It feels like an alien is about to pop out of your guts. You think I’m exaggerating? You have no idea.
Before I get to that, I want to clear my tabs in this last post of the year. First, you should read Bob Herbert’s op-ed about the Senate’s plan to fund health care by [...]
Thu, December 31 2009 » Uncategorized » 3 Comments
I haven’t posted about health care reform in a while – partly because I’ve been distracted, partly because I’ve been waiting to see how things shake out in the Senate. Now that I am not so distracted, I discover things have been not so good.
For starters, the Senate bill never had a strong public option. [...]
Thu, December 17 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Stargirl65 commented on my post about guaranteed sick leave, laying out two concerns she has. First:
I agree that people should be paid for sick time but I am concerned that some employees will abuse the situation.
Second:
My other concern would be the paperwork that comes with this. I had a patient that missed 4 days for [...]
Wed, November 18 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
As a complement to yesterday’s post, and perhaps a bit of counterpoint, let me recommend a movie called Music Within. I caught the first half of it this morning, which reminded me to write about it.
The film is based on the life story of Richard Pimentel, a talented public speaker who was deafened by injuries [...]
Thu, November 12 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
John Goodman calls the House health reform bill “The Worst Bill Ever”. Actually, that’s what the Wall Street Journal called it. Goodman is parroting.
It’s telling that the people opposed to health care reform are reduced to histrionics. You see, it’s not just that they don’t like the bill: it’s the Worst Bill Ever. Worse than [...]
Tue, November 10 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
The House health care reform bill will go to a vote tomorrow – yes, Saturday. The House has put forward a good bill – not perfect, but still pretty good – and the vote might be close.
Your Representative needs to hear from you today. Even if you have never called before – especially – today [...]
Fri, November 6 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Kairol has done an excellent job hosting Patients for A Moment at Everything Changes. I see some familiar names and a few new ones, which is great. I plan to spend a few free minutes later on perusing the submissions.
For those of us still suffering from Pinkness envy, Slate has an Explainer on how to [...]
Wed, November 4 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
Last week, about midway through my bout with the flu, I woke up to an empty cupboard. Well, not “empty” exactly – but out of breakfast foods. And since I didn’t have the energy to comb my hair, much less fry pancakes, I was forced out into the wild. Fortunately, “the wild” includes a Dunkin’ [...]
Wed, October 28 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
I write a lot of posts critical of “tort reform”, because it’s often a bad idea. In fact, it’s often the same bad idea, over and over again: damages caps, which don’t help doctors and punish patients. That said, I will be the first to admit that our approach to malpractice needs serious reform. If [...]
Fri, October 23 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
You know the one: “How Drug-Industry Lobbyists Got Their Way On Health Care“, by Karen Tumulty and Michael Scherer. It’s worth reading if you’re not familiar with the issue, but there are a couple of aspects important to patients that the authors don’t quite spell out. First, this bit:
But there’s a dilemma: policymakers want to [...]
Thu, October 22 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
A novel crime against decency by Duncan Cross
