Category Archives: healthcare
Trivializing Women’s Health Care
There’s been a bit of debate on the recent announcement by the Obama Administration’s recent announcement that insurers will be required to cover a variety of women’s health issues. To quote the Chicago Tribune: Under new rules proposed Monday by … Continue reading
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Monique Colver Article on Her Husband’s Mental Illness
When I was doing some research on my previous post, I came upon this interesting article at Salon by Monique Colver: My husband brought a knife to a political rally. She talks about her own experiences with her husband’s mental … Continue reading
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What to Do with Our Mentally Ill?
The horrific shootings in Tuscon, Arizona by alleged gunman Jared Lee Loughner has triggered a number of debates here in the United States. Nothing can bring back our dead nor make that event good. But most of us need to … Continue reading
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1,124,457 March on Washington to Demand Health Care Reform
Sadly it didn’t seem to make a noticeable impact in the news, but over a million people marched on Washington, D.C. today. Five hundred of them marched physically, some marching form Philadelphia in honor of Melanie Shouse, an Obama volunteer … Continue reading
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Letter I Sent To Congressman Jim McGovern On Health Care Reform
I sent the following letter to to my Congressman, Jim McGovern (3rd Massachusetts) today. As I indicated in my previous post, there may be a need to break health care reform into pieces. However, it may still be possible to … Continue reading
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