Charlie Rose with Orrin Hatch, Eric Cohen, George Daley & David Carmel; Dr. David Ho, Dr. Susan Zolla-Pazner, Dr. Seth Berkley & Dr. Nicholas Hellman (August 7, 2006)
The Crossed Pond (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Via Andrew Stuttaford at the Corner (via The Secular Right), the LATimes reports that the Healthcare Overhaul Bill contains a requirement that insurance companies “consider” covering Christian Science prayer treatments. Orrin Hatch is the genius behind it but John Kerry and the late Teddy Kennedy also supported it. This is so ludicrously stupid that it clearly [...]
Bad Astronomy (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
I was going to write about how Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and John Kerry (D-MA) were trying to somewhat slimily slip a provision into the health care bill about paying for prayer-based health services, but then wouldn’tyouknowit, Steve Novella (who apparently does not need to sleep or eat or breathe) beat me to it. Besides [...]
jobsanger (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Those who read this blog regularly will know that I am in favor of substantial health care reform -- especially the creation of an option for public health insurance. But that does not mean I am in favor of shelling out taxpayer funds (or forcing private insurance companies to pay) for any treatment that has not been scientifically proven to have medical benefit. It will be expensive enough to pay...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This is, to say the least, strange . Crazy enough that Hatch inserted it, odder still that Ted Kennedy and John Kerry supported it. But if passed, this will open the floodgates to every fringe group out there: Reporting from Washington - Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering...
Drunk at idrunk.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This is, to say a least, strange. Crazy enough that Hatch inserted it, odder still that Ted Kennedy & John Kerry supported it. But if passed, this will open a floodgates to every fringe group out are: Reporting from Washington - Backed by some of a most powerful members of a Senate, a little-noticed provision [...]
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
I’m an atheist, so I don’t really have a dog in this hunt, but this seems like a pretty ridiculous thing to ask the taxpayers to pay for: What do Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have in common? A soft spot for Christian Scientists. The three senators have quietly inserted a provision into the Democrats’ healthcare overhaul that would allow...
Enik Rising (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
I'm still retching from this video. It hurts. There's not much I can say that Orac doesn't cover, except to note that Dr. Werner seems to believe that the proton, neutron, and electron are constituent pieces of a cell. (h/t Dave Noon ) Oh, and on a related issue ... Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the health care overhaul bill would require insurers...
The J-Walk Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Faith healing news: Democrats' healthcare bill would pay for ‘prayer' treatment . What do Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have in common? A soft spot for Christian Scientists. The three senators have quietly inserted a provision into the Democrats' healthcare overhaul that would allow the Christian Science church to receive remuneration from the federal...
SocraticGadfly (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Utah’s senior senator, perhaps the Senate’s No. 1 backer of alt-medical “treatment,” snuck a deal in Senate HELP Committee’s national healthcare bill to pay for Christian Science prayer treatments and such . It doesn’t mention the church by name, but the rider forbids discrimination against “spiritual medicine.” Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.), whose district...
kenneth in the (212) (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Not only does abstinence-only sex education not work, it's dangerous to our young loved ones' lives. Why not take a moment to let your two senators know that you do not want to see another dollar -- let alone the $250 million Orrin Hatch is proposing -- spent on this reckless disregard for the education of today's youth? You can also make a donation to support healthy sexuality for all HERE .
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Former first lady Laura Bush wowed the 1,700 women who gathered in Salt Lake City Monday for the wrap-up of Sen. Orrin Hatch's 25th annual Women's Conference.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Washington » Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch maintained his strong opposition to any sort of new government-managed health plan Monday, the same day Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate's reform measure would include a so-called public option.
Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
WASHINGTON — Top lawmakers sparred Sunday over the timing of President Barack Obama’s decision on how to move ahead in Afghanistan, with Republicans urging a quick move to boost troop levels and Democrats counseling patience.In partisan displays, senators generally agreed on the need to support whatever Afghan government emerges from a Nov. 7 run-off election between President Hamid Karzai...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Sen. Orrin Hatch loves his iPhone. During the marathon health care hearings recently, the Utah Republican pulled out his phone, tapped the screen and read a statement straight from an email.
Faithful Progressive (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
For a couple of years now, we've been back attending a UCC church in Madison. It feels very right. Though I was raised as an ELCA Lutheran, both of our kids were Baptized in the UCC, and we were long-time members of two other Madison area UCC churches. Just today I received two separate requests from the UCC to contact Congress and/or other decision makers. You don't have to be a member of the UCC...
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tattoo111 | 01/10/2009
Identity theft has become one of the major problems our nations face today. Law enforcement agencies are hard pressed to track down and capture the theives that steal 10 million identities per year. President Bush signed into law some...
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