In the last couple of weeks, I’ve spent a few days at Roswell Park Cancer Institute sitting with a relative as her son is battling cancer. A parent should never have to bury their child, but that may well happen in this case.
Category: Opinion
A Capitol offense
… to sponsor such legislation. Tom Price, a member of Congress and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, did own between $50,000 and $100,000 worth of stock in such a company, and he did sponsor such …
Letter: Will Medigap bill pass in Richmond?
As we start the new year, I would like to bring attention to a little-known fact to most Virginians. For the last couple of years, an important bill has failed to make its way out of a House of Delegates’ committee.
The good stuff
If one picked up a little pot and morphine but didn’t understand the benefits of heroin, all she had to do was ask her local pharmacist. “Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach, bowels, and is a perfect guardian of health,” replied the pharmacist.
Reckless? Shaheen created this mess
… as she does. Shaheen had no such reservations on Christmas Eve 2009, when Senate Democrats rushed through a sloppy health care law without a single Republican vote. The death of Ted Kennedy, replaced by Republican Scott Brown, meant that Democrats …
Cut Dependence On Government
West Virginia’s U.S. senators, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito, share one concern about proposals to repeal and replace the Obamacare program. It is that those who have become dependent on it not be cut off from health insurance.
Nunes doesna t want our concerns, just our votes
I have also written letters to Rep. Devin Nunes with the same reply, so Larry Patten is not the only one. We have no idea how many letters, emails, tweets and social media posts these politicians receive a day, but you can guess they do not read them.
Editorial, Jan. 8, 2017: Reform, dona t repeal, Obamacare
If Republicans can’t convince Americans they have a replacement that’s better than the Affordable Care Act, then they’ll own the results. Which leads to the sneaking suspicion they don’t have an alternative that will provide equal or better coverage for about 20 million Americans who were able to obtain health insurance through Obamacare.
Brad Zimanek: Rise of Kiffin, Sark at Bama shows Saban’s compassion
Alabama head coach Nick Saban during Media Day. The Alabama football team held media day Saturday in at Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa, Florida as they prepare to play Clemson in the CFP Championship.
Honor day by serving the aging
American will pause Jan. 16 for a national holiday and a day of remembrance, namely Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to creating and fostering equal rights for African-Americans, and he died during his efforts to make his dream a reality.
How will Congress act?
Well, folks, in the last day or two we got a glimpse of what we can look forward to with a Republican-controlled Congress emboldened by Donald Trump’s election: overreach and arrogance. The first thing they try to do is weaken oversight of ethics violations in the House.
Centrist triad: Mods, Dems and deals
… pending imposition of concealed-carry is wildly unpopular. a Creating “lockboxes” to protect the highway, children’s health, and other trust funds from any further diversion from their original purposes. a Demanding long-term solutions to the …
Cheers & Jeers
JEERS: In regard of our recent cost of living adjustment of 0.3% in 2017. This week I received a letter of social security benefits informing me of my increase of $2.10 monthly.
More supportive policies in schools to keep children safe
As the state Legislature returns to work, lawmakers will be tasked with considering how to improve schools throughout Texas. One area of focus will be policies that make schools safer, a focus especially relevant for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths.
Obamacare: Good, bad and ugly
… and competition via price transparency, insurance companies that can do business across state lines and expanded health savings accounts. The individual mandate was designed to con young people into going to the exchanges and buying insurance …
Obamacare: Good, bad and ugly
… and competition via price transparency, insurance companies that can do business across state lines and expanded health savings accounts. The individual mandate was designed to con young people into going to the exchanges and buying insurance …
Affordable Care Act
Not sure how that makes it a – which raised this question: who exactly are these people? Surely they are not among those more than 20 million who now have health insurance which they couldn’t afford to have previously? Or those with pre-existing conditions who no longer can be denied coverage? Or those young adults who can now be covered under their parents’ insurance as needed until the age of 26? Or those millions currently on Medicare, since the financial solvency of this program has been extended by 11 years as a result of the implementation of various provisions of Certainly there is the mandate for at least minimum coverage, along with its associated tax penalties – but people have a choice here.
EDITORIAL: Pays to get your ducks in a row
It’s not the first time video lottery terminals have come under fire, and it surely won’t be the last. The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has certified a class action lawsuit against the Atlantic Lottery Corporation that alleges VLT line games are designed to deceive players.
The myth of pre-existing conditions
Democrats are warning that once Obamacare is repealed, people with serious illnesses won’t get health insurance. President Obama says repeal will mean going The truth is, every Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act protects people with pre-existing conditions.
Says time is now to protect Medicaid
… coverage.” Gov. Branstad has taken up the national Republican campaign against Medicaid. A campaign that could deny health benefits to millions of children, seniors, working families and people with disabilities. According to the Center on Budget …
Supporters expect Trump to deliver on jobs, health care
… for that,” chimed in Melinda Berger, a homemaker from nearby North Ridgeville. “I can’t wait!” “He has to improve the health care,” she added. “Thousands of dollars out of pocket before you get any benefits – who can afford that?” Berger and …
Time for the Competition Commission to bare its teeth
There is no better way to weed out unfair commercial practices than holding transgressors to account. Now that the Competition Ordinance has been in force for a year, it is time the Competition Commission showed some teeth.
Letter: Medicare should cover hearing aids
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Think of those who need help
… Obviously, there is some crossover in these initiatives. * Nearly one-fourth of the people in our country have health insurance paid for entirely by state and federal governments, through the Medicaid and CHIP programs (CHIP is for children). The …
Bloomberg View: Dona t stop pushing on Medicare payment reform
The quest to create a more rational health-care system took a dispiriting turn this month, when the federal government abandoned an effort to motivate doctors to use the best available drugs, rather than the costliest ones. What’s worrisome is that this could be the start of a more general retreat from payment reform in health care as the White House changes hands.
Traditional medicine won’t cure China’s ills
… to “give a boost to China’s soft power,” as one spokesperson put it. Unfortunately, it’s also misguided. China’s health-care system is already burdened by fraud, a shortage of doctors, counterfeit medicine and rank profiteering. Whatever the merits …
Opinion: Carrie Fisher battled stigma as well as stormtroopers
… about mental illness in our society. It’s telling that Fisher has been celebrated more for her contribution to mental health awareness than to feminism or film. In the 40 years since she starred as Princess Leia, we’ve seen many powerful women on …
Statins may help prevent Alzheimer’s
The use of cholesterol lowering drugs called statins has been the source of controversy since lovastatin was given approval by the Food and Drug Administration to become the first commercial statin in September 1987.
Roxanne Sorooshian: Choose life. Choose a ship-load of whisky
Brexit, which of course means Brexit, may well be red, white and blue, but one corner of the EU will remain forever Scotland. Auld Lang Syne has been selected for the inaugural European Union Songbook: a publication described as an “unparalleled democratic project” showcasing the best of the continent’s cultural life.
Don’t “repeal” health coverage without replacing it
No backdoor repeal should take place unless Congress can show the American people a plan that keeps what people like about the ACA and our health care system. The November election has thrown open the door to changes to health care coverage, both in the private market and in Medicaid.
Bacteria in soil has antidepressant effects
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Healthier food to feed poor who so often go hungry
… reality is one reason the U.S surgeon general recently stated that America must focus on solutions to its food and health crisis. And we couldn’t agree more. In our line of work, the link between diet, wealth and health is painfully apparent. …
A dog’s life, a craft in need of courage
The dog was at risk of dying, my wife told me, so we had to act quickly. My first thought was a selfish one: What a predictably awful ending to a fairly lousy year.
Our View: Need a resolution? Here’s a simple idea
… committed to appointments as medical offices or beauty parlors, and this newspaper lists upcoming drives in the Health Calendar each Tuesday. A pint of blood can be broken down into red blood cells, platelets and plasma. Red blood cells are …
Editorial: What a year
Calling it the worst year on record might be going too far, but 2016 certainly came and went with more than it’s fair share of ups and downs. At home in Penticton, controversy seemed to overshadow everything with waterslides topping the list as it rolled over from 2015 and stretched out through the entire year.
Doug Ford: Following the historical line of the chemical industry
Two years ago in my last column for the year, I wrote about Tu YouYou, the Chinese woman scientist who was until 2011 unknown even in China for her work that saved many millions of lives after she found an effective treatment for malaria. I found her story particularly interesting because of a coincidental connection with my late wife, Oralie.
These 2 Mercer County charities deserve support | Editorial
… every year. Many of its clients are homeless, many are disabled and living on fixed incomes. The organization’s Home Health Nursing Program provides in-home nursing services to seniors who have exhausted their Medicare insurance and have nowhere …
As Others See It: Don’t stop pushing on Medicare payment reform
The quest to create a more rational health care system took a dispiriting turn this month, when the federal government abandoned an effort to motivate doctors to use the best available drugs, rather than the costliest ones. What’s worrisome is that this could be the start of a more general retreat from payment reform in health care as the White House changes hands.
Sequestration resulted only in more costs to us
Some people are questioning the ability of a non-political businessman in the position of president and commander-in-chief of the United States. Consider just exactly what the person in that chair is really responsible for while in office.
Letters on Cal Thomas, liberals, Medicaid expansion, national debt
As usual, columnist Cal Thomas supported Donald Trump and made light of anything that has to do with either Barack or Michelle Obama . He rebutted a statement Michelle Obama made to Oprah Winfrey about how “we are feeling what not having hope feels like.”