Category: Healthcare

No.

No. The answer is no. There should be no compromise over the Affordable Care Act. It is a duly passed law of the land that will make positive changes in the lives of millions of Americans. It will give them financial and wellness security. It will change, for the better, the way in which health… Continue reading No.

GOP Targets Contraception, Again!

“The country wants Congress to focus on jobs and the economy, not on pushing an extreme agenda against birth control,” – Dawn Laguens, EVP, Planned Parenthood Federation of America House Republicans have included a so-called “conscience clause” in the government funding bill in a plan they approved early Sunday. The House voted 231-192 on a… Continue reading GOP Targets Contraception, Again!

Obamacare: 94 percent will pay below-forecast premiums.

Jonathan Chait writes: The Obama administration today released the final numbers on the premiums in the state health exchanges. This is the single most important piece of data we have to gauge the plausibility of the exchanges, which are the crucial mechanism of Obamacare. The premiums are not spin, they are the collective judgment of… Continue reading Obamacare: 94 percent will pay below-forecast premiums.

Staring Down The Enemy – Breast Cancer

Updates on what’s happening on the breast cancer frontlines. Use what you can, pass the rest on. MUTATED HEREDITY BRCA1 and BRCA2 are human genes that belong to a class of genes known as tumor suppressors. Mutation of these genes has been linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. A woman’s risk of developing breast… Continue reading Staring Down The Enemy – Breast Cancer

ObamaCare Explained – Even a Two-Year Old Will Understand – Video

Okay. So apparently some of you have complained that it was too complicated to understand Obamacare. Maybe you’ve listened to the Republicans talk about the 2000+ pages of the law and the government red tape it entails. Well complain no more (and while you’re at it, switch off the Republican commentators spewing non factual talking… Continue reading ObamaCare Explained – Even a Two-Year Old Will Understand – Video

Fox Expert – “Women Have The Breasts,” So They Should Pay More for Health care

A Fox News medical expert on Tuesday argued that President Barack Obama’s administration was wrong to force gender equality for health insurance rates because men “only have the prostate,” while women “have the breasts, they have the ovaries.” “Look, it’s not bias, I’m not saying this as a man,” Fox News Medical A-Team contributor Dr.… Continue reading Fox Expert – “Women Have The Breasts,” So They Should Pay More for Health care

BAYER AND US GOVERNMENT KNOWINGLY GAVE HIV TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN

Everyone has heard of Bayer aspirin, it is a household name. Bayer AG also manufactures numerous other products, from pesticides to medicine for hemophiliacs called Factor 8. In 1984 Bayer became aware that several batches of this Factor 8 contained HIV. They knew this because there was an outbreak of HIV among hemophiliac children, and… Continue reading BAYER AND US GOVERNMENT KNOWINGLY GAVE HIV TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN

The State of the Unions

There’s been a lot of talk recently about workers. You know, the people who do the work in this country and who expect to be paid a livable wage while earning a little respect from employers and customers. The problem is that somewhere along the way, the conservative revolution has been glorifying the wealthy while… Continue reading The State of the Unions

The Endgame

Here’s what’s clear: the success of President Obama’s second term will come down to the next few months of 2013 and early 2014 in the form of immigration reform, the success of the health care law, and the rising economy. There probably will be no grand bargain on the debt (thank heavens), tax reform is… Continue reading The Endgame

Obesity is now Classified as a Disease

Obesity rates in the United States remain unacceptably high, and the epidemic persists in affecting Blacks and Hispanics disproportionately. Obesity is now classified as a disease. This was the final decision at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA), the organization that represents doctors nationwide. Despite their own Council on Science and Public… Continue reading Obesity is now Classified as a Disease