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House Passes Health Care Reform Bill…What’s Next?
By Erin Lieber I recently wrote an article entitled “Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness…and health care?”, which posed the question: Is health care a right? This question becomes even more important now that the House of Representatives has passed their health care reform bill. Here’s a quick snapshot of how it went down: President Obama arrived [...]
Continue reading...Life, Liberty, The Pursuit of Happiness…and health care?
5. November 2009
By: Erin Lieber The debate over health care reform in the U.S. is quickly transitioning from concept to reality. Just this past week Nancy Pelosi unveiled the House health care reform bill, weighing in at just under 2,000 pages and just under one TRILLION dollars. Whether or not this marks the progress, it certainly marks a [...]
Continue reading...“ ONE FOR THE PEOPLE”
30. October 2009
by Dr Miriam Carasa EdD, RN, CNA Our NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced this week a nationwide reform of the consumer reimbursement system for “out of network” health care charges. This significant achievement is the result of Attorney General Cuomo’s healthcare reform investigation into the database that was used by insurers nationwide to set reimbursement [...]
Continue reading...Enough is Enough! – Say NO to NY’s health care cuts
28. October 2009
by Dr Miriam Carasa EdD, RN, CNA Enough is Enough! The latest health care related budget cuts proposed by Governor Paterson may go into effect on November 15, they will be the seventh round of similar cuts since 2007. The impact, added to the effects of all the previous cuts could seriously endanger the [...]
Continue reading...Who is Really Counting? … ‘Calories’
22. October 2009
By J. Dabbraccio RN, MSN Have you recently gone to a chain restaurant such as McDonald’s or Starbucks and noticed calories posted on the menu board? Were you delighted or upset to see this? Did you know New York City was the first place in the country to require calorie posting on chain restaurants and our [...]
Continue reading...Are There Really 46 Million Uninsured?
19. October 2009
By: Erin C. Lieber 46 million uninsured? Maybe. Maybe not. This is a statistic that is consistently reported and constantly repeated. There is no contest that this is an extremely large number relative to the population of the United States, as it equates to almost 15% of the people in this country. However, have you ever [...]
Continue reading...Dissecting the Health Care Dollar
18. October 2009
By Erin C. Lieber Just like the cost of most goods and services in the U.S., the cost of health care is rising and quickly. What is fueling this increase is at the center of every health care reform debate that we see on TV and in the news. The National Coalition on Healthcare reports that National [...]
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9. November 2009
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