Have you been to the emergency room lately? Waits are long. Why? Because they have become the doctor’s office for the uninsured. Well Mitt Romney thinks that is actually a good idea: Downplaying the need for the government to ensure that every person has health insurance, Mitt Romney on Sunday suggested that emergency room care […]
One of the biggest problems that plagues our nations health and wasn’t really discussed during the healthcare reform debate is about to get bigger: Up to a third of U.S. adults could have diabetes by 2050 if Americans continue to gain weight and avoid exercise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projected on Friday. […]
I had an interesting thought. The Republicans are constantly saying they want tort reform tied to healthcare. They have constantly argued that one of the reasons our healthcare costs are so high is because of malpractice suits against doctors. So, why not make the doctors federal employees, thus giving them the shield of protection? And […]
That is how much a new healthcare proposal would cost – one that would cover 97% of the country: The plan carries a 10-year price tag of slightly over $600 billion, and would lead toward an estimated 97 percent of all Americans having coverage, according to the Congressional Budget Office, Sens. Edward M. Kennedy and […]