Posts Tagged ‘health care’
Just as Good as a Xerox
"Old timers" will remember that phrase from a copier commercial years ago when Xerox dominated the copier market. The pitch had a sleazy salesman trying to peddle his no-name copier to a business owner and his assurance that their copier was "just as good as a Xerox", only cheaper. The American public has been sold on a health insurance plan that [...]
Dear Dr. Kleaveland
Dr. Kleaveland offers his views on health care reform. It is not a pretty sight, but we face off in a battle of dueling public letters. You can read his complete dissertation by using the link, but here are some lowlights. Consumer protection in the health industry is addressed as follows: No denial for pre-existing conditions or [...]
Health Care Reform Hocus Pocus
Health insurance reform is about give and take. If you waddle through the maze and countless pages in all the various bills before Congress you really have to wonder what is going to come out on the other end if and when this massive spending bill is finalized. I have wondered about all the new taxes to pay for health insurance (supposedly for [...]
Swine Flu – Which Version of the Truth do you Want?
On 11/6/2009 the CDC reported there were 129 swine flu related deaths year to date beginning 4/26/2009 and going forward. Six days later Fox news is reporting the CDC claims 4,000 have died as a result of swine flu. So which is it? Have over 3,800 people died in the last 6 days from swine flu? Are these swine flu cases "saved or created" like so [...]
The Charlie Brown of Health Insurance
Poor Charlie Brown. Problems with the kite eating tree. Lucy always pulls the football away just as he is about to kick it. A dog that is more popular than him. Maine is the Charlie Brown of health care. The state’s legislators have tried for decades to fix its system, but their efforts have always fallen short: health insurance premiums are [...]
Double Decker's Prevent Heart Attack
What do double decker buses and heart attacks have in common? Drivers of double decker buses have a lesser risk of heart attack than do drivers of more traditional buses. The WSJ Blog reports on a study by Dr. Jeremy Morris. Morris thought there might be some link between occupation and heart-attack risk. And when he looked at the men who worked [...]
Where All the Women are Strong . . .
the men are good looking, and the hospitals are all above average. No, this isn't Lake Wobegon, this is America. The WSJ Blog reports on the state of affairs for U.S. hospitals. Ninety-nine percent of hospital board chairmen think their hospital fares at least as well as a typical hospital on standard quality measures. Among the chairmen of [...]
Pelosicare Comes to the aid of Vet's
Ever wonder how things become law? Someone uses YOUR tax dollars to buy votes. Keep in mind if YOU were to give money or favors to a legislator in exchange for favors you would be committing a criminal act. But that is not the case when members of Congress do likewise.
The Truth is Out There
Free health care for all, but not from Washington. Instead, it will be provided by aliens. Not so far-fetched . . . The "Trib", a media source and homie of our Prez, had this observation about the new sci-fi about aliens ("visitors") that premiered on ABC last night. Imagine this. At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new [...]
Obamacare Creates 111 New Federal Agencies
In The American Gangster, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) invites his mother (Ruby Dee), brothers, cousins, etc. to come to New York to see "her new house". He is so proud of what he has done and is eager to show it off to his mother. Obamacare can be just as destructive to the health care system, yet the folks in Washington are very proud of [...]
