MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bipartisan'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:33:01 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294939&cid=t_204945_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F12%2F26%2Fbipartisan-boogie%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Bipartisan Boogie. Love is strange. Filed under: Politics Tagged: bipartisan, compromise, democrat, gop, republican, robert donna trussell, tax cuts, unemployment (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294939 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:45:23 +0100 4294939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233185&cid=t_204945_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-privatizing-medicare-is-highly-explosive%2F2010.12.06 In response to my recent post where I averred that the cigarette companies were treated as scapegoats, I have had several cyber and actual conversations about personal responsibility. I believe that folks should realize the consequences and the benefits of freely-made decisions. While we want American society to be compassionate, we do not want to punish success and reward failure. Our goal is to do all that we can to maximize everyone’s success. We should be ready to assist those who need and deserve our private and governmental assistance, but personal effort and responsibility are necessary elements of these interventions. In our gastrroenterology practice, when we see patients who are in financial difficulty, my physician partners and staff will do all that we can to help them. While... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233185 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0100 4233185 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4219732&cid=t_204945_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGQ8_U4X16Ik%2F By Michael D. TannerThe howls of outrage that have greeted the report of the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform shows two things:  1) most Democrats have no interest in reducing the size and cost of government; and 2) few Republicans are actually serious about it. From the initial reaction, one would think that the Commission has slashed government to the bone, throwing the elderly, poor and sick into the street.  In reality, the Commission report is far from a radical document.  It proposes a reduction in government spending from 24.3 percent of GDP today to 21.8 percent over the next 15 years.  That’s a start.  But as recently as 2000 total federal spending was just 18.4 percent of GDP — and people were hardly dying in the streets during the C... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4219732 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:31:40 +0100 4219732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526743&cid=t_204945_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmost-people-arent-angry-about-healthcare-reform%2F2010.05.03 I just got back from a wonderful week in Toronto, Canada. No, I wasn’t up there to take tips on how to impose socialized medicine on an unsuspecting public, notwithstanding what some of you may incorrectly-surmise about my political leanings. Rather, I was there to attend ACP’s annual scientific meeting, during which I had the opportunity to serve as faculty for three separate scientific sessions that discussed the impact of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACPA) of 2010 on internists and their patients. Several hundred ACP members attended these sessions. And guess what? Rather than encountering doctors who were angry at the new law and ACP’s support for it, I instead found an engaged and curious group of internists who are looking at health reform i... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526743 Mon, 03 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3526743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3398888&cid=t_204945_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FfWvkp45FNKg%2F By Julian SanchezFrom Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal to Joe Biden’s Big F-ing Deal, progressives have led a consistent and largely successful campaign to expand the size and scope of the federal government. Now, Matt Yglesias suggests, it’s time to take a victory lap and call it a day: For the past 65-70 years—and especially for the past 30 years since the end of the civil rights argument—American politics has been dominated by controversy over the size and scope of the welfare state. Today, that argument is largely over with liberals having largely won. [...] The crux of the matter is that progressive efforts to expand the size of the welfare state are basically done. There are big items still on the progressive agenda. But they don’t really involve substanti... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3398888 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:08:02 +0100 3398888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354303&cid=t_204945_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F8hO8LijGrCU%2F By Michael F. CannonWhat does it say that the American polity has consistently rejected a wholesale government takeover of health care for 100 years? What does it say that public opinion has been consistently against the Democrats’ health care takeover since July 2009? What does it say that Democrats are having this much difficulty enacting their health care legislation despite unified Democratic rule?  Despite large supermajorities in both chambers of Congress, including a once-filibuster-proof Senate majority (see more below)?  Despite an opportunistic change in Massachusetts law that provided that crucial 60th vote at a crucial moment?  Despite a popular and charismatic president? What does it say that 38 House Democrats voted against the president’s health plan? What does it say... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354303 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:40:33 +0100 3354303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283791&cid=t_204945_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F18%2Fobamas-bridge-to-nowhere%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Obama’s Bridge to Nowhere. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: bipartisan, chaos theory, democrat, gop, obama, political cartoon, republican (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283791 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:47:21 +0100 3283791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239548&cid=t_204945_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGm8h5rMVYhE%2F By Roger PilonToday Politico Arena asks: Terror suspects: Eric Holder’s defense (nothing new here)–agree or disagree? My response: There’s no question that after the killings in Little Rock and Fort Hood, the decision to try the KSM five in a civilian court in downtown Manhattan, and the Christmas Day bombing attempt (the government’s before and after behavior alike), the Obama-Holder “law-enforcement” approach to terrorism is under serious bipartisan scrutiny.  And Holder’s letter yesterday to his critics on the Hill isn’t likely to assuage them, not least because it essentially ignores issues brought out in the January 20 hearings before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, like the government’s failure to have its promise... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239548 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:38:06 +0100 3239548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2971881&cid=t_204945_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDDFXh_5jKqc%2F The Democrats who still control the Virginia State Senate (which wasn’t on the ballot this week) say they want to work with the new Republican governor. “I won’t be like the House Republicans were, where anything they propose is bad,” said Senate Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw (D-Fairfax), who like many Democrats says the GOP-led House obstructed the agenda of Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D). “If there are areas where we can work things out, I’m ready, willing and able, and so is my caucus.” But not so fast: But asked about certain key pieces of McDonnell’s agenda, Saslaw demurred. Selling state-run liquor stores to raise money for transportation, for instance, would sacrifice the annual revenue the stores provide to schools and other purposes, ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2971881 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:36:27 +0100 2971881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1847988&cid=t_204945_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FpUrn5X2I4Jo%2F (HR3690) will provide retired military families with autistic children the same health care benefits as active duty services members, today’s Mount Vernon Gazette reports. Some 8,784 retiree families stand to benefit, according to Department of Defense statistics. The legislation was introduced by Virginia Congressman James P. Moran (D-8) and Florida Congressman Jeff Miller (R). Currently, active duty service members who have an autistic child receive benefits through TRICARE, which provides $2,500 a month (a max of $30,000 per year) for Applied Behavioral Analysis; these dependents end when an active duty military person retires. Congressman Miller’s description of autism suggests that a lot more understanding about autism needs to occur: “This bipartisan bill to extend... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1847988 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:00:44 +0100 1847988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764994&cid=t_204945_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F29%2Famericans-with-disabilities-act-restoration-act-introduced%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Daily News, SupportThe Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990 to prevent discrimination on the basis of a disability. Unfortunately, when it comes to employment, people with medical conditions are falling through the cracks -- including people with diabetes. John W. Griffin, Jr., Chair of the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) Legal Advocacy Subcommittee gave an excellent explanation of this injustice. Mr. Griffin stated Supreme Court decisions have created a climate where the better someone manages their medical condition, the less likely the courts can protect them in a case of discrimination. Many people in good control of their diabetes haven't a legal leg to stand upon if they are denied a job for having diab... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764994 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 764994