No, not the title of the latest late-night Cinemax fare – instead, the subtitle of a book Chris Bertram (at Crooked Timber) recommends: Illness: the Cry of the Flesh, by Havi Carel. The book apparently has more intelligence to it than the standard illness-memoir, and I am quite possibly nerd enough to appreciate that. Of [...]
Thu, September 18 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
The recent posts both here and out there about the Obama and McCain health care plans are largely motivated by a pair of articles in Health Affairs describing the two candidates’ plans. It turns out there is a third article, that proposes mixing and matching parts of the two plans to achieve a better plan. [...]
Wed, September 17 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Ezra Klein expounds on McCain’s plan today, drawing largely from a Health Affairs article on same. Here’s the money quote: …In addition, the sick can be turned away, and the state regulations that ensure some minimum level of benefits will be dismantled. All this will cost us $1.3 trillion over 10 years, and set the [...]
Tue, September 16 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Somehow this crazoid leftist op-ed snuck past the WSJ editorial board and got published today. If you were perhaps wondering how the Presidential candidates’ health-care plans stack up, this is required reading; the gist is obvious, but the details are helpful. DeLong has more on his site. In particular, it’s worth reading through DeLong’s talking [...]
Tue, September 16 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Dr. Whitecoat summarizes an article about the lack of med students choosing primary care thusly: The survey found that: 1. They don’t want to deal with all the paperwork… 2. They don’t want to take work home with them… to make ends meet, so they have to complete their charts at home), and 3. They [...]
Tue, September 16 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
One thing I promise never to do on this blog is blegging for my own needs. If this somehow becomes a revenue generator, fine – but not because I’m asking for charity. I will point out, however, that Jennifer Jaff is struggling to pay her own medical bills and meanwhile keep Advocacy for Patients afloat. [...]
Mon, September 15 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Here’s an Interesting article by Maggie Mahar of Health Beat on the difficulties in finding a doctor, even when you have insurance. Of course, this is old news for some of us. For example, a close friend of mine is having a fantastically hard time finding a new specialist, despite great insurance. Her former doctor [...]
Mon, September 15 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
The Senate passed by unanimous consent S.3406, the ADA Amendments Act. It now goes to conference with the previous bill passed in the House, and then to the White House to be signed. It has a veto-proof majority, so it looks like we’ll see a substantially different landscape for disabilities law come January 2009. Of [...]
Fri, September 12 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments
As follow up from yesterday, I think it’s worth explaining why the challenges facing someone with chronic illness are a problem of civil rights. We tend to think of civil rights as being an African-American cause, but in the plainest sense the problem is one of constraint on the civic, social, and economic participatiion of [...]
Thu, September 11 2008 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
For reasons I am not at liberty to disclose, this report on the effect McCain’s health care reform proposal would have on women is particularly timely. (via Matt Yglesias)
Thu, September 11 2008 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
A novel crime against decency by Duncan Cross
