You know, our military rarely ever questions itself while it lines the pockets of defense contractors, but when it comes to what they deem as the ambiguous timing of a health issue of one of their own, they'll talk themselves all the way around the world to justify denying care. My, how a leukemia d...

This was a discussion yesterday on Twitter, after Stephen posted his blood pressure [presumably from a checkup], and then a variety of us were discussing blood pressure and such. For those who don’t know, Mom had a severe stroke in 2000; we are blessed to still have her with us. The last coupl...

So one of my jobs is "caregiver" for several elderly family members. Tonight I was out at the Adult Foster Care unit where my Evil Grandmother lives, to meet her new doctor. Someone always has to be there for the intitial visits, as she has a tendency to lie and make up health problems she doesn't r...

Not that it surprises anyone here, but health care is off the table for 2009. Sayeth the Democratic Whip: A prominent House Democrat said he doesn't expect a comprehensive healthcare reform bill to pass Congress in 2009, saying an incremental approach to covering the uninsured would be better "than ...

There is a Republicans for Single Payer group. Please forward the link to your Republican friends. The idea will seem less threatening if it comes from a Republican voice. There are many Republicans today who are out of work and just discovering the hard realities of the American Health Neglect Syst...

Expand successful Medicare program to all July 30 is the 43rd anniversary of the passage of Medicare. Medicare began because no one except the government was willing to cover the oldest and sickest of us. … … Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan is a grass-roots citizens’ movement th...

I think this is about a local union, but I can’t be sure. Scott Board meeting all day friday, but that never feels like work. We’re discussing healthcare reform again, more specifically the glaring fact that our local has not taken a formal position on it. We had a short presentation on ...

Business Coalition for Single Payer Healthcare Employers and employees across the nation are hard pressed to continue paying the escalating costs of insurance premiums and healthcare costs. A business coalition has been formed to respond to this critical issue. All business leaders are welcome to jo...

Cross-posted from The Global Sociology Blog. Via the Guardian, the surveillance society is going global: "A comprehensive transatlantic pact clearing the way for the unprecedented supply of private data on European citizens to the American authorities is to be promoted by France in support of t...

The battle to save Medicare Reader Jack Wajda, 69, of Orlando, a retired AT&T executive and financial planner, identifies the single greatest problem with the American health-care system as well as anyone. He writes: “To allow private for-profit insurance companies to decide whether and wh...