If You Knew the Conditions: A Chronicle of the Indian Medical Service and American Indian Health Care, 1908-1955
beSpacific (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Program Evaluation: A Variety of Rigorous Methods Can Help Identify Effective Interventions, GAO-10-30, November 23, 2009 Nuclear Weapons: National Nuclear...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Glenn Beck is still falsely claiming that Americans face jail time as a penalty for failure to buy insurance under the House health care bill. From the provides that an individual must be "covered by acceptable coverage at all times." "Acceptable coverage" includes "qualified health benefits plan coverage," "grandfathered health insurance coverage," "Medicare,"...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Discussing Democratic health care reform, Glenn Beck falsely claimed that "if you don't play ball with them now, if you don't get into their government health care, there will be jail time." From the November 12 broadcast of Fox News' Glenn Beck : BECK: But if you don't play by their new rules on health care, here's a new little twist. Have you heard this? You're going to be looking at a...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Sean Hannity falsely claimed that Americans face jail time as a penalty for failure to buy insurance under the House health care bill. From the provides that an individual must be "covered by acceptable coverage at all times." "Acceptable coverage" includes "qualified health benefits plan coverage," "grandfathered health insurance coverage," "Medicare,"...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Filling in for Glenn Beck, Fox News judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano falsely claimed that under the House health care reform bill, the government could "even put you in jail" if you fail to purchase insurance. From the November 10 broadcast of Fox News' Glenn Beck : NAPOLITANO: For the first time in American history, if this bill becomes law, the Feds will force you to buy insurance you...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Dick Morris falsely claimed that under the House health care bill, "[Y]ou can actually go to jail for not having health insurance." From the November 9 broadcast of Fox News' Hannity : DICK MORRIS: One of the provisions in the Pelosi bill is you actually can go to jail for not having health insurance. It says if you don't have health insurance, you have to pay a fine of 2.5 percent of your...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
As part of the deal-making to pass healthcare, conservative Democrats joined House Republicans in passing the anti-abortion Stupak amendment. The amendment would forbid the coverage of abortion by any insurance policy sold through a health exchange. Supporters of the pro-life cause argue that the Stupak amendment maintains the status quo. Since 1977, federal law has prohibited the use of any federal...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Matt Drudge and WorldNetDaily.com both falsely asserted that, in Drudge's words, the House health care reform bill states that people must "buy a $15,000 policy or go to jail." In fact, as stated by the Joint Committee on Taxation letter on which Drudge's and WND's claims are based, the bill does not impose criminal penalties on people merely for failing to purchase health insurance; rather,...
PREGNANCYWEEKLY'S BLOG (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
First, fill out a questionnaire at govbenefits.gov to see if you're eligible for any government benefits. Pregnant women can use federally funded health centers that permit you to pay what you can afford, based on your income. They can provide complete care when you're pregnant as well as a host of other health services. To find one in your area, type in your address at www.findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov...
thoughts from podunk (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The struggle being waged by concerned Americans at the grassroots level for real healthcare reform is based upon the fact that the overwhelming majority of the people in Minnesota and across this country want a Canadian style health care system coupled with a vastly expanded public health care system along the lines of VA, the Indian Health Service and the National Public Health Service; not to mention...
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
(image from 2009 Indian Health Service Heritage Site ) November is American Indian Heritage Month. Various links of interest, in no particular order: The Creation of National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month (via Indian Health Services ) The National Museum of the American Indian , especially its Education page. American Indians in Children's Literature by Debbie Reese, which should...
obi jo | 11/04/2009
http://realhealthreform.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/house-health-reform-bills-lengthy-reading/ Two bills recently advanced in the House will be coming up for debate in the near future. The first is the already infamous 1990 page “monster” bill, HR 3962, which is the House version of health reform. At almost 2,000 pages, it would have to be deemed a entire body makeover, not reform. However,
thoughts from podunk (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
From my blog on Organizing for America ... http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/alanmaki/gGMmn7 "End these dirty wars. Use the money to finance real health care reforms along the lines people have been demanding and anticipated they would be getting in return for their votes... instead of maintaining 800 U.S. military bases on foreign soil dotting the globe, create 800 public health care...
PandemicFlu.gov (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Ensuring that vaccines are as safe as possible is a public health priority and national expectations for vaccine safety are high. A robust plan for monitoring adverse events following immunization (AEFI) during mass vaccination for 2009 H1N1 influenza is an important component to ensure the safety of this novel vaccine. At the federal level, within the United States Department of Health and Human Services...
Angry Bear (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
by Bruce Webb A lot of progressives insist that there is a simple golden-bullet solution to the health care crisis. All we need to do is substitute the 30 page HR676 Single Payer/Medicare For All bill for the 1990 page HR3962. Which led me to ask "How can you possibly supply code language to overhaul the U.S. health care system in 30 pages?" Well you don't, HR676 is in bluntest terms a political...
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obi jo | 11/04/2009
http://realhealthreform.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/house-health-reform-bills-lengthy-reading/ Two bills recently advanced in the House will be coming up for debate in the near future. The first is the already infamous 1990 page “monster” bill, HR 3962, which is the House version of health reform. At almost 2,000 pages, it would have to be deemed a entire body makeover, not reform. However, when one begins...
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