On January 27, 2008, U.S. Representative John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) introduced a new version of a previously unsuccessful bill before Congress that would turn America’s health care system into a socialized, not-for-profit, singer-payer system. Previous iterations of the bill had few co-sponsors (25 in 2003), and the current version (H.R. 676), has gained a modicum [...]
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Another Shot at the Government
Posted in bioehtics, health care, insurance, law, medicare, misinformation/propaganda, politics, research discussion, tagged health, doctor, government, medicare, congress, health care, Al Gore, obesity, American, diabetes, FDA, science, USDA, Men's Health, MSNBC, Nina Teicholz, fat, carbs, diet, nutrition, insulin, consensus, global warming, An Inconvenient Truth, Richard Lindzen, myth, environment, saturated, heart disease, American Medical Association, AMA, diet-heart hypothesis, evidence, agriculture, farmer, food pyramid, starch, potato, Walter Willett, Harvard, Eat, misinformation, lobbyists, Dissociative Identity Disorder, National Potato Council, sellout on December 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Two posts ago, I attacked Medicare. In my last post, I pointed out how budget cuts have all but destroyed the effectiveness of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. In this post, I’m going to talk about the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in another chapter about what happens when citizens entrust their health [...]
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Making Progress
Posted in health care, insurance, markets, research discussion, tagged care, CDHP, CIGNA, consumer, diabetes, economic, health, healthcare, HealthPartners, high-deductible, HMO, income tax, insurance, medical, medicine, PPO, preventative, risk on November 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Two recent studies conducted by CIGNA and HealthPartners, a Minnesota-based health plan, show that people with Consumer Directed Health Plans (CDHPs) - the kind that are coupled with an HSA or HRA, paid about 4% less in medical expenses than those with traditional HMOs and PPOs. Additionally, CIGNA showed that overall medical costs in the [...]
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