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30 Suspects In Three States Arrested For Health & Medicare Fraud

Five rings of Medicare fraud suspects have been identified by federal agents as of Tuesday December 14th. The rings had reportedly filed up to $61 million in false claims that spanned three different states....

Survey: 92 Percent of Physicians Back Tort Reform

Ninety-two percent of the almost 2,000 physicians who responded to a Jackson Healthcare survey of physicians agree with Dr. Chad Hewitt. The number one way to reduce health care costs may be tort reform. While Dr. Hewitt, a podiatrist friend of mine in the Kansas City area...

September 12 Protest Signs in Washington, racism?

You look around - and through the eyes of a foreigner, looking in on the USA is not looking into a jar of wonderment and awe.People I speak to who are not American ask me, for I am sincerely interested in US politics, "Why do those people act like that? All that black guy is...

Health Care – What Are You NOT Hearing?

The American public is holding fast on its resistance to health care reform. The double talk and confusion from Washington is abundant, however the leadership is unwilling to implement changes that could dramatically reduce health care costs such as those that could easily be...

Obama To Address Congress About Health Care

U.S. President Barack Obama will be delivering a speech regarding the proposed health care reform on Wednesday, in a rare joint session of Congress. Obama's proposed health care reform has been met with storng...

Most of the House GOP voted to kill Medicare

Out one side of their mouths, the Republicans have been attacking President Obama's health care reform plan as socialism, as a government takeover, etc. (insert your own scaremongering words here). Out the other...

Sorry folks, Sarah Palin is (partly) right on health care

"But that should not distract voters from this reality: President Obama has proposed a new body that would enhance Medicare’s ability to deny care to the elderly and disabled based on government bureaucrats’...

If you ever need proof that GOPers are lying - read on...

I must admit I didn't get that email - but boooy do I wish I had. For many, and by that I mean way too many, wingnuts think that the USA is the centre of the universe. But when you have people spouting about, not eminent, but esteemed scientists like Stephen Hawking and using...

The Debt Time Bomb

The U.S. economy is still struggling. And the credit markets are still failing to function – mostly because the roots of the American financial system remain diseased. Thanks to the crisis-deferral tactics of...

Leaders in House Would Tax Rich for Health Plan

Keep Your Pocket Book Open.  The House ways and means committee will find the means with the so called rich.  Those Americans who make $280,000 or more.  Most of which own the small business in...

WH unable to provide Source for Prescription Drugs Savings

President Obama announced a new Prescription Drug Plan yesterday that was apparently negotiated by the AARP and Drug Companies.  The plan was to save  80 Billion Dollars for seniors and make drugs...

Alzheimer's Hits 5.3 Million in US - Report

Some 5.3 million people in the US have Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association.  The healthcare costs related to Alzheimer's patients are more than triple those of other older people,...

Obama Wants to Charge Wounded Heroes for Treatment! (Updated)

The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization says he is "deeply disappointed and concerned" after a meeting with President Barack Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies...

Medicare Extends Coverage to Off Label Drugs

Medicare has widened its cancer coverage to include treatments not approved by the FDA.  With this shift, cancer patients can benefit from the most current therapies.  Opponents argue that they will also...

Obama Wants Your Health Care Reform Ideas

Barack Obama is encouraging Americans to participate in community health care discussions between December 15-31 so that he can incorporate the requests of the people into reformed health care legislation. ""In order for us to reform our health care system, we must first...

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