November 2009 - Health Beat - The Network of Care

New Mammography Guidelines Hit the Wall of Public Opinion

The new recommendation from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force that women under 50 should not undergo routine mammography is generating a lot of controversy—it is a direct challenge to the strong message women have been receiving for two decades...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 8:46 AM by Health Beat

If you, friends, or relatives live near Austin, Texas . . . Wednesday, December 2

Money Driven Medicine will be playing at 10 a.m. at the Texas Capitol Auditorium in Austin, and at 7 p.m. at the Millennium Youth Center Complex. Both shows are free and followed by a discussion with Consumers Union and the... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 24 2009 4:01 PM by Health Beat

As the Opponents of Reform Show Signs of Desperation . . .

Over the weekend, Senate Democrats found the 60 votes needed to press forward with the health care debate. I wasn’t surprised. As I have suggested in the past, I doubted that three or four moderates really wanted to be remembered... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 24 2009 11:56 AM by Health Beat

Intermountain Healthcare -- Proof That U.S. Hospitals Can Improve

(We Should Not Scoff at the Medicare Pilot Programs in Reform Legislation) I urge everyone to read this story by David Leonhardt in this Sunday’s (November 8) New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/magazine/08Healthcare-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r...

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 3:28 PM by Health Beat

The Slaughter at Fort Hood Is Not About One Individual

We Have Been Driving Our Soldiers to a Breaking Point The Ft. Hood massacre is not about one soldier suddenly “snapping.”And whether Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was a devout Muslim or not is of little importance. This tragedy calls attention... Read More....

Published Sat, Nov 07 2009 6:20 PM by Health Beat

More on how The House and Senate Bills are “Ambitious”: “Not Perfect—but Ambitious”

Over at the New America Foundation, blogger Joanne Kenen elaborates on how the House and Senate Finance bills can lead to providing better end-of-life care. As As Kenen points out, these proposals are all about giving people choices—including the parents...

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 2:04 PM by Health Beat

Dr. Gupta Strikes Again

HeatlhBeat readers may remember that, in the past, I questioned whether Dr. Sanjay Gupta should become Surgeon General. Today, after I read Naomi’s thoughtful post on Mammography Guidelines (see below), I heard Dr. Gupta on CNN, grilling a nurse who....

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 11:07 AM by Health Beat

Senate Bill Would Postpone Reform until 2014: The Political Implications

What if in 2012, unemployment remains relatively high, the recession continues, and voters blame President Obama, voting him and his Congressional supporters out of office? Consider how that would affect health care reform. If the House bill prevails...

Published Sun, Nov 22 2009 9:23 AM by Health Beat

If Conservatives Ran Heath Care . . . and We Had a Single-Payer System

[Below an Op-ed that I wrote for the Washington Post’s “Outlook” section. It appeared yesterday Sunday, November 15, 2009. Many readers have commented on the Washington Post website, but I’d also be interested in hearing from HealthBeat readers here....

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 6:22 AM by Health Beat

Reform: Looking at the Glass Half-Full Part 2

The Truth about the Public Option For reasons I don’t understand, progressive pundits have been swallowing Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf’s dispiriting speculation about the public plan, hook, line and sinker. Elmendorf claims...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2009 1:10 PM by Health Beat

Heath Care Reform-- Looking at the Glass Half-Full

What Has Been Accomplished; What Still Must Be Done These days, many progressives are expressing deep disappointment with the health reform legislation now moving through Congress. Some suggest that some legislators made deals with lobbyists and let them...

Published Wed, Nov 04 2009 7:54 AM by Health Beat

New York Screening of Money-Driven Medicine

Monday, December 7th @ 7:00 PM Cinema Village 22 E 12th Street New York , NY10003 212-924-3363 featuring a Q&A with producer Alex Gibney Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 3:16 PM by Health Beat

Breaking News from AP: Reform Moves Forward as AARP Endorses House Bill

Many reformers have been uncertain as to whether they could rely on the Association of Retired Persons (AARP) to support progressive health care reform. After all, AARP has close ties to the insurance industry. But this evening, the Associated Press....

Published Wed, Nov 04 2009 5:36 PM by Health Beat

What Health Care Reform Will Mean For Most Americans: the Underinsured

Below a snapshot of how health care reform would help one underinsured household. A single profile is hardly a definitive assessment of how reform will affect the many families that are now paying far too much for far too little... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 9:28 AM by Health Beat

A New Health Bill Means Renewed Opposition from Abortion Foes

Conservatives have argued that abortion has no place in a health care bill—I couldn’t agree more (although for completely different reasons…). In fact, I think individual insurers should be the ones to decide whether or not it makes sense for... Read...

Published Wed, Nov 04 2009 8:19 AM by Health Beat

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