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If the governor's health care proposal is one of the patients it is trying to help, that patient is gasping for air, bleeding out on the table.
In other words: The Senate Health Committee voted down the proposal yesterday.
From the L.A. Times:
Lawmakers called the plan, which passed the Assembly last month, "fundamentally flawed" and "a fairy tale" as a visibly frustrated Nuñez, sitting in the committee room, muttered disagreement under his breath. Senators said...
One cool thing about a presidential election is all the neat interactive Web toys developed throughout the race.
To help you decide where you stand on health reform compared to the candidates, take the HealthCare08 PoliGraph.
Click the "Plot Your Stance On The Graph" button above the graph, to see where you fit in six different categories: health care reform, the uninsured, drug prices, prevention, technology and stem cells.
It was designed by The HealthCentral Network,...
Some of you might have seen the protester on Truxtun Extension Monday afternoon. And I'm not talking about the "Shame On" demonstrators.
For a few hours, Jean Hughes stood across from Truxtun Lake in the chilly temperatures with a sign saying “Dr. Michael Thorpe Poor Care!”
“This is the only recourse we have as consumers,” said the 57-year-old Bakersfield resident. “I feel I’ve made my stand. This is how healthy people handle stress and...
Growing up the daughter of an OB/GYN's medical assistant, I have grown accustomed to the mountains of swag drug reps drop off at doctors offices.
Yeast infection medication calculators. Birth control lunch bags. Mountains and mountains of pens for every infertility, pregnancy, multivitamin, sexually transmitted disease and family planning medication under the sun, including one pen shaped like a tube of gel I was too afraid to ask about.
And all seemed to find their way into our home....
Does the governor's proposed budget cuts kill the hope of health reform in California?
One local person thinks so.
"He (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger) strongly and eloquently verbalizes his support for full access," said Clinica Sierra Vista CEO Steve Schilling. "But I'm troubled by his current proposal.
"Which way do you want this, Arnold? Which way do you want this to work, sir?"
The governor proposed cutting 10 percent practically across the board to help...
As Baby Boomers age, taking care of elderly relatives will become a greater task.
To help people with relatives suffering from Alzheimer's, the Alzheimer's Disease Association of Kern County is hosting a workshop on caregiving.
Starting tomorrow, "Alzheimer's, The Basics in Caregiving" will be offered over five consecutive Saturdays.
Each class goes from 9 a.m. to noon at Hoffmann Hospice, 8501 Brimhall Road, Building One.
Course topics include: Is it...
Not sure how Clinton feels about universal health coverage? Wanna find out what Huckabee's stance on private health care is all about?
Well, the Association of Health Care Journalists, of which I am a member, has compiled a break down on all the candidates' health plans and opinions. Along with highlights of recent comments and links for all the candidates, Clinton, Edwards and Paul have sent in their responses to questions posed by the association. Hopefully, the other candidates will...
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