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Monthly Archives: August 2009
When Philosophy Meets Politics
We’ll wager that, unless you happen to be a practicing bioethicist, you’d never heard of Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel six weeks ago. But now Emanuel, the director of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, finds himself labeled a "deadly doctor" by Betsy McCaughey in an opinion piece …
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‘Deadly Doctor’?
Q: Does Ezekiel Emanuel advocate sacrificing medical care for senior citizens and disabled youths for the good of society? A: No. Critics of health care legislation are distorting the meaning of Emanuel’s academic writings on medical ethics. And Emanuel tells us, "I am not advocating this."
August 14, 2009
In 2008, 6.5 percent of the U.S. population failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost at some time during the year. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Private Insurance Not Outlawed
Q: Will the House’s proposed health care plan outlaw private insurance? A: No. Those who are claiming that the plan would get rid of private insurance or make it illegal are misinterpreting the bill.
August 13, 2009
For 2009, there are a reported 1,544 pharmaceutical and health products company lobbyists. Source: Center for Responsive Politics
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August 12, 2009
The Federal Employee Health Benefits program, which contracts with 111 health plans and offers 269 health plan options, covers approximately 8 million federal employees, retirees and their dependents. Source: Office of Personnel Management
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Health Care Meets Shark Week!
Playing off Discovery Channel’s much-watched Shark Week, MoveOn.org Political Action launched a video likening health insurance companies to these predators of the sea. ⬐ Click to expand/collapse the full transcript ⬏ expand(document.getElementById(‘tet485007431′));expand(document.getElementById(‘tetlink485007431′)) Announcer: They are enormous and powerful. They prey on our weaknesses, trying to separate the healthy from the …
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