(Update on U.S. Health Care: Getting Less for More follow link to read original report) In our last depressing foray into the alarming statistics that underpin the sorry state of health care in America, we discovered that America has the highest child and infant mortality rate of any high-income, industrialized country in the world, that […]
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Once upon a time in the bad old twentieth century, any American family caught dead without its very own funeral plot would be publicly shamed. That changed as Americans began to believe that living in the world’s sole superpower made them invincible. Having a funeral plot at the ready seemed unnecessary. According to disturbing reports […]
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Imagine a young, eloquent politician (with the improbable name of Obama) capturing the public’s affection on the strength of his promise to make us whole again. He didn’t. He promised us the moon —and delivered green cheese. Promises made and broken: close Guantanamo—failed; pass EFCA (employee free choice act making it easier for workers […]
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“In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man (or woman) is king (or queen)”—the shorthand version of how the health care battle in the US is trending. Before the Trump follies rolled into the White House on January 20, public reaction to the Affordable Care Act (hereinafter referred to as Obamacare) was decidedly […]
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Introduction to “The Best Health Care System in the US” “Support for the long-term health care needs of veterans will require much diligence, perseverance, research, innovative thinking and funding as is being applied now to the acute medical issues facing our servicemen and women. The health care system must help veterans adjust not only to […]
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The Best Health Care System in the US (And Its Biggest Secret) When it comes to supporting our troops, the gold standard is the VA. Veteran’s Affairs runs the largest health system in America with 1,700 hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities. It also happens to be the only real single payer health system […]
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