Eight Reasons US Healthcare Costs 96% More Than Cuba's--With The Same Results | World
Why does Cuba's healthcare system do so much with so little money--while we do so little with so much? The author visits Cuba, and revisits US health costs, to find out.
December 9, 2010 |
Name That Drug
JP Sottile writes, "... the advertising and marketing of drugs ... for just about anything and everything under the sun ... has turned the centuries-old doctor-patient relationship in its head."
In The Health Care Fight, A Political Focus On Jobs, With No Simple Answers
WASHINGTON — As Republicans choreograph a House vote to repeal President Obama’s health care overhaul this week, no charge has stung Democrats more than the argument that the new law will “kill” jobs in an economy wobbling back to life.
In the fight over whether the law will create or destroy jobs, both political parties cite evidence to support their claims. But many economists say the effect on jobs is likely to be modest — neither so negative as Republicans assert nor so positive as Democrats contend.
The Truth And Consequences Of Repeal
Get ready for more theater on Capitol Hill. House Republicans plan to push through legislation this week to repeal the health care reform law.
In deference to the new vows of civility, the tone of the debate may be a bit more restrained. But Republicans have already said that they will not strip the word “killing” from the bill — which is titled, “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act.” Civility apparently goes only so far.
While repeal will certainly pass the House, it has no chance in the Senate. So House Republicans are already planning other ways to undermine the reforms, like denying agencies enough money to hire personnel to carry out the program.
Patrick’s Ambitious Agenda Focused On Health Care, Education
Governor Deval Patrick has made just a handful of promises for his second term. But they’re big ones.
He has pledged to put the unemployed back to work, curb urban violence, revamp the health care economy, and close the gap in test scores between struggling and successful students.
The sweep of those promises is matched only by their degree of difficulty and will largely define Patrick’s final four years in office.
Governor’s Budget Cuts Will Not Affect Those With The City’s Universal Health Care Plan
Tens of thousands of San Franciscans will be insulated from state budget cuts, thanks to the Healthy San Francisco, the city’s plan to provide health care to all its residents, local officials said.
While Medi-Cal patients would see expensive new co-payments and have their coverage capped under proposals announced Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown, Jim Soos, assistant director of policy and planning for the San Francisco Department of Public Health, said the 55,000 people enrolled in the San Francisco program would see no change.
Christie Says Health-Care Costs To Bankrupt New Jersey Without Concessions
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said health-care costs “will bankrupt’ the state unless it requires workers to pay more for medical coverage.
The state will spend $4.3 billion on health insurance this year, and that cost will rise 40 percent within four years, Christie, a first-term Republican, said at a town-hall meeting in Paramus. The governor wants to increase employee contributions toward pensions and benefits, and raise co-pays for doctor care.
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