Their Zeal Changed Lives, if Not the System
By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D.
“Man down in the men’s washroom!” This cry is not part of the usual hospital soundtrack, but when Dr. David A. Ansell heard it as he sped down a corridor in the old Cook County Hospital in Chicago, he barely broke stride. He veered into the men’s room, tried the locked door of the stall where a crumpled body lay, hoisted himself up over the fetid contents of the adjacent toilet, balanced on the metal divider and prepared to descend and administer CPR.
That was when the disheveled corpse on the floor roared to life, a lighted cigarette dangling from one hand, and requested with vigorous profanity that Dr. Ansell remove himself from the premises.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
The Wyden-Ryan Plan Will Be the Foundation for Serious Medicare Reform—and Maybe More
In two companion articles in January’s New England Journal of Medicine, Henry Aaron with Austin Frakt, and Joe Antos critique the Wyden-Ryan Medicare reform proposal.
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) are proposing a hybrid Medicare reform proposal combing both Republican defined contribution free market principles—a premium support scheme—with Democratic defined benefit principles—a baseline guaranteed plan and premium support.
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) are proposing a hybrid Medicare reform proposal combing both Republican defined contribution free market principles—a premium support scheme—with Democratic defined benefit principles—a baseline guaranteed plan and premium support.
Our View: Pair of meetings rock LePage's plans
The governor hears that he won't get Medicaid waivers, but there are alternatives.
Gov. LePage held two meetings with southern Maine Democrats this week, and he's not talking about what went on. But the governor can't be happy about what he heard.
Insuring contraception is preventive care
The weighty cost of health care is driving equally weighty political debates, both in Maine as state government struggles with a budget shortfall in the Department of Health and Human Services, and nationally as the Affordable Care Act emerges as a key issue in this year’s presidential campaigns.Although the cost of health insurance has gotten top billing, since it has hamstrung businesses from investing in other activities which could create jobs, at the heart of the discussion is the cost of care. Programs that encourage avoiding unhealthy activities — smoking, eating fatty foods — and encourage healthy activities — regular exercise, preventive medicine — have the potential to lower costs.
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/01/opinion/editorials/insuring-contraception-is-preventive-care/print/
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