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Uninsured human beings are the greatest threat to Public Health.  Healthy conservatives just don’t get it.  General Public Health doesn’t seem necessary as long as their own health is under control.  Sickness is an annoying byproduct of ignorance, poor breeding, poor lifestyle or something that shouldn’t concern their own righteous tax dollars.  They buy in [...]

Posted by bosskitty October 27th, 2009 | Tags: families, Health Care, John Cornyn, Michelle Obama, profiteers, Public Health, public health crisis, social policy, women | Category: Health Care, Health Care Reform, Obama | Leave a comment

All the debate about the launching of “Public Option” Health Care seems to focus on those who actually HAVE health care.  Those with jobs, where their employer has pre-selected an insurance package, are being convinced their employer will dump that insurance forcing them to take the “Public Option”.  OK!  Perhaps that
will happen with small [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 16th, 2009 | Tags: Accountability, AMA, CDC, disinformation, disparity, Economics of Health, exclusive - inclusive, Fear, GREED, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Crisis, Human Rights, WHO | Category: Health, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Politics | Leave a comment

By U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D), Senior Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee
I have been seeking a meaningful answer to the many shortcomings American families encounter with health care.  Our House proposal has now won endorsement from the American Medical Association, AARP, and Consumers Union. But during recent Central Texas meetings, I [...]

Posted by nytexan July 29th, 2009 | Tags: Health Care, Health Care Reform, Lloyd Doggett, Op-Ed | Category: Doggett, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Politics | Comments (5)

If I had to choose between high priced arrogant profiteering insurance corporations and uninspired, underpaid, uninterested bureaucratic medical providers, I would hitchhike to Mexico or Canada.

Posted by bosskitty June 15th, 2009 | Tags: AMA, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Economics of Health, Health Care, Medical System, Medicare, Obama, Public Health, US Congress Committee on Oversight | Category: Accountability, American Medical Association, Big Pharma, Congressional Oversight, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Economics of Health, Health Care, Insurance, Medical System, Medicare, Mismanagement, PTSD, Public Health, VA, Veterans Health Administration, War Cost, mental health, negligence, veterans benefits | Comments (7)

Ranking: Texas is 46th this year; it was 37th in 2007.

Strengths: Strengths include a low prevalence of smoking at 19.3 percent of the population, a low prevalence of binge drinking at 15.0 percent of the population, a  low rate of cancer deaths at 186.3 deaths per 100,000  population and a moderate infant mortality rate at [...]

Posted by bosskitty December 7th, 2008 | Tags: Accountability, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Rank, Pulbic health, social policy, Texas Health Care | Category: Health Care, Health Care Reform, Politics | Comments (1)

Immigrants Facing Deportation by U.S. Hospitals
Many American hospitals are taking it upon themselves to repatriate seriously injured or ill immigrants because they cannot find nursing homes willing to accept them without insurance. Medicaid does not cover long-term care for illegal immigrants, or for newly arrived legal immigrants, creating a quandary for hospitals, which are obligated [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 6th, 2008 | Tags: Health Care, Immigration | Category: Health Care, Immigration, Medical System, immigrants | Comments (2)

Americans have a say by electing politicians with the best marketing staff, raise the most money and most clever ads. A country of individuals, that is shattered by an over-marketed lifestyle, is manipulated by charismatic mind controllers to elect corporate allies.

Posted by bosskitty July 6th, 2008 | Tags: American Dream, Democracy In Action, Elections, Health Care, Hypocracy, Noam Chomsky, Obama, pharmaceutical industry, taxpayers | Category: Barack Obama, Big Pharma, Bill of Rights, Bush, Democracy In Action, Health Care Reform, Hypocracy, Politics, War, candidates, disparity, taxpayers, unemployment | Comments (2)