Seniors Feel They Earned their Benefits: They Don’t Want Change

Posted by barbarahales

A CNN opinion Research Corporation survey results demonstrate that as opposed to younger voters, seniors do not want change.
The majority of seniors have insurance, seventy-five percent of which is Medicare or Medicaid.  They have worked very hard, contributing into the system during their younger years.  They have seen two World Wars, among many, the depression [...]

White House to keep Physicians Aware of Healthcare Proposals

Posted by barbarahales

Notices went out to physicians yesterday by the Medical Society of the State of New York, informing them that the White House was holding a conference call on health insurance reform. Providers were invited to write in their questions prior to the teleconference.
Obviously this is an issue held dear to healthcare providers as well as [...]

Passion for Healthcare Reform but also Passion for Protecting Our Constitutional Rights

Posted by barbarahales

The following is a letter for Blue Dog Democrats that was made by and circulated by members of Individuals United for Freedom, a group who feels passionately about protecting our Constitutional rights and puts their point of view over in a respectful but assertive manner.
There are many excellent points made in this letter.  I welcome [...]

Fear of Medicare Fund Cuts : Justification vs Anxiety

Posted by barbarahales

Medicare was created by a law in 1965, which states in part that there shall be no “federal interference in the practice of medicine or the manner in which medical services are provided”. In addition, the government is barred from interfering with the operation of any health care facility.
While this was meant to assure seniors [...]

Health Care Media Blitz

Posted by barbarahales

NBC’s latest  poll shows 43 percent are in favor of a public health option but a full 47 % oppose it. The proponents have decreased by 3 percent within the last month. Although 60 percent feel that a “major reform” must be forthcoming, many are skeptical about the proposed reforms currently.
The government is arduously addressing [...]

Good Co-op Health Care May not Be Good or Cooperative

Posted by barbarahales

Proponents of health care co-ops are enthusiastic about their individual models and tout them as being cost efficient and worthy of taking them to a national level. They feel that cooperatives would compete with larger insurance companies to lower costs. Certainly there are current models of health care co-ops that are working well. Group Health [...]

Healthcare debate- Don’t Let a Broken System Break Us

Posted by barbarahales

The healthcare debate is currently raging across this country.
The healthcare crisis has been highlighted by the recession. A full 48 states have been seeing budget shortfalls due to either mismanagement or the recession and one of the first things cut in cost saving measures is a Medicaid or health benefit program for the needy.
Dennis Smith, [...]

Medical Care decisions- Fraught with Disaster

Posted by barbarahales

President Obama is pushing for healthcare reform as everyone in the country is now aware.  The danger in trying to save money however is that decisions on health care treatment options may be based on economic reasoning as opposed to sound medical considerations.
Treatment protocols for premature infants for example,  are extremely expensive running over one [...]

Physicians’ Declaration of Independence…Million Med March

Posted by barbarahales

This declaration from the  Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc. was written so well and expresses my opinion so precisely that I wanted to bring this to you today.
The Physicians’ Declaration of Independence

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one Profession to dissolve the Financial Arrangements which have connected them with [...]

Congress Smiled. They had their own Physicians

Posted by barbarahales

Congress wanted to decrease healthcare costs to the public as they smiled knowingly.  They had their own physicians.
Government mandated computers to advise people on how to treat themselves.  The public   eagerly approved as it meant empowerment.  Congress smiled.  They had their own physicians.
The government stated that physicians should not wear white lab coats anymore.  [...]