Better coverage for women’s preventive health starts today
Expanded women's health benefits under the ACA start today
View ArticleThe “Care” Part of Healthcare
31 percent of doctors won't accept new Medicaid patients. That puts more burden on the ones that do.
View ArticleInside the System
Experiencing parts of the health system first hand recently reinforces my assertion on the need for universal health insurance
View ArticlePinnochio Politics
Politicians need to stop bending the truth and let voters decide on the facts
View ArticleHealth Under Mitt
If Romney gets elected the pro-consumer provisions in the Affordable Care Act disappear.
View ArticleDoes he or doesn’t he? Romney wants it both ways.
Is Romney for or against the ACA provisions? Or both?
View ArticleMake IUDs and implants more affordable and accessible for teens
IUDs and implants safe and effective for teens - now give them low cost access.
View ArticleBreast Cancer: The Mammography Controversy
Breast cancer awareness month began today – and this year brings some good news for women throughout the United States. Just weeks ago I reported on newly-enacted women’s health benefits mandated under...
View Article10 by 50: Health Screenings Women Need by Mid-Life
Women often put the health and wellness of kids, spouse, or parents first. It’s easy to shrug off doctor’s appointments until “later.” But if you don’t take care of yourself now, you may be risking...
View Article6,000 Steps Towards Better Health
What can 6,000 steps do for you? Plenty, if you’re a woman in your mid-life years. A new study in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), says that’s how many steps each...
View ArticleA most essential benefit can’t wait
I planned to do a health news roundup for my last post of 2012. Yet it is difficult to think about choosing a handful of stories. Between the havoc created by hurricane Sandy and the unfathomable...
View ArticleOne Resolution You Should Keep
Happy 2013! While our nation’s leaders play political chess, millions of Americans await the final tally on budget cuts to health and wellness programs, medical research, Medicare and Medicaid. It sure...
View ArticlePatient Privacy vs. Public Health Interest
Should you be fired for refusing a flu shot? That’s apparently the fate of some health care workers, according to recent news reports. It is a front page story in this week’s issue of Modern...
View ArticleObama 2.0 – What’s next for healthcare?
It’s always exhilarating watching a Presidential inauguration. The pomp and pageantry celebrates more than 200 years of orderly transition of government. Under the mantle of our 44th President, the...
View ArticleHigher Premiums for Unhealthy Lifestyles – Fair?
Should people with bad health habits pay more for insurance? A new report by ehealth.com, the nation’s largest private online health insurance exchange, says that many already do. Their just-relaxed...
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View ArticleBest Health Insurance Practices
A health insurance plan covers some or all of a person’s medical expenses in exchange for a monthly premium. But what’s covered varies widely from one health insurer to another. To get the best value,...
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