
As those of you who read me regularly know, conspiracy theories without actual concrete unusual indicators make me itch and scratch.
The Obama administration is talking about a second flu vaccine this year (a series of two shots) in addition to the normal flu season vaccine. The second [...]
By NewHampster on May 2, 2009 in Current Affairs, Influenza Pandemic | 47 Comments
Don’t Touch that dial! Use your sleeve to open that door! Use Purell, wash your hands. Don’t touch your face.
Stay at home locked in a bubble.
Touching me, touching you. How many ways are there to touch each other?
Seriously.
By John Batchelor on May 2, 2009 in Influenza Pandemic, John Batchelor, John Batchelor (author), Media, Radio | 9 Comments
Virginia’s Smithfield Foods CEO Larry Pope speaks with much careful persuasion against the suspicion of the partially Smithfield-owned CAFO, or mega pig farm, at La Gloria, was the source of the A/H1N1. The interview drags on, but Pope makes is good points right away.
By John Batchelor on May 1, 2009 in Influenza Pandemic | 65 Comments
(bumped up from this morning)
New, fretful, confusing reports from the California border indicates that the A/H1N1 virus was in California before five year-old Edgar Hernandez fell ill on April 2 in La Gloria, Veracruz state. California epidemiologists have located two cases of children in Southern California, a ten year-old boy [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Apr 30, 2009 in Current Affairs, Influenza Pandemic, Open Thread | 52 Comments
(Bumped up from Thursday afternoon . This is an instant classic, Reverend Amy!)
A former parishioner sent this to me tonight. Now, I know this is a serious issue, and we must take care. But sometimes when things are the most frightening, a little humor goes a long way.
That being said, allow [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 30, 2009 in Influenza Pandemic, Joe "Bro" Biden | 47 Comments
Joe’s off the reservation again! Pat Buchanan predicts that Joe Biden will be in the White House woodshed today. I’d pay to see that! UPDATE: Now the White House is claiming that Biden was referring solely to people who don’t feel well. Pathetic.
NBC NY: “Vice president Joe Biden said today he would tell [...]
By Thomas Sears MD FACC on Apr 30, 2009 in Current Affairs, Health Care, Influenza Pandemic | 64 Comments
(Bumped up from Wednesday morning.)
Thanks to all who responded to my piece regarding the administration response to this pandemic of influenza. As I go through the news sources today, there really isn’t much exciting unless one examines the response of the locals. What I am seeing is an admirable effort to educate the [...]
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