SCHIP, or the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, is a state-and-federal program that successfully provides medical insurance to children whose families cannot afford insurance, and who do not qualify for other programs, such as Medicaid. But the program is in trouble. The AMA is worried that the Senate may move to strip the Medicare physician [...]
We Could Use Some Doctoring Here…..STAT.
So HOW MANY have to be Without Healthcare for it to be a Crisis?
Apparently more than 47 million in one Country, a modern Industrial Country qualifies for some Notice. Actually in 2004 we were already up to 47 million, and some estimates last election cycle of 2006 put the number closer to 49 million. According [...]
Health Care for Nobody
A US Court of Appeals, in its infinite wisdom arrogant stupidity,has ruled that terminally ill people do not have the right to get unapproved, potentially lifesaving treatments even when doctors determine that this path might be their best hope for survival. Since the drugs aren’t approved by the FDA yet, and are still experimental, [...]
