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• Jim Wallis: The Right Thing to Do

  Published: July 26, 2007, 2:27 pm

  Tags: Healthcare

  Imagine a popular program that has existed for 10 years with bipartisan support, providing health insurance to about 6 million low-income children. The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is up for reauthorization this year and Congress is debating how to extend the hope of coverage to 9 million children who are currently uninsured,

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• Navigating the maze of cancer treatment, NY Times feature

  Published: July 30, 2007, 5:11 am

  Tags: Cancer Treatment, Cancertreatment, Colon Cancer, Coloncancer, Healthcare Coverage, Healthcare Disparaties, Healthcarecoverage, Healthcaredisparaties

  search for the best care. Healthcare disparities are also addressed, including gaps in access to top cancer care and early detection screenings.One of the most disturbing parts of the article is a rundown of different cancers and how many patients do not receive the care that gives them the best chance at increasing survival. For example, for

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• Friends create medical fund for West Virginia woman with colon cancer

  Published: August 3, 2007, 7:37 am

  Tags: Healthcare Debate, Healthcaredebate

  Filed under: Research, Fundraisers, Politics, Opinion, Daily newsMary Ann Kelly, an employee of a West Virginia hospital who has been battling colon cancer for the past six years, was informed last week that her insurance benefits for the current year have run out. Due to her illness, she is unable to continue working. A medical fund has been

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• Scripps Health Uninsured Patient Class Action

  Published: August 5, 2007, 3:12 am

  Tags: Legal, Health, Chula Vista, Excessive Rates, Expert Healthcare, Scripps Health Lawsuit, Scripps Health Uninsured Patient Class Action, Scripps Health Uninsured Patient Class Action Lawsuit, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

  excessive rates, expert healthcare, scripps health lawsuit, scripps health uninsured patient class action, scripps health uninsured patient class action lawsuit, scripps memorial hospital encinitas, scripps memorial hospital la jolla, scripps mercy hospital, uninsured patientsIf you enjoyed this post invite me to drink a

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• Catholic Healthcare West Class Action Lawsuit

  Published: August 5, 2007, 2:35 am

  Tags: Legal, Financial, Health, Catholic Healthcare West Class Action Lawsuit, Catholic Healthcare West Class Lawsuit, Catholic Healthcare West, Chw Hospitals, Class Action Lawsuit, Settlement Class, Uninsured Patients

  against Defendant Catholic Healthcare West ( CHW ) on behalf of themselves and hundreds of thousands of uninsured patients at CHW hospitals in California, (more…) copyright @2007 bu.bulicio.us catholic healthcare west class action lawsuit, catholic healthcare west class lawsuit, catholic healthcare west, chw hospitals, class

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• Improving colorectal cancer screening by using community volunteers

  Published: August 5, 2007, 6:17 am

  Tags: Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Colorectalcancer, Colorectalcancerscreening, Healthcare Disparities, Healthcaredisparities

  Filed under: Colon and Rectal CancerThe Carolinas Cancer Education and Screening Projects (CARES) aims to improve colorectal cancer screening (CRC) among low-income women in subsidized housing in 11 cities in North and South Carolina, women who are traditionally underserved by cancer control efforts.In a recent study published in Cancer, the CARES

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• Briefly Patriotic - Christianity - Code Blue

  Published: August 6, 2007, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Truth, Christianity, Sullivan, Masonic, Memo, Securalism, Blue, Healthcare, Outlet

  a jump to a Canadian style healthcare system and European socialism. The lame scream ME-dia opened up a full scale assault on Americans that only want fulfill God's plan for the United States making it a beacon of truth, freedom and Christianity. Some Masonic leader must've sent out a memo, because every news outlet from gay homo Andrew

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• Welcome to Vermont, bring big money

  Published: August 5, 2007, 6:02 pm

  Tags: Economics, Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Healthcare, Taxation, New England Politics

  impeachment, and universal healthcare while the state's economy filled a toe tag. The Catamount Health Care program is a disaster. Because of the caps placed of premiums at $191, the state is $32/person in the red before the first person enrolls, about $20,800,000/year. Starting an underfunded program with diminishing tax returns over the next

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• Cheese Headcases

  Published: August 5, 2007, 5:00 pm

  Tags: Hillary Clinton, Economics, Democrats, Healthcare, New England Politics

  I heard about this last week, couldn’t get info I wanted before. Vermont wants this more than a pross wants a john; will produce the same results too. Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2007; Page A14 So we hope the eyes of America will turn to Wisconsin, and the effort by Madison Democrats to make that “progressive” state a

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• Unapproved Drugs and the Terminally Ill

  Published: August 7, 2007, 5:24 pm

  Tags: Nation, Healthcare, Science

  This is an interesting dilemma. Does someone who is terminally ill have the right to try drugs that are not approved by the FDA? The argument for this right are fairly obvious–why shouldn’t we let someone who is dying try a drug that might save them? The argument against it is a bit more subtle–partially it has to do with the

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• Tenet sues

  Published: August 8, 2007, 9:41 am

  Tags: Healthcare Business

  Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC), along with its 2nd-quarter results yesterday, disclosed that Healthcare Property Investors Inc. has demanded that the company turn over possession of hospitals in California, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina by the end of the year. It's part of a dispute over leasing fees. - Jonathan Berr

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• Secrets Of The Nest Egg

  Published: August 11, 2007, 3:21 am

  Tags: Family, Financial, Budget, Build Nest Egg, Expenditures, Healthcare Costs, Interest Rates, Money, Routine Purchases, Save Money

  nest egg, expenditures, healthcare costs, interest rates, money, routine purchases, save moneyDid you enjoy reading this post? Buy me a nice cup of coffee to fuel my late night writing sessions and keep the content

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• State of Abortion

  Published: August 11, 2007, 12:12 pm

  Tags: Supreme Court, Healthcare

  The Supreme Court allowed the banning of ‘partial-birth’ abortions without a health exemption. We already see what this may bring: In response to the Supreme Court decision upholding the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, many abortion providers in Boston and around the country have adopted a defensive tactic. To avoid any chance of

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• Regulation and Good News

  Published: August 10, 2007, 5:14 pm

  Tags: World, Nation, Healthcare, Nature, Environment, Politics, Science

  It seems that regulations and taxes can do some good. Must be hard for conservatives and libertarians to accept.

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• French Health Care

  Published: August 12, 2007, 3:37 pm

  Tags: Nation, World, Healthcare

  coverage, responsive healthcare providers, patient and provider freedoms, and the health and longevity of the country’s population. The United States ranked 37. The French system is also not inexpensive. At $3,500 per capita it is one of the most costly in Europe, yet that is still far less than the $6,100 per person in the United

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