The current attack on ultra processed foods by RFK Jr is just a simpleminded binary. He’s treating food as medicine and then vilifying certain ingredients as bad or dangerous. What do you expect from someone with no training in public health? Take food coloring. Ever look at the pills you take: Advil, decongestant, laxative? Those […]
Efforts to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage are spreading to more states ahead of next year’s elections. As taken from, “The fight to redraw U.S. House maps is spreading. Here is where things stand in Missouri and other states,” PBS News. Lawmakers in three states have approved new congressional districts. This occurring since […]
If you were thinking an increase in inflation was not going to happen. I can not imagine why you would think such. We have a president who is ill-equipped mentally to tackle a nation such as the United States. His economic plans are seriously flawed. And he really is seriously challenged on economic issues. I […]
Globally, every country reading the take on acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) by the US Administration must be laughing at the Administration and the citizens of the United States. First because Tru_p became President. Second because Tru_p appointed Robert Kennedy, a nonmedical person who has proven time and time again he is not up […]
July 28, 2009. Bruce Webb posted on what he considered to be the most important provision of the original House Tri-Committee Health Care Bill. “Sec 116: Golden Bullet or Smoking Gun. Smoking Gun referred to the belief by Republicans that this bill was designed to ultimately transition to Single Payer. Golden Bullet referred to the […]
Good piece by Dan Rather on the destruction of a White House wing so as to put his mark on White House history with little regard of the past history of the White House itself. Will it measure up to the past? Probably not as he lacks a sense of history, of people, and of […]
This commentary by Merrill Goozner is three days old. The big issue Merrill is discussing is the stopping the electronic food-stamp cards sent to the people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This purposeful. During the pandemic, Snap Food Cards were sent to people. Tru_p needs program cut to balance out the tax breaks. During […]
About six in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” concerned. AB: I wonder why the concerned six in 10 stat is so low. Healthcare and healthcare insurance is not cheap. Furthermore, the costs keep rising at rates higher than inflation. At what point does Congress start to think about Medicare for All or a centralized […]
My paternal grandfather grew up in Argentina. When I knew him in the 1960s and 70s, he was a bank VP in New York City. He would occasionally recite something in Spanish. The only thing I can recall is “Cinco pesos poca plata.” It’s even truer now than when he said it. “Finalizing a $20 […]
Healthcare Pricing can depend upon who you go to for care. Independent doctors earn less than Hospital doctors. Not surprised there. Name brand hospitals charge more than lesser-known hospitals. I suspect some of this may be due to overhead. Introduction Piece: Hospital- and Private Equity–Affiliated Specialty Physicians Negotiate Higher Prices than Independent Physicians, Health Affairs […]