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It seems the nation's broken health care system has finally reached the top of the domestic agenda, and our lawmakers need to tackle the problem in earnest. The mounting problems in health care breed cynicism, stress and even despair. Groups like AARP are fighting to make the system work for everyone. They believe that Congress should take these six steps to guarantee that all Americans have the choice of quality health care plans they can afford: • Guarantee affordable coverage for Americans age 50-64; • close the Medicare Part D "doughnut hole"; • create access to generic versions of costly biologic drugs; • prevent costly hospital... [read full story]
Forced health insurance on shaky legal groundPosted on Fri, Nov. 20, 2009 10:15 PM PHOENIX | In 2006, long before there was an Obama administration determined to impose a command-and-control federal health care system, a young...
On Thursday, November 12, St. Joseph’s Healthcare System (SJHS) broke ground for a new, $100-million, 230,000-sq.-ft. Critical Care Building (CCB), launching the expansion and renovation of St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center...
Nov 21, 2009 6:11 AM (1 hr 24 mins ago) By ERICA WERNER, AP » 1 hr 24 ago: 1st Senate vote looms on health legislation « This story is ranked # 152 of 1,115 Related Topics: A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack...
Day #7 was a classic post-call day – we had 9 new patients. Fortunately I had seen 2 patients on Day #6, which ameliorated the challenge. Post-call rounds after busy days have a very different flavor than other rounds. We have...
