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 'health bill'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:25:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934015&cid=t_215643_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F13%2Fdefunding-planned-parenthood-in-tennessee-tying-together-the-news%2F I posted on Friday about Nashville’s Department of Health deciding to accept the funds that would normally go to Planned Parenthood for family planning services, and stating when they did so they were taking the money on the condition that they did not have to serve the same number of people. A commenter here – who appears to be close to the issue – pointed out that the county would probably need more local tax dollars to provide the same amount of service that Planned Parenthood provided with a combination of those federal funds and private donations. I saw a few news items today that don’t make a coherent whole, but that I felt were related to the issue. 1. State Health Commissioner Susan Cooper reportedly sent a letter to the Metro Public Health Department urgin... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934015 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:19:41 +0100 4934015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684478&cid=t_215643_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2F8o9rFUIBgWw%2F I’ve been starting to contribute a bit to InformationWeek. One of my first projects was interviewing five of the publication’s first-ever list of 25 leading healthcare CIOs. I wrote the profiles on Stephanie Reel of Johns Hopkins Health System, Lynn Vogel of MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Paul Tang of Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Bill Spooner of Sharp HealthCare and Craig Luigart of the Veterans Health Administration. The link above contains the full text, or you can download an abbreviated “print” edition in the form of the March InformationWeek Healthcare e-zine here. It’s not the first time I’ve written about CIOs for a national publication not specific to healthcare, but I’m pretty proud of reaching the pages of InformationWeek. Meanwhile, che... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684478 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:46:38 +0100 4684478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4155413&cid=t_215643_167_f&fid=36994&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition-news.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fplaneat-health-nutrition-truths.html Home Page | PLANEAT:We were invited to the premiere of a new documentary movie last night in London. Planeat features interviews with the Doctors who are behind President Bill Clinton's experimentation with a vegan / plant based diet.Although the numbers in the study are still small the results are outstanding, they are saving peoples lives and rather than just stopping the progression of chronic disease they are repairing sick people's bodies.Trailer linked to planeat.tv from PLANEAT on Vimeo.Let's hope Bill Clinton's example can alert the western world that the sense of hopelessness and 'Fait de Complété' can be blamed on myths propagated by a culture of an over-reliance on drugsIf you know anyone suffering from any of the major chronic diseases that plague our modern western society w... Healthy Eating and Nutrition News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4155413 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:26:00 +0100 4155413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3983560&cid=t_215643_167_f&fid=36994&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition-news.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fbill-clinton-vegan-for-heart-health.html Bill Clinton vegan for heart health + Weight: In an interview to promote CGI , Clinton Global Initiative, Bill Clinton reveals he's been trialling a plant based diet for weight loss and improving his heart health following trials he's seen where over 80% of the subjects have seen improvements in heart health markers.He says the trial started in 1986 and he wants to join the "experimenters" in trialling the plant based diet to see if it can make a difference to his health. His traveling means he occasionally eats fish but he's says he is quite strict about his diet and it's vegan where ever practically possible.Harley Street Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston says "Bill Clinton quotes statistics of an 82% success rate in improving heart health markers on the plant based diet trial. Pharmaceu... Healthy Eating and Nutrition News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3983560 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:55:00 +0100 3983560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780342&cid=t_215643_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVQjbjeleWX8%2F By Michael F. CannonThat didn’t take long at all.  Left-wing congresscritters have (re-)introduced legislation to create a “public option” in ObamaCare’s health insurance exchanges. The Congressional Budget Office scores the bill as reducing federal deficits by $53 billion by 2019.  How?  Paying doctors and hospitals less!  Put that on a bumper sticker! The public option would use Medicare’s price and exchange controls to pay doctors and other health care providers 5 percent more than Medicare does.  Except for prescription drugs: the public option would, ahem, “negotiate” those prices, meaning it would use a separate price-control scheme and pay less than Medicare does.  (Which means PhRMA probably won’t be bankrolling the public-optio... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780342 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:47:04 +0100 3780342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424910&cid=t_215643_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F30%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-march-30-2010%2F There’s just a few days left in March and we’re heading straight for the spring season! Some of you may be busy preparing for Easter weekend while others are in the thick of spring break. Whatever you’re doing, we hope you’ll stop by and see what’s buzzing over at our blogs this week. I’ve scoured our blogs to find the best, most popular posts so that you can quickly click through and find your favorite ones. Happy Hunting! And make sure to come back later in the week for another round of, “Best of Our Blogs.” Music Education Helps Kids Brains With Sound Stimuli (Family Mental Health) – Music isn’t just all fun and games. Did you know it actually helps with communication skills? Hard to believe that all that noise in a music class... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424910 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:06:42 +0100 3424910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3385336&cid=t_215643_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fshould-obama-resign-his-cancer-sticks%2F Barry’s pounding the pavement to gain support for his Health Bill, but a much more popular topic is his own bad health habit: Smoking. We love to love our Prez, but lighting up doesn’t look good on anyone – even the Commander-in-Chief. Recently, The Christian Science Monitor reported that Obama still struggles with the vice. We know he’s not superhuman, but there’s something hypocritical about a smoker preaching better public health policy. Does it bother you, or is it just a sign that our fearless leader has faults like the rest of us? #MicroPollDiv_241637 { width: 250px; margin: 0px auto; } Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3385336 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:21:24 +0100 3385336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3359109&cid=t_215643_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Famacupuncturehttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fdoctor-speaks-out-against-health-bill.html The very idea  that the government will dictate and ration  patientcare is dangerous and certainly not  helpful in designing a health care system that  works for all.    Guest blogger, Stephen Fraser MD.As a medical physician for over 51 years, I strive to give you the best medical information on controversial medical subjects, and help your read betwwen the lines. You must come to your own conclusions. I have no ties to any organization, pharmaceutical, or lobby group. As an practicing medical acupuncturist since 1982, I find western medicine and medical acupuncture are very complimentary. This results in astounding healing in pain management, addictions to cigarettes and food, and a host of other maladies. Visit drneedles is blogging" at the e... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3359109 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:39:00 +0100 3359109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3118964&cid=t_215643_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vadlo.comhttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwinners-and-losers-in-health-reform.html A health reform amendment with bribes and payoffs to many Senators drafted in secret, was introduced it in the middle of a snowstorm, and passed in a Senate session at 1 a.m.  Why the big hurry?As a medical physician for over 51 years, I strive to give you the best medical information on controversial medical subjects, and help your read betwwen the lines. You must come to your own conclusions. I have no ties to any organization, pharmaceutical, or lobby group. As an practicing medical acupuncturist since 1982, I find western medicine and medical acupuncture are very complimentary. This results in astounding healing in pain management, addictions to cigarettes and food, and a host of other maladies. Visit drneedles is blogging" at the end of each blog for a complete alphabetical ... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3118964 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:21:00 +0100 3118964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096831&cid=t_215643_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWMabqY81hfM%2F By Michael D. TannerIf — and it is still a big “if — Democrats pass a health bill, that bill will owe as much to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney as to Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. In fact, with the so-called “public option” out of the Senate health bill, the final product increasingly looks like the failed Massachusetts experiment.  Consider that the final bill will likely include: An individual mandate A weak employer-mandate An Exchange (Connector) Middle-class subsidies Insurance regulation (already in place in Massachusetts before Romney’s reforms) As to why this will be a disaster for American taxpayers, workers, and patients, I’ve written about it here, and my colleague Michael Cannon has covered it here and here. Gee, thanks, Mitt. (Source: Cat... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096831 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:57:32 +0100 3096831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096855&cid=t_215643_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fbcq6qZOsmlU%2F The following guest post by Susan Crowley, President of Multilateral Consulting, LLC, is part of Disruptive Women’s “The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World” series. By any measure, giving programs directed at developing countries by research-based pharmaceutical companies are the most generous of any industry. The Geneva-based International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), whose methodology and data presented in its most recent “Partnerships Report” were validated by the London School of Economics, reported $6.7 billion in giving. The 2009 “Index on Global Philanthropy,” published by the Hudson Institute, provides a measure of global private giving and, once again, demonstrates that private flows... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096855 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:23:47 +0100 3096855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2902858&cid=t_215643_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drneedles.comhttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Ftort-reform-essential-for-good-bill.html In conclusion, the solution is for arbitration boards to pay patients who have suffered from malpractice, and eliminate trial lawyers from gobbling 60% of any settlement. It's too bad, the press and media are silent on this important issue.NO DISCUSSION ABOUT MEDICAL LAWSUITSIf defensive medicine could be eliminated we could save over $200 billion each year. Since the trial lawyers are the largest contributors to the Democratic Party, and thrive on this unreliable justice system, our congressional lawyers until now have refused to even consider this issue.CONGRESS BLACKMAILED BY TRIAL LAWYERSVery simply stated, a few thousand trial lawyers are blocking reform that would benefit all of us 300 million Americans. Trial lawyers see firsthand the effects medical errors have on patients and thei... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2902858 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:04:00 +0100 2902858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1397683&cid=t_215643_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F277364755%2F Last evening, I had a chance to attend an interesing panel discussion on The Personal Genome. The Symposium featured Eric Lander, George Church, Leena Peltonen and Bill Gates and was moderated by Maynard Olson. My take away from the discussion, which was fueled by questions submitted by the audience and via the web, was that there is so much uncertainty at this time. We know so much, yet so little. At some level, we do not understand the implications of what we know, ethical and medical, at the same time, we underestimate the ability of our own genetics to withstand changes. Perhaps one of the things that jumped out at me was the general popular bbelief (which is hardly surprising) that it is a gene or a few genes that can be altered or fixed to address a “problem”. We’r... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1397683 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:36:19 +0100 1397683