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Government cuts in social care spending - including on disability and unemployment benefits - can have a huge impact on health, experts have said. more

St. John's won't file trauma site challenge

St. Johna s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard will not file a lawsuit challenging the Ventura County Board of Supervisors a decision to choose the county hospital in Ventura as a west county trauma center, St. more

Anxious hospital patients: 'why did it take so long to alert us to HIV danger?'

Hundreds of people are facing an anxious wait for blood test results. A woman invited to take an HIV test after being treated by a healthworker diagnosed with the virus two years ago has today asked: "Why now?" Hundreds of people from across the region this week opened a letter which stated it is possible they may have caught the virus and invited ... more

The Great EMR Certification Bottleneck

While the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has been moving at a pretty good clip since December when it released the "meaningful use" notice of proposed rulemaking and certification interim final rule , right up until the announcement this week of its final temporary certification program, it's apparent just how jammed up its ... more

'Prevent, Promote, Protect'

When people hear "Tift County Health Department," immunizations and septic tank and food service inspections probably come to mind first. more

Fundraiser benefits PediPlace

A A To kick-off a long-term commitment to PediPlace, Texas Roadhouse restaurants in Denton, Flower Mound and The Colony invite the community to dinner fundraisers to benefit the not-for-profit medical clinic which serves North Texas. more

Hospital board invites potential managers to town

The board of directors for Fishermen's Hospital said it has heard from the public and is ready to move forward to set a new course. more

Brookdale Hospital Wins Healthcare Group's Award

The Healthcare Association of New York State presented its 2010 Community Health Improvement Award to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn for its "Live Light, Live Right' childhood obesity program. more

New doctors for Region 8 cities

JONESBORO, AR A new crop of doctors graduated Thursday in Jonesboro. Now they are preparing to enter five towns across Region eight over the next couple of months. more

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Open Question: What are my chances for getting into medical school in your opinion?

3.85 GPA, going for a B.S in biology at a well-known Texas university Mcat: 29Q :11vr, 11bs, 7ps extensive time spent working full time as a pharmacy technician; shadowing an MD; volunteering for over 3 years in a hospital and for unicef; numerous classes in anatomy, physiology and neuroscience; healthcare-related research experience and plan to work as an Anatomy/physiology lab TA in the coming months. I'm bilingual in English and Arabic and I have a strong grasp of the Spanish language. I also have been told I have a strong personal statement and letters of recommendation. if anyone is familiar with med school admissions, what kind of chance do you think I have?I'm an American student with English as my primary language. Arabic is my mother's native language. more

Open Question: What would be the entry level job title for a recent MD/MBA graduate...?

in Healthcare/Pharmaceutical Industry without any Business experience. I have a medical background (MD), a bitof research experience but no residency. So what kind of jobs should I target for? more

Open Question: My Boyfriend and Problems and our Relationship..?

I'm not sure I love my boyfriend or many things about him. I am bogged down by his problems and the things I'd like to change about him. I feel that I don't have many problems, if any at all, that I bring to the relationship, so I feel it is unfair to me, and I also feel like I'll never be ready for marriage with him because of things I'm unhappy about with him and his life. He is 25, was married right out of high school, 3yrs later had a daughter. He was married was 5yrs, and now is divorced and shares 50% custody of his daughter. A few years ago before his divorce he decided to buy a 5bdrm/4bath home for just he and his wife, he then realized he couldn't afford it and had to foreclose, so needless to say he has a newer foreclosure on his credit. He also has not paid his taxes the past 3-4yrs, and owes back thousands in taxes. He also has charged off credit cards. His mother will (has in the past) drink/smoke/gamble away her paycheck away, where she can not pay her bills or afford medical care, and of course my boyfriend will rescue her because she babysits his daughter often. My boyfriend has never attended college, nor ever plans to. He doesn't have a career in mind right now, but is content with making his okay salary at $2800 a month with no benefits, working just 20hrs a week. He also has been having health problems the past year, mainly stomach problems where he throws up all his meals, but of course he has not attempted to apply for an individual healthcare plan insurance, nor has gone to any medical facility....he simply complains about the problem daily instead. Despite all of these things I know about, and others I'm sure I don't know about, my bf wants me to move in with him, because he "wants me around all the time." He told me I could move into his 1bdrm subsidized apt with him and his daughter (he has 50% of the time), and I could concentrate on college and only work part time to pay my small personal bills I have and that he'd take care of the rest. Lovely right? lol I am also 25yrsold, never married, no children, excellent credit, I own a town-home, no debt, and I'm a sophomore in college. The main thing I lack in my life is a social life, that's it. more

Open Question: Anyone ever switch health insurance while pregnant?

Only in the good ol USA do we have to stress about how in the world we're going to afford medical bills.. I have United Healthcare right now but they do not offer maternity coverage at all unless Im on a group plan. That is not an option for me because my work doesn't offer insurance. I've checked into BCBS but would they consider being pregnant a "pre-existing condition". I have a call in to a rep and am waiting for a call back but I'm just looking for advice or experiences pleeease. Thanks more

Open Question: Why was the USA able to pay Medical Doctors properly before the HMO's & healthcare cuts started in the 1990's?

Where did all that money go that was being used to pay Medical Doctors properly more

Open Question: Why does my republican neighbor cry about healthcare reform?

When her kids get FREE medical care themselves?ok by free I mean she uses a medical card She dont pay for it We do. She also has benifits and uses the money for vacations beings she uses the medical card she dont pay for her kids medical care. more

Resolved Question: Could including the "doc fix" in the HealthCare bill have prevented this?

"The number of doctors refusing new Medicare patients because of low government payment rates is setting a new high, just six months before millions of Baby Boomers begin enrolling in the government health care program. Recent surveys by national and state medical societies have found more doctors limiting Medicare patients, partly because Congress has failed to stop an automatic 21% cut in payments that doctors already regard as too low. The cut went into effect Friday, even as the Senate approved a six-month reprieve. The House has approved a different bill. • The American Academy of Family Physicians says 13% of respondents didn't participate in Medicare last year, up from 8% in 2008 and 6% in 2004. • The American Osteopathic Association says 15% of its members don't participate in Medicare and 19% don't accept new Medicare patients. If the cut is not reversed, it says, the numbers will double. • The American Medical Association says 17% of more than 9,000 doctors surveyed restrict the number of Medicare patients in their practice. Among primary care physicians, the rate is 31%. The federal health insurance program for seniors paid doctors on average 78% of what private insurers paid in 2008. "Physicians are saying, 'I can't afford to keep losing money,' " says Lori Heim, president of the family doctors' group." http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-06-20-medicare_N.htm?csp=24&RM_Exclude=Juno Given, as the numbers stand most patients are being covered. But that will change drastically as the population ages and switches from Private insurance to Medicare. more

Resolved Question: Is all this health care hullabaloo really worth it?

According to impending changes in the new national health care policy, everyone’s employer will be required to carry health insurance on their employees. On a nationalized level, that concept should work in the long run, but for the short-term, it’s hurting more than it helps a few of us. I have health insurance though my employer, but it doesn’t cover but TWO of my medical needs. It appears that I’m paying for nothing. Would it be advisable to drop the insurance until everyone is forced to carry it or keep shelling out necessary dollars for fluffy healthcare? I have immediate health care issues that don’t appear to be covered by my insurance and yet I’m paying for something that I have to have but can’t use. Any HELPFUL suggestions regarding this matter would be greatly appreciated! more

Resolved Question: if i major in medical office adminstration can i transfer my credits to a univeristy?

this is what my school heald college says Heald College offers a variety of healthcare education options so you can choose the program that best suits your schedule and timeframe. You may be awarded a Certificate, Diploma or Associate Degree. Later, if you want to pursue more education, you can transfer your credits instead of starting over.* more

Resolved Question: If I am under my parents insurance until I am 26 (new healthcare law) I am 19, if I got pregnant...?

do i have to get my own medical insurance?? Ok I also have a disability and get disability benefits, so could I be on medicaid?? I am confused about how this stuff works?? (i'm not pregnant just wondering)I don't "abuse" the system... I have a disability and my mom paid a lot of money from the time I was born until now so I think its absolutely fine for me to be on SSI at this point more

Voting Question: Im thinking about entering an online degree program for healthcare administrator/medical records?

Im thinking about entering an online degree program for healthcare administrator/medical records? I wanting to get into the healthcare field, I'm a stay at home mother of one and need online school work, the college i have in mind offers a associates in healthcare administration/medical records? what jobs can i get with this degree, i want to move to bachelors also any advice? Especially on online degree? more

Voting Question: Confused relationship?

I will high light all the important things. Got engaged, broke up, met husband, lived together, got married, moved, got pregnant, alot of fighting, i got thrown out at 3 months pregnant, moved the 400 miles back home. husband and I legally seperated filed for divorced, ex fiance signed a lease for me to live some where paid all the bills plus car insurance and sent me money bought me food paid my cell bill. months and months later talked to his lawyer and told him the birth date as well as his chain. birth was dec 29th 09. he took a 14 day leave from work and decided to go home to chicago and party with friends and family then be there for his wife and baby. my heart stopped during c section. obviously i am now alive. then in jan i got petition for divorce, husband came up held baby didnt want a divorce, now we are working on our marriage. he needed me to move back down to tx, So i sold my town home and everything in it. Sold my car left my friends and family put my college and job on hold. Now I am down in tx, I do everything for him, litterally everything. take him to work do his meals, clean the house, manage fixing the car with the money he doesn't give me. i mean everything except wipe his butt in the bathroom. my husband thinks video games are more important then the needs of this family. Our baby girl brooke needed formula and diapers the first week we were here. And he spent his whole pay check on god knows what. I ended up calling my ex for help and he brought me what i needed for her. I wasn't covered by healthcare due to my husbands doing and my grandparents shelled out 48k dollars for my medical bills. my grents also had to buy me another car because the car i had sold back home was rebuilt due to my husband blowing it up. it was my first car and he blew it up my g rents bought me another car. and a week ago i told my husband my car needed a new battery and he said what ever so today i had my ex fiance come and replace the battery. Now I am asking you what is so wrong with my ex taking care of what my ex husband refuses to, He (husband)never has taken care of anything. I have asked my g rents for over 2k in the past 2 weeks. i am married to my husband because i am madly in love with him and i want this to work for our almost 6 month old daughter. And with out my ex fiance and family she wouldn't be here today. And my husband refuses to appreciate anything. he thinks they( my family) owes him everything. I care for my ex and see that he will get me what I need and want no matter what it takes. And my husband is not that way. But that's not why I married him. I met him and knew he was the one. So now I am some what confused because my husband wont tell me if he is jealous of my ex fiance taking care of his responsibilities. I have allowed my husband time to adjust and take careof things but when he spends his whole check and doesnt buy diapers or formula that sends a sign to me. I am still married to my husband because i love him with every bone in my body and i care for my ex fiance because he brought my little girl into this world. please keep in mind hes my ex fiance not my ex husband. my ex husband is a moron. he cheated and got 2 girls pregnant. Also keep in mind that my husband posted a sexual add on craigslist while we were seperated and is still on a bunch of dating sites. more

Resolved Question: Why are some healthcare regulations Communist and others aren't?

US medical insurers have a government issued regulation enforced upon them called COBRA. What COBRA does is force insurers to continue covering people under certain circumstances such as full cover at group rates for up 6 months after being fired. Obamacare is more regulations. One such regulation is that insurers will be forced to eliminate pre-existing conditions. Why is it that Americans view the regulations that force insurers to cover pre-existing conditions as Communist, but no one says anything about the millions of other regulations that already exist such as COBRA?SGT. D: Ok, I'll answer you with a question. Why do you comment on things outside of America's purview? Same for me. more

Voting Question: Do you respect my opinion on Universal “Socialized” Healthcare?

I live in China and consult as a broker for medical insurance. I broker on behalf of companies such as CIGNA, MSH, BUPA, William Russell, AIG, Allianz, etc… I am also a member of the European Chamber of Commerce and am a member of their insurance working groups which lobby the government on behalf of the insurance industry. Aside from that I also attend American chamber, Aussie, UK, French etc chamber functions which are related to the medical insurance industry. I am published in articles on how to structure sustainable employee benefits programs. I have put together plans for many multi-nationals operating across Asia and run them successfully for years. Previously I was a financial consultant that brokered investments in insurance companies. Aside from this I am a Canadian and I also know the Universal system very well. I have been treated in both. I am an expert in the financing of medical treatment (and yes this extends to the US market). My position: Universal Healthcare is far better than privatized medicine. I will not go into detail here, suffice it to say, if the world voted to go full UHC I would vote myself out of a job. It is hands down a far superior system (proposed US system is not UHC). My question: Does anyone respect my opinion? It seems Americans have their minds made up that it’s evil, but, considering my experience, if you have no experience like mine and you are against UHC, can you at least accept that I might be right? If you think I’m wrong, and you are not an insurance expert, what makes you think I’m wrong?cak_ask: China's system is the same as the US system. It matters not what your IQ is, it matters what you know. FYI, when you sign up with private insurance, you are spending other people's money. You are put into a group with millions of other people and that money is pooled to pay for the accidents others have. You see, knowledge of the facts is quite important. I know this because this is what I do. Can you respect my opinion now?Niccolo: Don't be sucked into Joe's game. If you look over his history of answers you'll see his been perfecting the lie he posted here for years. It was his friend before but I guess wife tested better, also it was different surgeries, times etc... He doesn't care about the best option, only about stifling progress with his fear of the unknown. more

Resolved Question: Do you trust National Healthcare knowing that one of the sponsors (Rockefeller) was a Nazi eugenics financier?

http://justgetthere.us/blog/archives/Jay-Rockefeller-Cant-Deny-His-Connection-to-Modern-Eugenics.html Rockefeller has a medical monopoly on teaching hospitals, etc. They have also been accused of tainting blood with H.I.V. and using the blood to infect thousands(Rockefeller took over the American Red Cross). The Rockefellers are eugenics, and depopulationists and admired what Hitler did. http://www.tetrahedron.org/articles/apocalypse/red_double_cross.html Rockefeller is really a German who changed his name, he helped the evil Mengele. How are we liking that Socialist government controlled healthcare now? more

Voting Question: Is it strange that I'm a doctor from the USA who wants to work permanently in UK?

I actually went to the UK for medical school and want to work in UK instead of USA. I believe UK has the fairer NHS healthcare than the private corporate healthcare in USA. I want to help people regardless on if they can pay me, I believe everyone deserves to be treated by me and the NHS. I also like the UK more, obviously that played a part in my choice. I am still in one of the highest payed professions in the UK, but I'd have to pay enormous malpractice insurance rates if I practised in USA, and I don't want to see people be denied my treatment if they can't pay.@Kilgore: I know not of any grocery till who gets paid in upwards of £70000 more

Resolved Question: which one of these majors are transferable for a bachelors degree?

Healthcare Programs Dental Assisting Health Information Technology Medical Assisting Medical Insurance Billing and Coding Medical Office Administration Pharmacy Technology more

Resolved Question: How could i get a job as a healthcare assistant?

I am a first year nursing student and i havent been on placement yet, but ive heard people saying that it would be a good idea to perhaps woprk as a health care assistant on a temporary basis so i can get to work with registered nurses. Would this be a good idea though as i have no medical/nursing experience and i will be going on my first placement in august which will last for 8 weeks. more

Voting Question: questions about politicians?

For my government class i need to find the issues of juan "chuy" hinojosa and armando martinez on the issues of immigration, the wall, tuition, healthcare. how he has been in providing money for educational, financial assistance to people going to school, needs of students, what he's done to further our assistance in getting education, is he someone that has been receptive to the idea of getting medical care. any ideas where i can find information. please i need help. more

Resolved Question: Healthcare questions?

I had 50 questions, I'm stuck in the following questions. Cannot find them on google or anywhere else. There's no book or powerpoints for this class. If you know some of the answers please answer. Thank you. 10 points for the best ones(also please give resources if available)!!! 1. In Canada,____________________ hospital and physician services are covered. ( I came up with either medically necessary or funded???) 2.The Canadian system of health care is called______________.(I'm battling between single payer or universal healthcare) 3.Two absolutes in the life of an individual are___________and____________. (I came up with water and air???) 4. The effectiveness of managed care can be attributed to the effectiveness of: a) Increased effectiveness of mgmt b) Focus more on the limitations in choice of provider c) Increased availability of medical technology for diagnosis d) Better informed public because of greater access to medical info on the internet (I'm gearing towards b) 5.By the mid 1960's approx 80% of the U.S physicians had become a) Foreign b) Unemployed c) Specialists d) Surgeons 6. Adoption of the scientific method into medical education and practice was initiated in the ________ stage of development. a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd d)4th 7. What is the formal name of England? (I found Albion I'm not sure if that's it though)Obviously you don't have anything else to do then answer answer questions you don't have no business answering.Get a life and leave mine aloneThank you David you are such a great help, I wish I could give you 25 pts!!! :-) more

Voting Question: why is Obamma Preaching Healthcare, and yet defending Mandated Insurance?

on the one hand he preaches health care for the poor, yet, he says the poor need medical insurance while the reason 40 million Poor dont have insurance is because THEY Can't afford it! what's your opinion? more

Resolved Question: Why don't people who complain about the NHS just shut up and go private?

We have private healthcare in the UK. Its freely available to anyone who wishes to use it and can afford it. Anyone who can afford to pay the premiums can join BUPA, or insure themselves with another private insurer. So why can't those people who continually run down the NHS and talk about "abolishing" it just go private? No its true, you don't get a tax rebate for using private healthcare, but the proportion of your tax which pays for the NHS wouldn't really leave you with enough to pay for private only care anyway (your tax doesn't just pay for the NHS does it???) Abolishing the NHS would leave millions without access to healthcare, due to not being able to access the treatment they need, due to lack of financial means. Private-only healthcare doesn't work - we had it before 1948 and it left a great many without access to medical treatment. So please, if the NHS is not meeting your needs, go private. Nothing is stopping you. But don't try to deprive the rest of the country of healthcare while you're at it.Complaining about it is fine if the intention is to make it better. When the intention is just to moan and say that we shouldn't have an NHS then you are wasting your time. more

Resolved Question: What is need to leave the USA for Work?

I am thinking about leaving the USA to another Country to work in the healthcare/medical field. Is there anything in specific that I need to do this? more

Voting Question: What is wrong with Healthcare..?

I am a self sufficient 24 year old. I have a decent paying job, I am out on my own and making my way through college. My company decided 3 years ago to switch to an HSA (Health Savings Account) where I have to pay for every medical expence out of pocket until I meet my $1600.00 deductable each year on top of my ridiculously high paycheck deduction for insurance. I do have mediocre medical issues that are out of my control and require dr visits and medication that I have to take daily. I have a hard time paying back these visits because it is always the deductable being met within my first 2 dr visits. That is alot of money to pay all at once, and I just dont have that freely hanging out in my bank. So I work out payments plans, but things come up that cause issues with getting the payments out like I had planned to. Now my medical which I have no control over is ruining my credit! There must be something out there where medical expenses shouldnt effect your credit. Its not like I intentionally went out and got a credit card and never paid it. I HAD to go to the dr and I cannot control what they charge. I am just looking for any advice on how to help this.. I had great credit and always was proud of it but now I just dont know what to do. I dont have $2500.00 to pay out right now to take it off. It medical! I just dont get how they can do this to people... more

Voting Question: I am looking for a medical insurance policy which gives complete coverage.?

I need to buy medical insurance. I want a plan that can cover all the healthcare needs of my family and me. Also is there any plan that covers outpatient treatment? Or is that not an option? more

Resolved Question: How do you think that the difference (loss) is covered?

In light of our new healthcare bill that will put even more people on the government dole for healthcare coverage, I present these simple questions, with a little background also covered... I work for the finance department of a hospital system. It is an absolute fact that we take a loss on all medicaid patients, in other words, we are reimbursed less than the actual cost of the visit/procedure. So here are my questions, 1 is a yes or no, and 2 is multiple choice : 1) Wouldn't simple logic and common sense tell us that more the more patients that are on government assistance, the more services we will have to perform at a loss, therefore hurting the company? 2) Obviously even a non-for profit must have an income in order to pay it's workers, so that said, how do you believe that the loss is made up for? A) The cost is passed on to the patients on private insurance, therefore raising premiums. B) The cost is passed on to the employees in terms of lower salaries. C) The loss is passed on to patients in the form of cutbacks in medical equipment and staff due to lower budgets as a result of making up losses. D) Magic E) A combination of answers A, B, and C Now before the lefties get all in a huff and call me mean and uncaring, take note that I do understand that SOME people do need public assistance, and it should not be outright done away with by any means. However, I believe that it should be utilized as a stepping stone to someday supporting yourself, not a way of life, and with numbers already high now, we certainly don't need MORE people on it.David H your logic is flawed. While yes, there may be a very few cases of this, once again logic will prevail and tell us that most people who have no assets to seize or wages to garnish will qualify for government health benefits (especially so under the new law). Nearly all people who neither have insurance nor government benefits have some assets and income...if they did not, they would be on public assistance. See how logic works? Wonderful thing, that thing called logic. And even without using logic but rather facts, I can tell you that by looking at actual numbers that we "eat" alot more costs on medicaid patients than we do on uninsured non-payers. I do this for a living, I know, I see the numbers every month.To "the patriot" - Hey idiot, I don't care what they do in the U.K. and what U.K. publications say. FACT - All of that is irrelavent in the U.S. FACT - You are just a bunch of liberals with bad teeth FACT - Americans don't criticize your ways, so shut up about ours. FACT - Writing the word FACT in all caps repeatedly does not make you look smart And by the way, do you work for a hospital? I do, FACT.I might also point out that you conveniently danced around the the fact that hospitals lose money because of government welfare. I did not ask for your opinion on whehter socialism was great or not and government control of healthcare was what you liked (or other idiots in the U.K. liked). Typical moronic liberal response, to not give straight answers to the question and instead rant about their opinions.@ leo - typical big corporation hating liberal/socialist drivel. You prove nothing with your ranting. My numbers don't lie...and even if you take insurance out of the equation, out-of-pocket payers also have to pay more because of government programs like medicaid. I am all for reforming the insurance aspect, they are no saints themselves, but Tort reform would have been the way to go, socializing the system even more only hurts a system that is already ailing. more

Resolved Question: what should i major in in the healthcare field?

which one has more job security medical assistant or medical office adminstration more

Voting Question: What are my spouse's chances of a successful navy enlistment?

My spouse would like to enlist in the navy for the healthcare program, the basic health tech type rating to start, and work towards the emergency/trauma nursing path. His asvab scores after high school were in the 80th percentile, and the practice tests he's done recently also put him in that bracket or above. He has no criminal history, will be 29 in November of 2010, and shouldn't have trouble with the physical fitness tests. The catches I am concerned with is that we are married with 2 and one child on the way, and we have a little bit of old debt in collections. Is medical in enough demand that we can get a waiver for dependents? And how do I go about making our credit acceptable enough to get him in if it's possible?This is very little debt we're talking about here, and it will be paid off within a year. The age cutoff seems to be higher for navy vs. other branches so we're not looking at enlisting right this week, but in about a year. more

Resolved Question: Do Americans realise that we have private healthcare in the UK?

So apparently if we need life saving treatment in the UK we have to "flee" the country (according to one Faux News watching poster on here) Not true. And even if you did have trouble accessing the care you need on the NHS we have private healthcare too - run on the same system as the American one, as purely private enterprise businesses. You can buy insurance or pay out of pocket and get private care anytime you like. There is no reason for anyone to leave the UK to access private medical treatment!!! Those who do are usually seeking specialist or pioneering procedures which are perhaps in an experimental stage and not available in the UK, or they want to consult a particular specialist in the field who works in another country (and I'd like to point out that its only the richest who do this). It works both was too - people come to the UK to access private treatment from UK-based specialists and pioneers in particular fields. Both medical treatment and dentistry are run under a dual private/NHS system. Those who can afford it can - if they so choose for whatever reason - can pay for their care just like Americans do. Those who can't pay still have the NHS. And many who can afford it don't pay for private treatment as they are perfectly happy with the NHS The big difference with having an NHS is that it means healthcare is accessible to those for whom a private-only system would be unaffordable and therefore inaccessible. Does that clear things up a little better than the inaccurate bilge spewed out by FAUX and other US based TV channels?"So then one argument is that private health care would then disappear because it is more costly. So maybe people think that that has already happened overseas, even when it hasn't." That was the argument used against the National Health Service in 1948 as well. Well guess what? It never happened! There is a thriving private sector healthcare industry in the UK, alongside the National Health Service. In fact, privat health insurance is cheaper and more comprehensive in its coverage in the UK because it has to compete with the NHS! I could ensure my family for half what most Americans pay (if I wanted to - I don't as I'm perfectly happy with the NHS thanks). Something to think about, folks . . .I don't know an awful lot about the different types of private healthcare here as I have never had the need to use it and neither has anyone else I know. The only person I've known who has ever paid privately for healthcare was my husband's crazy hypochrondriac mother who has paid privately for yet another useless, unneeded barrage of "tests" which her GP refused to send her for (because theres nothing wrong with her other than in her mind lol). But I've always found the NHS meets all my needs just fine, thanks . . . more

Voting Question: Should the USA become more like Europe politically?

European socialist policies would be good for America I think in these tough times by making everybody equal in their struggles together, instead of rich hurting the poor. What we can do is have a taxrate more like 53%-ish, or 58% taxrate on average...like more income tax Clearly we need Universal Healthcare to be more like France's advanced medical system European architecture can be built in America on our homes by having Government codes on how we must build our buildings here in the USA.... We would build a high-speed rail from New York City to San Francisco.... I think there is potential for America to be more European.... We can have subsidized farming like in Belgium, and we can have lots more social welfare programs.... We can have more public housing....we can ban guns....we can consider replacing the Congress with ministers of Parliament.... And we can consider changing to metric system.... We can become more Europe-like, why not?and more social welfareI wish America could be as much like Europe as possible because I love Europe more

Resolved Question: Why are Canadians, who have socialized medicine, fighting to open private medical clinics?

http://www.news-medical.net/news/2006/01/16/15378.aspx If universal healthcare is so great, why is it that people with the financial means are willing to pay out of pocket for medical services? more

Voting Question: What does Korea do to promote change? For example the United States passes laws to promote social change.?

United States a.Governments (Federal, State, Local) pass laws to promote social change – Healthcare bill; this promotes public debate on issues b. Election of new government officials promotes change of focus for country – move from war to healthcare; allow gay marriage; legalize marijuana for medical purposes etc. more

Resolved Question: Why are people in the States afraid of Single Payer Healthcare when countries like Canada do so much better?

Canada spends less per person on medical expenses. Canadians have a higher life expectancy. They're healthcare system is a lower percentage of GDP than ours. The "terrible" stories of denied care a rare and anecdotal. One entity could negotiate prices with drug companies to lower cost of drugs. Yes, there would be longer lines for some procedures, but if everyone can get primary care when needed then wouldn't you expect more severe ailments to be less prevalent? People are so concerned about the National Debt, and this would be less of a dent in it than our current system. This seems like a no-brainer to me. more

Resolved Question: If the healthcare bill is so great, then why is there a 2.3% excise tax on things like defibulators?

Full of surprises this health care bill is. How can libs defend it, when its going to cost jobs??? http://www.boston.com/business/taxes/articles/2010/06/07/medical_device_makers_new_tax_will_cost_jobs/ Medical device manufacturers are bristling over a key provision in the nation's new health care law which they say forces them to shoulder an unfair cost of expanded insurance coverage. A 2.3 percent excise tax on companies that supply medical devices like heart defibrillators and surgical tools to hospitals, health centers and ambulance services will cost medical device manufacturers an estimated $20 billion in new taxes over the next decade. And they say that will force them to lay off workers and curb the research and development of new medical tools. "Many small to midsize medical device companies will owe more to the federal government in taxes than they make in profits," said Mark Leahy of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association. "We're talking about a 2.3 percent tax on total sales irrespective of whether a company is making a profit." more

Voting Question: Health care bill: Affordable health care?

Title of Bill: Affordable Healthcare Act BE IT ENACTED BY THE TEXAS A&M MODEL CONGRESS Preamble: Whereas 15.4 percent of Americans are uninsured and with the rising costs of medical consultations, procedures, medication and insurance premium, and 46.3 million Americans are left without access to quality and affordable healthcare, SECTION 1: Let it be that the Federal government provide an alternative to private health insurance schemes for the purpose of creating a public option for the all. SECTION 2: Let every American have access to a public option for healthcare provided by the federal government. SECTION 3: Let dependants below the age of 26 the option to stay on their parent or guardian’s health care plan. SECTION 4: Let the Federal government enact the Medicare Payroll tax on investment income—a 3.8 percent tax on investment income for families making more than $250,000 per year ($200,000 for individuals). SECTION 5: Let it be by 2014, every American resident who earns 400% over the poverty level must purchase health insurance or face a $695 annual fine. SECTION 6: Let it be that the uninsured and self-employed would be able to purchase insurance through state-based exchanges with subsidies available to individuals and families with income between the 133 percent and 400 percent of poverty level. SECTION 7: Let it be that six months after enactment, insurance companies could no longer denying children coverage based on a preexisting condition. SECTION 8: Let it be that starting in 2014, insurance companies cannot deny coverage to anyone with preexisting conditions. SECTION 9: This bill shall go into effect 91 days after passage. what Sen Feinstein think about this bill in particular? There is little mention of things in this proposed bill. How would she vote on it? Are there things that she would change? Are there things that she would add? Is there anything that she would want to take out? i need the answers as soon as possible ... please ! more

Voting Question: Healthcare Recoveries Representing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois??????

My insurance company is Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Healthcare Recoveries representing BCBS is repeatedly contacting me by phone and mail regarding claims that were filed and resolved over a year ago, wanting detailed information about the claims. "We're reviewing medical services provided and/or paid claims that may have been the result of an accident or injury...We need to obtain detailed information to determine if another party is responsible for the medical treatment provided..." Are they just trying to get more money out of me? Does anyone else have negative experience with these people? Thanks so much!!!But I pay for my own insurance, not my employer...I had to look it up :) Sounds about right! more

Resolved Question: why do so many women make excuses about their pregnancy weight gain?

I hear a lot of women say "your body will gain however much it wants to gain and you can't do anything about it, so you might as well relax and eat what your body wants" or "you can just lose it after the baby is born, so why worry" or "don't deprive yourself during pregnancy at all, it's bad for the baby" or "I don't know why I gained so much, I NEVER eat junk food" (as if that's the only thing that can make you gain weight!) or "I might be obese, but asking me to limit my gain to 11-15 lbs is just crazy!" or "210 lbs isn't THAT fat." Now, I'm not talking about women who retain huge amounts of water or who are having multiples, those women are going to gain a lot but they're also sure to lose a lot of it, too. I'm talking about regular, single gestation women who may start off overweight or not, but who shoot up 50+ lbs because they start eating like mad, whether they admit it or not! That weight is very, very hard to lose, and most women who gain that much NEVER lose all of it (some exceptions exist but those women are few and far between - go them!). Years later those women who can't lose it all go on to have exactly the health problems you'd expect - obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc. because they put on too much and were never able to take it off again. And of course woe betide the medical doctor who encourages a woman to lose weight for her own health, he's likely to get yelled at for being insensitive. And yet it's the overweight and obese who put the greatest strain on our healthcare system and taxpayers, and for women at least it's having those kids that really pushes the needle up on the scale. I know it's emotionally painful to think about it, but wouldn't it be better to DO something about it - or better yet, to avoid the problem by eating a balanced diet of 2000 calories a day (plus or minus) during pregnancy? I know lots of people, esp. new moms, are tired and they don't have a lot of time to prepare healthy meals or work out, and that can easily explain why they don't lose the weight. And I'm sympathetic because that makes a lot of sense to me and I am sure it is very hard. But why don't we ever hear anybody just admit that? It's like everyone prefers to have a "disorder". I am sure SOME people really do, but for most people it's the obvious answer, which is that they eat too much fattening food and don't work out nearly enough. It's like everyone thinks they're doing more than enough when plainly they aren't or they wouldn't still be overweight years later. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20168109it's my business and everybody's business now that all taxpayers will be shelling out for national healthcare more

Voting Question: I am wanting to become a Physician Assistant, any advice?

First, a little background. I am a 21 year old female, I have 8 hours left to complete a B.S. in Psychology and 3 hours left to complete a minor in Spanish. Needless to say I'll be completing them. However, I first began my undergraduate work as a pre-med major, and couldn't "hack" the required coursework for Chemistry. Back then, I wasn't very motivated, and I am not a fan of Chemistry, nor ever will be. Because I thought I could pull myself out of a LARGE hole, I now have a 3.0 GPA. Psychology has helped bring my GPA up, but I now know that that is not where I want to be for the rest of my life. The past 2.5 years I have worked in a hospital as a phlebotomist/CNA/and desk clerk. I absolutely love it! While I like Psychology, I love the medical field. I'm not wanting to be in the nursing field. I have decided on becoming a PA. Questions. I understand the coursework that needs to be taken since I have already failed at it once. However, now more mature, I feel I can take on the coursework necessary to accomplish my goal. Why do some PA schools require Essentials of Org. while others require the actual Org. Chem? Which should I take? My GPA isn't competitive, if I raise it as high as I can will my healthcare background help me at all? I have also shadowed and viewed open-heart procedures, will that help? Will my minor in Spanish help? I welcome any advice or stories. Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Why is Canada embracing the "Old" US model of "each person pay for their own health-care"?

British Columbia is replacing block grants to hospitals with fee-for-procedure payments and Quebec has a new flat health tax and a proposal for payments on each medical visit -- an idea that critics say is an illegal user fee. And a few provinces are also experimenting with private funding for procedures such as hip, knee and cataract surgery. Canada, fretting over budget strains, wants to prune its system, while the United States, worrying about an army of uninsured, aims to create a state-backed safety net. Healthcare in Canada is delivered through a publicly funded system, which covers all "medically necessary" hospital and physician care and curbs the role of private medicine. It ate up about 40 percent of provincial budgets, or some C$183 billion ($174 billion) last year. Spending has been rising 6 percent a year under a deal that added C$41.3 billion of federal funding over 10 years. But that deal ends in 2013, and the federal government is unlikely to be as generous in future, especially for one-off projects. "As Ottawa looks to repair its budget balance ... one could see these one-time allocations to specific health projects might be curtailed," said Mary Webb, senior economist at Scotia Capital. Brian Golden, a professor at University of Toronto's Rotman School of Business, said provinces are weighing new sources of funding, including "means-testing" and moving toward evidence-based and pay-for-performance models. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100531/hl_nm/us_health_3 more

Voting Question: Was i wrong in giving out my number?

so i like this girl who used to visit the shop in which i work for medical prescription. For some reasons , i've always felt that she likes me back because of the way she smiles at me whenever im serving her on the tills ( im saying this because, i serve hundreds of customer every day but her smile and attitude towards me is totally different from the norm) . Also , i caught her the other day in a supermarket telling her friends to look at me. Moreover , i randomly gave her a customer feedback [ survey] form to take home and complete for me and to my surprise ,she returned the form to my manager with the nicest comments a customer can ever say about a healthcare assistant. Actually , 95% of her story about her and me over the counter NEVER happened ( i was given an award for her comments ) . This things together raised my level of interest and so i planned to exchange numbers whenever i meet her outside work but unfortunately i never saw her again until today when she visited my store. As i was giving her a receipt for the stuff she purchased , i wrote down my phone number on another blank receipt sheet and gave it to her since i couldn't take her number over the counter with my manager next to me. She walked off and didn't look back but im totally sure she saw my phone number. Im feeling soooo bad because i think i should have wait till i meet her outside work. Is it wrong to give out my number this way ? and do you even think she is interested enough to give me a call or text ? will i look stupid if she comes to the store again without contacting me ? and if it so happens , how do i act or carry my self towards her ? pls help , any advise will do ! more

Resolved Question: Parents providing Tylenol on school field trip?

I am part of a high school band booster group. The band handbook allows parents to select what medications may be dispensed to their child while participating with and on band trips. It lists Tylenol, Aleve, Sudafed, Couch Drops, Motrin, Benadryl, and Tums. An example of this would be that the marching band travels out of state and a child complains of a headache. A parent pulls out a bottle of xyz medication and dispenses the directed dose to the child. My concern is with the policy. I work in healthcare and know that even though medical people give medications and do cool stuff while in the hospital, this is done under the 'supervision' of a physician. An off duty nurse that administers a Tylenol to a band student is not covered by her RN license in that setting. We all take pills for many reasons, and chances are nothing adverse will happen - most of the time. In that one instance where something does happen as a result of the medication administration the band director and adult who dispensed the meds. My suggestion was that if parents would like for their child to have those medications that they could pack them with their child. Of course there could still be some type of reaction, however the parent will usually send something that the child has taken before without incident. This would eliminate the issue of a child who has always taken Tylenol taking an Aleve because that was available. What do you think about parents/boosters giving meds while on a band trip? more

Resolved Question: Canada national healthcare facing soaring cost crisis isnt this same plan as Obamacare?

Click onto Canada healthcare soaring cost and get a little preview of what we are headed for. This is the country that Obama Regime liked to point out about successful national healthcare you know the ones that come here in the droves to get medical care the ones who have to wait for months to see a doctor. more

Resolved Question: With SOARING costs forcing Canada to re-examine it's healthcare plan, should the US follow it's doomed example?

excerpt... Pressured by an aging population and the need to rein in budget deficits, Canada's provinces are taking tough measures to curb health care costs, a trend that could erode the principles of the popular state-funded system. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, kicked off a fierce battle with drug companies and pharmacies when it said earlier this year it would halve generic drug prices and eliminate "incentive fees" to generic drug manufacturers. British Columbia is replacing block grants to hospitals with fee-for-procedure payments and Quebec has a new flat health tax and a proposal for payments on each medical visit -- an idea that critics say is an illegal user fee. And a few provinces are also experimenting with private funding for procedures such as hip, knee and cataract surgery. It's likely just a start as the provinces, responsible for delivering health care, cope with the demands of a retiring baby-boom generation. Official figures show that senior citizens will make up 25 percent of the population by 2036. "There's got to be some change to the status quo whether it happens in three years or 10 years," said Derek Burleton, senior economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank. "We can't continually see health spending growing above and beyond the growth rate in the economy because, at some point, it means crowding out of all the other government services. "At some stage we're going to hit a breaking point." ALSO... "Why are we paying more or the same for cataract surgery when it costs substantially less today than it did 10 years ago? There's going to be a finer look at what we're paying for and, more importantly, what we're getting for it," he said. Ontario says health care could eat up 70 percent of its budget in 12 years, if all these costs are left unchecked. But change may come slowly. Universal health care is central to Canada's national identity, and decisions are made as much on politics as economics. "It's an area that Canadians don't want to see touched," said TD's Burleton. "Essentially it boils down the wishes of the population. But I think, from an economist's standpoint, we point to the fact that sometimes Canadians in the short term may not realize the cost." http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100531/hl_nm/us_health_3 more

Resolved Question: please help translate this (english to arabic)?

White coats and the medical profession Time to rediscover the symbol of our purpose and our pride? MJA 2001; 174: 324-325 Ask doctors to nominate the symbols of their profession and many will select the Hippocratic Oath or the serpented staff of Aesculapius. Ask the same question of a person in the street and the stethoscope or the doctor's black bag are common responses. However, the most recognisable symbol of the profession is the white coat.1 Indeed, media portrayal of doctors in Marcus Welby MD or ER showcases the obligatory white coat and dangling stethoscope. Doctors first wore white coats in the late 19th century when science began to make significant inroads into medicine and physicians adopted the laboratory coat as their own.1 Its initial purpose was to protect the patient and physician from cross-contamination, but, as the partnership between science and medicine2 transformed hospitals from institutions for the dying to centres for curing the sick, the white coat became a potent symbol of the authority of science and the art of healing. Superimpose on this metamorphosis Western cultural connotations of whiteness — "life, purity, innocence, superhuman power, goodness — and it is easy to see how the white coat became the favored garment for physicians".1,3 However, as the 20th century advanced, and sociologists turned their attention to medicine4,5 and the dynamics of the patient-doctor relationship, the white coat was seen increasingly as a barrier to effective communication. In an attempt to dispel this perception, paediatricians, psychiatrists and doctors in private practice shed the white coat. Furthermore, the changes in society and healthcare that turned doctors into "healthcare providers" and patients into "clients, consumers or customers" also witnessed the extinction of the white-coated doctor. Today, doctors in our hospitals have become a hidden species, virtually indistinguishable from other hospital personnel or even patients' visitors. But what do Australian patients want doctors to wear? In this issue of the Journal, Harnett explores this question.6 Among patients attending oncology clinics, a clear majority preferred junior doctors to wear white coats "for identification purposes" or because "it looked more professional". For senior doctors, the issue was not as clear-cut, but many of the patients still preferred these doctors to wear white coats. These findings are not surprising. There is now substantive information that adult patients prefer doctors in clinics and hospitals to be traditionally, or at least smartly, dressed;7-12 to wear a necktie;7-9,11,12 to have short hair;8,10,12 and to wear white coats with a name tag.7,8,10-12 Does all this foreshadow a rebirth of doctors in white coats? Probably not. Most of the current information on patients' preferences for doctors' attire is derived from limited cross-sectional surveys. In the current era of evidence-based healthcare, any return of the white coat awaits the outcome of a randomised controlled trial to settle the question: to be or not to be in a white coat! And yet, the practice of medicine involves more than its subservience to evidence or science. It also involves issues such as the meaning of service and feelings of professional pride. In this context, the white coat has become a symbol for the humane face of medicine and its professionalism in the newly discovered white coat ceremonies.13 To date a uniquely North American phenomenon, these ceremonies are performed each year for students entering US medical schools. The students (accompanied by friends and families) are welcomed into the profession by the assembled faculty of the medical school. After an address by an eminent member of the profession, each student is presented with, and helped into, his or her white coat by the dean and other faculty members. This robing ceremony is followed by a public proclamation by the students of their professional commitment akin to the Hippocratic Oath. Inaugurated in 1993 by the Arnold P Gold Foundation, the white coat ceremony had already been adopted by 93 US medical schools some five years later,14 suggesting a groundswell in the search for meaning in service to the community in medicine and in professionalism. The Foundation has identified six components of the ceremony to "help create an environment which fosters a psychological contract for professionalism and empathy in medicine".13 These include •The presence of friends and families "representing the support and value system closest to the student"; •The welcome by the dean and faculty of the school and its hospitals "representing the value system of the school and the new profession they are about to enter"; •An inspiring address by a physician role-model; •The personal robing with the white coat through which senior doctors "demonstrate theiri can translate the whole thing myself, but i got more like 14 other pages im working on so i thought i would be saving time.. if you cant translate it then i dont need your big mouth on here so do that somewhere else.. thank you^^ more

Resolved Question: How many Conservatives know that America is the most capitalist industrialized nation on earth?

I'm not going to say the most capitalist nation on earth, for that you would have to see China (with it's lack of Unions and slave wage policies) Virtually everything in America is under private control, from education (Companies: College Board & ETS) to War (Lockheed Martin) to Media (Ruport Murdoch, George Soros), to healthcare __________________________________________ So what is the problem. If the U.S. is the most capitalist nation (developed one, because Nigeria & Somalia just aren't cutting it), and it is ranked 30th in overall education (guess Ivy League schools don't mean much when 90% of America cannot afford them) & 13th in standard of living (but..but, we have the best medical technology). Who exactly is capitalism benefiting? more

Resolved Question: I have a fear of doctors?

I really hate going to the doctors. There's no reason for me NOT to go, as I am blessed with amazing medical insurance. I used to get reoccurring headaches when I was a kid. I went to the doctor's at least once a month. I have a file that is literally three inches thick. After awhile, I could tell that they didn't believe me anymore. They thought I was doing it for attention, so I stopped complaining when I was a young teenager. My head still hurts, but I just deal with it now. I went back to a different doctor as an older teenager, trying to get back in the loop of going for check ups every 6 months. I disliked the way they treated me. I felt talked down to and made to feel like I was being a hypochondriac about my symptoms. (I was being prescribed 150 mg of anti anxiety medication by the old doctor, stopped, and asked the new doctor if i could resume. I could tell she thought I was just seeking out medication, because of her attitude and her suggestion of only 10 mg of the drug... when the starting dose is 50 mg.) I really need to be seeing a doctor, for multiple reasons. I need an annual pap smear, birth control, check up, and I'm concerned about diabetes and my thyroid. I only have a limited number of people I can see due to my insurance.. I'm really worried about not being taken seriously again. I feel I have a right to healthcare, but I'm not willing to be made to feel like less of a person for it. I really lack trust and faith in doctors after being blown off so many times. Is it because of my age that I'm not being taken seriously? (I'm in my early 20's.) Is it me? The way I'm approaching them? Is it them? Any advice would be really, really appreciated. more

Resolved Question: Best classes for getting a job?

I need to know what kinds of classes will help with introducing skills in an applied manner to be a more qualified and marketable candidate for a job. Unfortunately the way my field works, there isn't the internship, and the only way to get experience is to get hired as a part-time worker which I've already been doing for the past 5 years. I am about to graduate this year, but I am not like the typical college grad who doesn't have any experience. However, my experience was only so much because if you don't have a degree, you can't gain the experience and skills of having a regular full-time job. Does that make sense? I am talking about classes which push you right into getting applied skills. The majority of the classes I've taken part of my program of study have been more knowledge and theoretical in nature, and not applied. I've decided to take medical terminology because a lot of the jobs I'm looking at are asking for that knowledge (and some jobs even have you do a "test" as part of the interview process). I also know that having a good knowledge base of how information technology is used in the healthcare field is a plus. What should I be looking into that would pertain to healthcare and human services? more

Resolved Question: Why are the people in the politics section more intelligent and rational than on R & S?

It seems like everyone on R & S is pro-Obama and pro-taxes and pro-baby killing and wants to destroy Christianity and wants to take away all our guns and wants spend billions of our hard earned money to fight this unproven "global warming" theory (it snowed in Houston this year) and they want to be soft on the war on terror and basically let Iran nuke Israel. They want to legalize marijuana when it's been proven to have no medical use and is very dangerous and a gateway drug. They want to get rid of public options of healthcare and ration out drugs which will lead to the deaths of millions of senor citizens just like it has in Canada and Europe. That is the dark secret the European governments don't tell Americans about socialized medicine. more

Resolved Question: Soaring costs force Canada to reassess health model - should the USA move forward with Obamacare?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100531/hl_nm/us_health_3 TORONTO (Reuters) – Pressured by an aging population and the need to rein in budget deficits, Canada's provinces are taking tough measures to curb healthcare costs, a trend that could erode the principles of the popular state-funded system. *Quebec has a new flat health tax and a proposal for payments on each medical visit -- an idea that critics say is an illegal user fee. *A few provinces are also experimenting with private funding for procedures such as hip, knee and cataract surgery. *British Columbia is replacing block grants to hospitals with fee-for-procedure payments. *Ontario, Canada's most populous province, kicked off a fierce battle with drug companies and pharmacies when it said earlier this year it would halve generic drug prices and eliminate "incentive fees" to generic drug manufacturers. more

Resolved Question: I'm running away...scared & need advice.?

I'm 19 years old and live with my parents, who have money. They are paying for my car, my education, and my health insurance. But they are the most abusive people in the world...mentally and physically, and I need to get out. I'm running away but need to plan this the right way or it will completely blow up in my face. I need suggestions and I'm scared. They like to have control over me so have forbid that I go away to any college...I have to commute from home. So my plan right now is to take on more summer hours at work, save money in a a secret bank account, then buy a 1-way ticket to California and attend a community college and get an apartment. But I'm really sick...I have a life-threatening disease that I'm battling and need constant medical care. I know this sounds crazy but it's all true. Now I'm terrified that when I run away I wont be able to afford my own healthcare. I'm terrified of leaving but I can't stay here...I need to put my foot down and stop taking abuse. Any suggestions would be so great more

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Voting Question: Im thinking about entering an online degree program for healthcare administrator/medical records?

Voting Question: Confused relationship?

Resolved Question: Why are some healthcare regulations Communist and others aren't?

Voting Question: Do you respect my opinion on Universal “Socialized” Healthcare?

Resolved Question: Do you trust National Healthcare knowing that one of the sponsors (Rockefeller) was a Nazi eugenics financier?

Voting Question: Is it strange that I'm a doctor from the USA who wants to work permanently in UK?

Resolved Question: which one of these majors are transferable for a bachelors degree?

Resolved Question: How could i get a job as a healthcare assistant?

Voting Question: questions about politicians?

Resolved Question: Healthcare questions?

Voting Question: why is Obamma Preaching Healthcare, and yet defending Mandated Insurance?

Resolved Question: Why don't people who complain about the NHS just shut up and go private?

Resolved Question: What is need to leave the USA for Work?

Voting Question: What is wrong with Healthcare..?

Voting Question: I am looking for a medical insurance policy which gives complete coverage.?

Resolved Question: How do you think that the difference (loss) is covered?

Resolved Question: what should i major in in the healthcare field?

Voting Question: What are my spouse's chances of a successful navy enlistment?

Resolved Question: Do Americans realise that we have private healthcare in the UK?

Voting Question: Should the USA become more like Europe politically?

Resolved Question: Why are Canadians, who have socialized medicine, fighting to open private medical clinics?

Voting Question: What does Korea do to promote change? For example the United States passes laws to promote social change.?

Resolved Question: Why are people in the States afraid of Single Payer Healthcare when countries like Canada do so much better?

Resolved Question: If the healthcare bill is so great, then why is there a 2.3% excise tax on things like defibulators?

Voting Question: Health care bill: Affordable health care?

Voting Question: Healthcare Recoveries Representing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois??????

Resolved Question: why do so many women make excuses about their pregnancy weight gain?

Resolved Question: Is all this health care hullabaloo really worth it?