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Preparing for the Great Health Insurance Reform Debate of 2009

Category: Healthcare

Of particular interest is a move within the AMA to rescind that organization's support of reform with a public option... What's up with that?...

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Prayer as medicine to be included in Health Care Reform

Category: Health

The current health care reform bill(s) do not address actual health care ... like what procedures to use and stuff ... as much as they address insurance. This is a health insurance reform bill, not a health care system reform bill. (Though there is necessarily...

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Posted by Greg Laden at 1:30 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

I need your help picking out a tee-shirt.

Category: Atheism

I would very much like your help in picking out a tee-shirt to wear around town. Let me tell you about the town, and you'll be able to make an appropriate suggestion....

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The Public Option ... OMG ... Holy crap. From now on we're doing it this way, no kidding...

Category: Heatlh Care

You must watch this. You. Simply. Must. Watch. This....

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Posted by Greg Laden at 7:55 AM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

The Health Insurance Industry's Anti Trust Exemption

Category: Healthcare

... is doomed. This is what happens when you (and by "you" I mean the insurance industry") go one step to far in bullying Congress. Even the Republicans turn on you. A little. Details from Rachel:...

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Posted by Greg Laden at 10:26 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Baby Alex Can't Have Health Insurance

Category: Healthcare

He's too big. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy I did not let Amanda see this story. I just turned the TV off and said "Oh, I think the fuse blew, honey."...

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Are you in the middle of a close brush with cancer?

Category: Health

A good friend of mine is. I know something about this particular issue, and my opinion as a doctor* is that she will be fine. Which I told her. But I know that means very little. Please read this. ____________________ Footnotes *Well, doctor of philosophy,...

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