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 'election 08'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:53:19 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573641&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F05%2Fwill-the-nfib-please-go-away.html By Matthew Holt Let's be honest--I absolutely abhor the so-called National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). It’s not a representative business group. In 2004 95% of their members said they voted for Bush, compared to 53% of all small business... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573641 Mon, 17 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3573641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175831&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F01%2Fthinking-the-unthinkable--no-health-care-bill.html By Matthew Holt After a resounding Democratic Presidential election win, a terrible recession, and a bruising year of politics, it would be just like America that a crazy election result torpedoes the health care reform bill. It would be the... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175831 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3175831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284487&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F03%2Fdont-think-anything-is-certain-on-the-reform-front.html By Matthew Holt And in more from the "is it really bad enough out there to guarantee health reform?" front... Pew Research is out with a poll showing that the numbers in favor of a major health care system reform... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284487 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2284487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2200253&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F02%2Fdivided-we-might-get-somewhere-but-not-yet.html By MATTHEW HOLTThe NY Times describes the Republican-less lobbyist meetings with Democrats that are allegedly getting towards a consensus on an individual mandate as the way to universal health care. Funnily enough some of those same groups (e.g. The Business... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2200253 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2200253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2172531&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F02%2Fjon-cohn-obsessed-with-baseball-and-a-hopeless-optimist.html By Matthew Holt Jon thinks that Baseball Teaches Us (something) About Health Care Reform. Replace the star player with a bunch of utility infielders, and we’ll still win the pennant. Don’t worry Jon, Daschle isn’t the only one who came... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2172531 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2172531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2125123&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F01%2Fcats-dogs-can-we-find-unity-on-health-care-it-change.html By Matthew Holt Those of you paying attention for the past few days might have noticed on the one hand a sense of optimism and unity as Barrack H. Obama, somewhat somberly, began his presidency. Meanwhile, over the past few... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2125123 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2125123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2010865&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F12%2Fafter-12-months.html By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn We're in a recession; actually, we've been in one for the past year, but no official agency decided to tell us. Perhaps "they" wanted to wait until after the November '08 Presidential election? The declaration of recession... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2010865 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2010865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990164&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fopen-wide-here.html By Jeff Goldsmith The morning after the election, I posted a speculative blog in Health Affairs on three possible scenarios for President-elect Obama’s implementing health reform: folding it into a bold, ambitious emergency legislative package (Complete the New Deal), carving... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990164 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1990164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968464&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fthe-mormon-chur.html By Matthew Holt I don't often use THCB for direct political protests. I don't care what the obscure cult known as The Church of Jesus and the Latter Day Saints does in the privacy of its own congregation, even though... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968464 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1968464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947243&cid=t_181840_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F448844533%2Fa_good_weekend.php This weekend a group of postdocs and grad students got together for a spontaneous celebration. Yes, the economy is in the tank, job prospects for even us academics are looking worse, but over the past week we've all felt a sense of relief. To quote a cliché that has never felt more true, the nightmare is over. Perhaps now we could once again cherish what makes America so special for all of us. So there we were, Americans, Canadians, Germans, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese having a great time. We toasted to Obama and kissed an anti-American administration goodbye. You might be wondering, who are you guys to call Bush, his cronies and the greed-industrial complex anti-American? Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Daily Transcript) The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947243 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:29:01 +0100 1947243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943393&cid=t_181840_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F445020154%2Fthe_fight_continues_the_first.php The following was lifted from an email I sent to a friend yesterday. I've since modified it by incorporating David Brooks and Paul Krugman's columns as they clearly support my arguement that the framing wars have begun - it is a critical time and we must all continue the fight. OK here the email: As for Obama, the expectations are high, maybe too high. But politics is a constant battle. We progressives have won a major victory for now, but there's still more to do. We'll see if Obama makes the right moves to enact change, or if the whole thing collapses either due to the DLC, pressure from the GOP, or disarray from within the Dems. Right now there is a struggle to define just what his victory means. Gerson, Rove and others are launching their attack by pointing out that Obama ran as a cen... The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943393 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:45:37 +0100 1943393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943217&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fis-much-more-th.html By Matthew Holt On THCB today Maggie Mahar basically tells the health reform crowd to be patient. But two members of the unreconstructed left in other venues don’t agree. In the NY Times Paul Krugman says that deficit spending is... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943217 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1943217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1938714&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fthe-next-presid.html By Merrill Goozner Note: This post first appeared at Goozner's blog, Gooznews. A year ago, health care held a solid lead in the polls as the number one concern of the American people. But by the time the Iowa caucuses... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1938714 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1938714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1938710&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fnow-a-real-bipa.html By Robert Laszewski President-Elect Obama, and about every candidate for Congress, has said he wants to change the partisan tone in Washington. Obama, the Democratic Congressional leadership, and the Republicans have a terrific opportunity to do just that on health... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1938710 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1938710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939163&cid=t_181840_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F443256728%2Fthe_morning_after.php Just like a giant, well controlled, negative result right wing ideology has been repudiated. If I were a card-carrying member of the GOP, I would take a long look at the last 8 years, and a hard look at the demographics of this election. I won't reiterate my displeasure of libertarian fundamentalism with respect to the market, instead we'll be looking at what happened yesterday. Here are some eye popping numbers for you: In 2050 more than 50% of American will be a member of a racial minority group, be it Hispanic, Black or Asian. So how did they vote? Black: 95% Obama, 4% McCain Hispanic: 66%, 31% Asian: 62%, 35% And for Joe the Plumber who spouted this nonesense that a vote for Obama is a vote for the death of Israel Jews: 77% Obama, 22% McCain If I were a Repulican, I would look to see... The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939163 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:50:02 +0100 1939163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1938718&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fpresident-obama.html By THCB Staff Now that the results are in and the United States has officially elected Barack Obama as its next president, what does that mean to you and what will that mean for health care in America? After nearly... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1938718 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1938718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930122&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fwhat-i-what-to.html By Matthew Holt Election day. At last it’s over. A gazillion dollars, mostly wasted making TV stations richer. Two years of campaigning resulting up in 3–4 months where rushed decision making will create a future that we all have to... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930122 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1930122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933292&cid=t_181840_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F441029179%2Fwhy_the_vast_majority_of_scien.php OK this will hopefully be my last entry on the election - From Seed's endorsement of Obama to the comments of various bloggers on ScienceBlogs and elsewhere it is obvious where most scientists stand on the political spectrum, but why? Yes, it is true that most scientists I know are lefties in when compared to the American political landscape. Is it that surprising that those who pursue a career in discovering deeper truths also tend to be slightly idealistic? But these statements neglect a deeper truth, this being the fundamental problem with American conservatism in 2008. In the past 30 years scientists, and other professionals, have felt alienated from the GOP. The GOP has become griped by an ideology, that of free-market fundamentalism. As in all ideologies, this core belief has been... The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933292 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:37:25 +0100 1933292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930123&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fpolitics-20-is.html By Michael L. Millenson I was sitting here getting ready to blog on how Politics 2.0 will affect Web 2.0, when I got an email from the coordinator of a health care-related virtual community established by the Obama presidential campaign.... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930123 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1930123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1924519&cid=t_181840_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F437632744%2Fdumping_on_fly_research.php This is what happens when a politician gets advice from political operatives instead of professionals who have dedicated their lives to understanding the topic in question. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Daily Transcript) The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1924519 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:36:49 +0100 1924519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1924273&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fperhaps-obama-w.html By Matthew Holt I feel like Mrs Wiggins in my favorite comedy show, Blackadder. It’s the scene when Blackadder says “The hustings are down, the candidates have spoken and after the madness of a general election, we can return to... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1924273 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1924273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1914282&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fmccains-health.html By Robert Laszewski John McCain would reform the American health care system by providing big tax incentives for it to transition from being employer-based to one built on a system of individual responsibility. He would do this by eliminating the... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1914282 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1914282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1911265&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fmccain-health-p.html By Shuka Kalantari If Senator John McCain becomes U.S. president he plans to give each American family $5,000 to pay for health insurance premium costs in the individual market. Individuals would get $2,500 for the same use. How does McCain... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911265 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1911265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1908680&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Ffirefighters-at.html By Shuka Kalantari The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) recently launched a campaign in support of Senator Obama for president -- and an attack on Senator McCain's health care plan. The commercial features four firefighters. "Our job is to risk... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1908680 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1908680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1905948&cid=t_181840_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F430705194%2Ftid_bits_financial_crisis_edit.php The New York Times Editorial Board on Proposition 1: Courting Chaos in Massachusetts From NPR, Brian Lehrer interviews Naomi Klein. Also check out her latest book, The Shock Doctrine. And if you missed it here's Klein on the Colbert Report: Note trhat even Colbert is shocked by Klein's last line on the prison industrial complex. Thomas Frank, Columnist for the Wall Street Journal and author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, wrote an excellent expose on how right wing ideology drove the current wave of corruption in Washington. This new book is called The Wrecking Crew and I highly recommend it. Alan Greenspan on the unfettered free market: Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders' equity, myself included, are in a state of... The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1905948 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:09:13 +0100 1905948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901579&cid=t_181840_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F428529243%2Fproposition_1.php If you live in Massachusetts, one of the most important votes you'll be casting is for or against proposition 1. What is proposition 1? It's the right-wing libertarian delusion that the best government is no government. Written by that societal piranha, Grover Norquist, proposition 1 would cut the state income tax by half next year and eliminate it by the following year. Now let's get this straight, no one likes paying taxes, but running a state costs money. And in this financial climate where the state can expect less revenue from property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes, and when joblessness and homelessness and other societal problems are likely to rise, the proper functioning of the government is even more crucial. Eliminating the income tax can either lead to a decrease in gover... The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901579 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:59:19 +0100 1901579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879699&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Ftracking-media.html By Chris Weaver Headlines and A1 charts stuck with the stock market, Washington's changeling rescue proposals and the plights of anxious finance firms in the week between the Palin-Biden debate and John McCain and Barack Obama's town hall face off... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1879699 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1879699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883371&cid=t_181840_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F421698361%2Fgfp_researchers_endorse_obama.php A message from Marty Chalfie, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of GFP: Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Daily Transcript) The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883371 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:48:59 +0100 1883371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1875790&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fhealth-care-ref.html By Michael Millenson Who says Congress doesn’t accurately reflect the will of the American people? The public has spoken about health care reform, and the message is clear: “Whatever.” If you’re a politician who believes that soaring promises soothe voters,... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1875790 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1875790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1870435&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Flets-get-real-a.html By Robert Laszewski I just got a call from a reporter at one of the major news organizations to talk about the chances for health care reform. We both commented on the almost surreal environment we are all in. I'm... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1870435 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1870435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1862544&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fmillenson-on-mc.html By Brian Klepper Over at the Huffington Post, Michael Millenson walks us through McCain's plan to end employer sponsored coverage, noting that it would apply faith-based economics to one seventh of the US economy, and pointing out that its as... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1862544 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1862544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1859227&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fpresidential-ca.html By Charlie Baker As CEO of Harvard Pilgrim, I find I do a fair amount of public speaking. Over the past ten days or so, I’ve been on several panels with a variety of public policy, health policy and industry... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1859227 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1859227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1855929&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fobama-vs-mccain.html By Donald Johnson Sen. Barack Obama’s attack on health insurance reforms proposed by Sen. John McCain shows that Obama’s not for real change in health insurance. Obama wants more government-sponsored health insurance schemes, like the VA health care system, Medicare... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1855929 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1855929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1850857&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fhalf-baked-alas.html By Merrill Goozner Merrill Goozner has been writing about economics and health care for many years. The former chief economics correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, Merrill writes the blog Gooznews.com, where this post first appeared. It must be disconcerting to... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1850857 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1850857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1847819&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fobamas-health-p.html By Maggie Mahar Each presidential candidate offers a blueprint for health care reform. Neither can expect to see his plan enacted whole—legislators will leave their fingerprints all over any proposal. And, if truth be told, neither plan is perfect. Each... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1847819 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1847819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825028&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F09%2Fif-you-can-stay.html By Sarah Arnquist The New England Journal of Medicine and Harvard University teamed up to bring you this compelling, hour-long nail-biter of Gail Wilensky and David Cutler discussing their respective candidates' health plans. I wonder if the NEJM has had... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825028 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1825028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825032&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F09%2Fadvertising-for.html By Jim Jaffe When campaigning politicians talk about reforming America’s health care system, they’re understandably quiet in identifying who will take the pain that will ultimately be allocated between the three basic groups involved –- patients, providers and payers. If... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825032 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1825032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806109&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F09%2Fmccain-obama-an.html By Don Johnson The presidential candidates, Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain, and the vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin are showing in their comments on the financial crisis that none of them understand the crisis, the economy or what’s behind the... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806109 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1806109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1797827&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F09%2Fforcing-the-can.html By Robert Laszewski Let's pretend that either Senator Obama or Senator McCain will be able to implement their respective health care reform plans if elected. This exercise should be easy. We've been doing it for months now. Or, we can... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1797827 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1797827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1798191&cid=t_181840_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F393623490%2Flets_talk_about_the_facts_this_1.php Here we are going to look at the best available figures for offshore drilling, specifically the areas that are currently off-limits. That's what the fight is about. First, how much oil we consume and how much we "produce": The bottom line is that we consume a heck-of-a-lot more, close to twice what we currently produce. And how much more could we get "offshore" from areas that are currently off-limits? Well if you comb all the literature out there, the simple answer is that we don't really know. Here's the closest that I've been able to get from an article in Scientific American: The Minerals Management Service (MMS), part of the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for leasing tracts to oil and gas companies and collecting the royalties on them ... has estimated that there a... The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1798191 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:40:31 +0100 1798191 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1791650&cid=t_181840_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F391874490%2Fblogging_about_politics_update.php Well since the current US election has taken over my blog, I've done a couple of things. First, I've created a new category Election '08 where you can find all my rants on this year's federal elections. Second, I've joined a new group blog, A Vote for Science. About nine of us sb bloggers will be contributing and the site will be up shortly is live, go check it out. And yes, elections have also been called in my home country. For the record, I have been living in the US for 11 years now but that might be changing in the near future. In fact, I'll be up in Toronto late next week for a quick visit. And just to show that the Canadian elections can also be idiotic, here's a clip for you: Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Daily Transcript) The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1791650 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:59:14 +0100 1791650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1782422&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F09%2Fremember-pensio.html By Robert Laszewski This election is different than any other on the issue of health care because both candidates are giving us serious blueprints to reorganize America's health care system and those blueprints are very very different. As voters, you... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1782422 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1782422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1775451&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F09%2Fmore-on-sarah-p.html By Robert Laszewski Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has very little on her health care policy resume from her short time in office as Alaska's Governor but what she does have fits right in with Senator McCain's strategy to use... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1775451 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1775451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1775450&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F09%2Fpalins-health-c.html By Don Johnson Alaska’s Sarah Palin, who is running for vice president with Sen. John McCain, has better health care policy sense than Sen. Barack Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden. Palin has pushed for less regulation of... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1775450 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1775450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1763799&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F09%2Fsarah-palins-li.html By Robert Laszewski Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has very little on her health care policy resume from her short time in office as Alaska's Governor but what she does have fits right in with Senator McCain's strategy to use... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1763799 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1763799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1759694&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F09%2Fwhere-does-sara.html By Jocelyn Guyer The entire country now has heard about how Sarah Palin and her husband knew in advance that their son, Trig Palin, would be born with Down Syndrome. The Palins also must have known that they would have... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1759694 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1759694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1742639&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F08%2Fobama-and-krugm.html By Matthew Holt I thought Obama was fabulous last night at the convention. He’s a great speaker, but also able to gently laugh with his audience. His introduction showed what a tough road he had. If the Republicans manage to... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1742639 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1742639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1742638&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F08%2Fviola-uninsured.html John McCain's health adviser John Goodman in the Dallas Morning News on solving the problem of the uninsured: "So I have a solution. And it will cost not one thin dime," Mr. Goodman said. "The next president of the United... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1742638 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1742638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1733680&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F08%2Fciscos-frances.html By Matthew Holt Frances Dare is someone I've know for a long time in the health care IT world (sorry, Frances!). That means that she's seen the painfully slow developments in many aspects of health IT since the 1990s, and... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1733680 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1733680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1733681&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F08%2Fcomparing-biden.html By Craig Stoltz It's the time in the political season to make way too much of the impact a vice president can have on the presidential contest. So I hope you don't mind if I extend that amusing parlor sport... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1733681 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1733681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1713809&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F08%2Fhealth-reform-f.html By Sarah Arnquist When it comes time to vote in November, will Americans know what they're voting for in terms of their health care futures? Will they understand what Barack Obama or John McCain's health proposals mean for them? Over... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1713809 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1713809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1674665&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F08%2Fthe-problems-wi.html By Robert Laszewski What do we do with people who are uninsurable because they have a pre-existing medical condition? That is a particularly important question as both McCain and Obama propose reforming American health care by building on the private... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1674665 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1674665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1668257&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fseiu.html By Paul Levy Several months ago, I mentioned the large sum of money being spent by SEIU on political races throughout the country. Now, an editorial in the Wall Street Journal questions the legality of the manner the SEIU is... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668257 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1668257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1668256&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fthe-2500-questi.html By Craig Stoltz There's some peculiar numerology going in the presidential candidates' health reform plans. John McCain proposes that every American receive a $2,500 tax credit ($5,000 for families) to help them afford health insurance bought in the private market.... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668256 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1668256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1648849&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fdoubtful-mccain.html By Robert Laszewski John McCain is now the presumptive Republican nominee for president. As a result, what he thinks about health care policy will be out front in the presidential campaign this fall. McCain’s thinking couldn’t be more different from... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1648849 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1648849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1648848&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fcost-containmen.html By Robert Laszewski Barack Obama’s health care plan follows the Democratic template—an emphasis on dramatically and quickly increasing the number of people who have health insurance by spending significant money upfront. The Obama campaign estimates his health care reform plan... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1648848 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1648848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1645552&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fupdated-detaile.html By Robert Laszewski John McCain is now the presumptive Republican nominee for president. As a result, what he thinks about health care policy will be out front in the presidential campaign this fall. McCain’s thinking couldn’t be more different from... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1645552 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1645552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1645551&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fupdated-detai-1.html By Robert Laszewski Barack Obama’s health care plan follows the Democratic template—an emphasis on dramatically and quickly increasing the number of people who have health insurance by spending significant money upfront. The Obama campaign estimates his health care reform plan... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1645551 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1645551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1577144&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fwhat-the-candid.html By Craig Stoltz One of the fun parlor games of Election '08 is to look at Internet data and figure out what they mean. The answer may be "nothing," of course. But let's play along and look at the latest... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1577144 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1577144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1551152&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F06%2Fshould-progress.html By Maggie Mahar Maggie Mahar is an award winning journalist and author. A frequent contributor to THCB, her work has appeared in the New York Times, Barron's and Institutional Investor. She is the author of Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1551152 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1551152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1516298&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F06%2Fobamas-rx-for-c.html By Matthew Holt Clinton has quit, Obama has three times McCain's resources, and the country is fed up with the Republicans' war, corruption and toadying to corporations. Democrats have won three "safe" Republican house seats in recent months. It's their... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1516298 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1516298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508389&cid=t_181840_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2008%2F06%2F11%2Fa-few-good-links%2F The Exigent City - this is a fascinating in-depth article from the New York Times on the history, sociology and architecture of refugee camps around the world. They also have a good article on the groth of new cities. Ben Witherington writes an excellent post on God’s freedom, love, and human free-will. I’ve been pondering some of these issues lately so this is very timely. On the US election, this article compares the online presence of Obama and McCain, and this article looks at McCain’s strategy in searching for a Vice President - Google! Apple News from the WWDC conference. A better, cheaper iPhone with 3G and GPS, coming to Australia soon (wonder how long I will be able to resist?). An upgraded .Mac service (no trouble resisting that) and a new Mac OSX ‘Snow Le... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508389 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:56:31 +0100 1508389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1491906&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F06%2Fobamas-health-p.html By Diana Dutton & Hal Holman Hal Holman is a professor of Medicine at Stanford University, and Diana Dutton is a research fellow at the London School of Economics and a former director of health services research at Stanford. The... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1491906 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1491906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458286&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F05%2Fagainst-obama-p.html By Robert Laszewski The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll on health care should give John McCain reason to be concerned. The early May poll asked voters, "Regardless of whom you may support, whom do you trust more to handle health... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458286 Wed, 21 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1458286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1433625&cid=t_181840_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F05%2Fpresidential-ca.html By THCB Staff As a service to our readers, we've compiled all the presidential candidates' health plans in one place for you to easily access. Soon, we'll have a section of the TCHB devoted to the presidential race and health... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1433625 Sat, 10 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1433625