Posts Tagged ‘Medicaid’

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Nov08

Quick Health Care Round-up

by Duane on November 8th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Posted In: Headlines, Obama Health Care

Yes. It passed in the House last night.
Sen. Tom Harkin has a bright new idea that has never been thought of in the history of mankind.
“U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin thinks the country should have a debate on whether the Medicare program providing health care to U.S. seniors ought to be expanded to cover [...]

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Jul09

But I thought it was supposed to create JOBS

by Duane on July 9th, 2009 at 2:51 am
Posted In: Economy, Follow the money, Headlines, Politics

USA Today reported on the recent release of the GAO (Government Accountability Office) and its findings on the effectiveness of the stimulus bill that was signed back in February of this year.
“The report says that as of mid-June, states had received about $29 billion of the estimated $49 billion in stimulus funding they are scheduled [...]

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May23

Not following medical advice

by Duane on May 23rd, 2009 at 8:58 am
Posted In: Headlines, Just "Why?", Our Health, Sistahs

Many Black Women Refuse Breast Cancer Treatments
FRIDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) — Almost 25 percent of black women with advanced breast cancer refuse the chemotherapy and radiation treatments that could save their lives, a new study finds.
Black women have almost twice the rate of advanced breast cancer as white women do, largely because the disease [...]

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May18

HURRY UP (for Medicaid, unemployment benefits…)!

by Duane on May 18th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Posted In: Economy, Follow the money, Headlines, Politics

‘Memba we were told that it was critical for us to push the stimulus bill ($3.27 trillion–total cost, not the $787 billion sticker price msm keeps repeating), otherwise America would go to hell in a handbasket? Well apparently the “collapse” of things like Medicaid and unemployment benefits would have really destoyed America as we know [...]

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Feb23

This is Why I Say “Clean the System Out Before Feeding it More Money”

by Duane on February 23rd, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Posted In: Headlines, Politics

Instead, folks rather use their enrollment to buttress their arguments for increased welfare–no questions asked.
nypost.com
The number of people caught as welfare and Medicaid cheats in New York City skyrocketed by 45 percent last year, potentially costing taxpayers millions in fraudulent claims, figures obtained by The Post show.
Individuals nailed for gaming the system surged to 28,335 [...]

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Feb16

Do the Proxy Dance

by Duane on February 16th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Posted In: Commentary, Our Health, Politics, Science & Research

The proxy dance is what happens when well intentioned individuals celebrate the expansion of failed social/government policies. But are too much into the beat of the music to care about the effectiveness of such policies. All that matters to them is how the beat from these failed policies make them feel good about themselves.
With the [...]

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