Children in the US Write of the Healthcare Experiences
Apr 12th 2007, 5:28 pm
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Children in the US Write of the Healthcare Experiences
I found this fascinating-
http://www.childrenshealthcampaign.o...ners-book.html
Children throughout the US sent in essays about their experiences of American healthcare. There are excerpts from each state's winners.
http://www.childrenshealthcampaign.o...ners-book.html
Children throughout the US sent in essays about their experiences of American healthcare. There are excerpts from each state's winners.
Apr 12th 2007, 5:50 pm
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I found this fascinating-
http://www.childrenshealthcampaign.o...ners-book.html
Children throughout the US sent in essays about their experiences of American healthcare. There are excerpts from each state's winners.
http://www.childrenshealthcampaign.o...ners-book.html
Children throughout the US sent in essays about their experiences of American healthcare. There are excerpts from each state's winners.
About one in every eight American children has no health insurance—that’s
9,157,000 children.
If all of America’s uninsured children held hands, they would stretch 6,936
miles—two-and-a-half times the distance from San Francisco to Washington,
D.C.
The majority of uninsured children—78 percent—live in working families.
Apr 12th 2007, 5:56 pm
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Re: Children in the US Write of the Healthcare Experiences
I found this fascinating-
http://www.childrenshealthcampaign.o...ners-book.html
Children throughout the US sent in essays about their experiences of American healthcare. There are excerpts from each state's winners.
http://www.childrenshealthcampaign.o...ners-book.html
Children throughout the US sent in essays about their experiences of American healthcare. There are excerpts from each state's winners.
Apr 12th 2007, 5:59 pm
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Let's hope Trace finds some time in her busy schedule to read some of them.
Apr 12th 2007, 6:09 pm
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Apr 12th 2007, 6:32 pm
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But what is the point for me? I've never said the US system was perfect or anything such thing. So I doubt I'd be surprised.
Apr 12th 2007, 6:33 pm
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Apr 12th 2007, 6:36 pm
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This article?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...nhealth112.xml
You can find interesting stories about both health care systems I bet.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...nhealth112.xml
You can find interesting stories about both health care systems I bet.
Apr 12th 2007, 7:15 pm
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The good thing about it is that they're proactively addressing the problems and there is much publicity concerning those problems.
Over here, there is next to nothing in the media. Nada. Zilch. It gets brought up once every 4 years as a political ploy, but after that - **** the 45 million (and rising) that can't afford it.
Like Mad cow disease. Like MRSA. The list goes on. Over there, it is all over the media when it happens. Here it gets suppressed, because some corporate somewhere down the line will lose mega $$ due to bad publicity.
Over here, there is next to nothing in the media. Nada. Zilch. It gets brought up once every 4 years as a political ploy, but after that - **** the 45 million (and rising) that can't afford it.
Like Mad cow disease. Like MRSA. The list goes on. Over there, it is all over the media when it happens. Here it gets suppressed, because some corporate somewhere down the line will lose mega $$ due to bad publicity.
Apr 12th 2007, 7:20 pm
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The good thing about it is that they're proactively addressing the problems and there is much publicity concerning those problems.
Over here, there is next to nothing in the media. Nada. Zilch. It gets brought up once every 4 years as a political ploy, but after that - **** the 45 million (and rising) that can't afford it.
Like Mad cow disease. Like MRSA. The list goes on. Over there, it is all over the media when it happens. Here it gets suppressed, because some corporate somewhere down the line will lose mega $$ due to bad publicity.
Over here, there is next to nothing in the media. Nada. Zilch. It gets brought up once every 4 years as a political ploy, but after that - **** the 45 million (and rising) that can't afford it.
Like Mad cow disease. Like MRSA. The list goes on. Over there, it is all over the media when it happens. Here it gets suppressed, because some corporate somewhere down the line will lose mega $$ due to bad publicity.
I've seen some publicity here - although I have no idea if the frequency is similar.
Apr 12th 2007, 9:57 pm
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Clinton tried, and it got pretty well buried...
Apr 12th 2007, 9:59 pm
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People did not care for that plan at all, that's true.
I suspect things will happen bit by bit.
HIPPA did a fair amount. States are implementing plans too, Illinois isn't too bad a deal for example.
Not saying it solves everyone's problems, but I think they'll gradually make progress rather than one huge sweeping change.
I suspect things will happen bit by bit.
HIPPA did a fair amount. States are implementing plans too, Illinois isn't too bad a deal for example.
Not saying it solves everyone's problems, but I think they'll gradually make progress rather than one huge sweeping change.
Apr 12th 2007, 11:21 pm
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People did not care for that plan at all, that's true.
I suspect things will happen bit by bit.
HIPPA did a fair amount. States are implementing plans too, Illinois isn't too bad a deal for example.
Not saying it solves everyone's problems, but I think they'll gradually make progress rather than one huge sweeping change.
I suspect things will happen bit by bit.
HIPPA did a fair amount. States are implementing plans too, Illinois isn't too bad a deal for example.
Not saying it solves everyone's problems, but I think they'll gradually make progress rather than one huge sweeping change.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/us/12mass.html?ref=us