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UN to vote in favor of universal health care
UN general assembly vote could put access to quality and affordable healthcare for all on new development agenda The UN general assembly is expected to vote in favour of a resolution for universal health coverage on Wednesday, reflecting a growing international consensus on the importance of affordable access to healthcare. The UN…
Spain scraps health benefits for undocumented immigrants
Spain takes pride in its universal health care but Europe’s debt crisis has spurred tough budget cuts that will bring sometimes life-saving treatment for illegal immigrants to an abrupt end. Carmen Maria, a 33-year-old woman from Nicaragua who arrived in the country in 2010, has no legal ID in Spain but has benefitted from free…
Today he opposes the idea, but in 2006 Romney wanted his health care plan to go national
Shortly after he signed a law in 2006 bringing near-universal health care to Massachusetts, then-Gov. Mitt Romney (R) said it would be “wonderful” if his slate of reforms were to be applied on a national level. ”I actually ran with (health care reform) as something that I wanted to do.…
Health insurers ran secret campaign to trash Michael Moore’s ‘Sicko’
Health insurance companies funneled thousands of dollars into fake grassroots organizations to discredit Michael Moore’s film Sicko, according to the former vice president of corporate communications for the insurance giant Cigna Corp. In an interview with Democracy Now, Wendell Potter says health insurance companies set up front groups to criticize…
You don’t need to eat a veggie burger to be grossed out by poo lagoons
I’m going to be sharing my environmental posts at this brand spanking new community environmentalist blog The Clade, which was started by former Pandagon contributor Chris Clarke. I highly recommend checking it out and adding it to your RSS feed, and contributing if you have useful environmental news or opinions.…
The Secret To Health: Stop Being Sick
Sonny Bunch rather elegantly (if unintentionally) demonstrates the case for universal health care: But certain things about the health care debate drive me absolutely nuts, like the self-entitlement you encounter day in and day out when you pay attention to the issue. Take this guy, for example. Allow me to…
Just So Damned Curious How This All Works
I suppose that Ramesh Ponnoru has proposed a solution to the problem of the uninsured, if you believe that the problem of the uninsured is about people not having something called insurance rather than people being unable to obtain medical care. It’s a clever answer to a twisty brainteaser, like…
It’s not over that quickly
The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Tom Daschle Steps Down Colbert Report Full EpisodesPaul McCartney Appearance Funny Political VideosMore Funny Videos God, thank you Stephen Colbert for mocking this troubling narrative about how Tom Daschle’s resignation means the end of any hope for universal health care. Yeah, I’m…
Pay For Me, Argentina
Although I’m sure that she’ll keep it up, I’m not sure that Dr. Helen’s plan of acting like a total dick is going to convince my generation that universal health care is a bad idea. At first, I balked at this plan (and it is not certain, of course, that…
Universal health care to economically empower women
Obama’s out there talking about what needs to happen to get the economy moving again—a giant public works project that would employ people and build infrastructure, as opposed to spending money to set it on fire, as we’re doing in the war in Iraq. I’ve seen concerns—though I apologize, I…
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