Dennis: Right again!
Tag: Health Insurance Companies
Jul 30 2009
A prescription that makes the patient sicker
Original article, an interview with Dr. Quentin Young, via socialistworker.org:
The Obama administration is giving up on its August deadline for Congress to pass health care reform legislation, according to press reports. But far worse is what the administration has given up in the substance of the proposals–caving to pressure from a health care industry determined to maintain its power and profits.
Dr. Quentin Young is a veteran of struggles for civil rights and social justice, and a leading member of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP). He talked to Elizabeth Schulte about why the proposals currently being discussed in Washington fall short of what’s needed.
Jun 26 2009
White House health care forum: Obama’s plan for “evidence-based” medical cuts
Original article, by Kate Randall, via World Socialist Web Site:
A White House forum on health care provided some insight into the Obama administration’s vision for a reform of the system. In the ABC News program “Questions for the President: Prescription for America,” broadcast Wednesday night, Obama outlined proposals for a revamped health care system in which medical services would be subject to “evidence-based” analysis and the profits of the insurance giants would remain intact.