From the category archives:

Government

10 Ways Government CAN Help Healthcare

Let’s be emphatic. Government will not help the country’s healthcare crisis in the least by nationalizing healthcare. However, there are some things they CAN do that will probably ease our pain.

1. Repeal HIPAA

Let’s start with a big one right off of the bat. HIPAA regulations guarantee privacy of medical information. That’s a good [...]

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Socialized Healthcare – It’s Already Here

I guess I’m a little confused with all of this concern over socialized healthcare. Seems like we’ve already got it . So what’s the big fuss?
Insurance = Socialism
Insurance is based on the concept of socialism.  Assemble a group and they all contribute to the group for the better of the whole to protect the individual. [...]

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change:healthcare bumper stickers are in!

No matter your candidate or your party, let them know you’re passionate about reforming healthcare!
The new change:healthcare bumper stickers are in!
Shoot me an e-mail at rhendrick [@ symbol] changehealthcare [dot] com with you mailing address, and we will get one to you in time for the remainder of the primaries (unless of course, they move [...]

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Why should we change health care?

In going through my multiplying number of unread feeds I ran across an interesting piece from last week (sorry to those of you who have already done your reading). Politico published Young and Uninsured Turn to Facebook highlighting the large number of young adults interested in health care reform policies of the “08 election.
I [...]

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Healthcare: the never ending saga

How unclear can things possibly get?? Every direction I turn there is a different discussion, different concern, a new point of interest, new topics, new programs, new ideas, new technology, different ways to use your personal health record, different insurance plans, different reimbursement rates… you get the picture. Trying to understand healthcare is exhausting.
So here [...]

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Learning to Truly Value America’s Youth

Chris Fleming of Health Affairs Blog has highlighted the debate surrounding State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization, discontinuities, and enrollment in his blog. Undeniably this is such an important topic. I wrote a research paper this spring on uninsured children and the variations across SCHIP. Unfortunately the discussion is warranted (referencing the first article [...]

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If it Were Only That Simple (Part 2 of 2) – Who’s to blame for America’s healthcare problems?

So who’s to blame for America’s healthcare problems? In part 1 or my 2 part series, I had told you the reasons why I feel that individuals and physicians and health practitioner deserve some of the blame for our systems complications.
Note: www.charlesclarknovels.com made a wonderful comment on part 1, highlighting accountability (if you’re interested go [...]

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