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A TALE OF HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY HORROR: I Am Not a Dog
Health & Wellness  (tags: media, healthcare, politics, abuse, crime, healthcare, health, illness, treatment, warning )

Cal
- 18 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
I am not a "dog." That's what health insurance executives called me because I have a disease. I'm also not a "trainwreck," another term they used for members like me. l
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Will Health Coverage Pay for Medical Marijuana?
Health & Wellness  (tags: politics, healthcare, healthcare, study, treatment )

Cal
- 18 days ago - cbsnews.com
On Monday, news reports offered the latest piece of evidence that the country is moving toward greater acceptable of medical marijuana use: The federal government sent guidelines instructing prosecutors not to focus on prosecuting state-sanctioned medical
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Obama Administration Makes New Promise on Indian Health
Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcare, health, Native Americans, politics, society, protection )

Cal
- 31 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
The nation's top health official has told Indian country health leaders that the Obama administration believes American Indians deserve special consideration in any national reform to health insurance.
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UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Helmsley Makes $57,000 An Hour (VIDEO)   video
Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcare, americans, insurance, health, prevention, protection, disease, illness, medicine, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, greed, money, society, politics, economy, consumers, business, abuse, foreclosures, usa )

Tom
- 35 days ago - youtube.com
The Health Care for America Now (HCAN) "Sick of It" anti-insurance campaign focuses on rich health insurance CEOs making millions and living in luxury while middle class families are struggling to pay medical bills, going bankrupt, and losing their homes.
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Wendell Potter: Public Option Essential, Baucus Plan An "Absolute Gift" To Health Insurance Industry (VIDEO)
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, medicine, illness, disease, treatment, safety, protection, prevention, insurance, government, corruption, dishonesty, congress, abuse, americans, republicans, democrats, lies, cover-up, society, culture, rights, freedoms, politics )

Tom
- 53 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Whistleblower Wendell Potter warned that if Congress "fails to create a public insurance option to compete with private insurers, the bill it sends to the president might as well be called the Insurance Industry Profit Protection and Enhancement Act."
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Obama Urges Congress to Enact Health Care Overhaul
Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcare, protection, prevention, politics, society )

Cal
- 58 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Shaking off a summer of setbacks, President Barack Obama summoned Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the "time for bickering is over" and the moment has arrived to protect millions who have unreliable insurance o
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aspartame May Cause Cancer
Health & Wellness  (tags: aspertame, cancer, brain, tumors, searle, rumsfeld, politics, money, corruption, crime, health, disease, illness, food, soft, drinks, vitamins, drugs, gum, candy, desserts, yogurt, hot chocolate, risks, safety, research, healthcare, investigation, warning )

Tom
- 70 days ago - world-wire.com
In 1980 the FDA concluded that aspartame could "contribute to the development brain tumors" and recommended that the sweetener no longer be used. However, then Searle Chairman Donald Rumsfeld vowed to "call in his markers" and got the sweetener approved.
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Obama Gives Powerful Drug Lobby a Seat at Healthcare Table
Health & Wellness  (tags: drug, lobby, republican, Billy, Tauzin, medicare, healthcare, health, disease, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, safety, risks, treatment, obama, government, politics, corruption, dishonesty, cover-up, americans, abuse, lies )

Tom
- 95 days ago - google.com
Barack Obama once lambasted drug companies and the influence they wield in Washington. The drug industry's chief lobbyist is former Republican Louisiana Congressman Billy Tauzin, who fought to prevent Medicare from negotiating for lower drug prices.
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Does Your Doctor Judge You Based on Your Color?
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, rights, society, politics, culture, racism, health, healthcare )

Cal
- 106 days ago - cnn.com
It shouldn't matter if you're black or white, but when it comes to medical care, it seems the color of your skin can influence how your doctor treats you
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Healthcare Reform Gets Boost From Hospital Groups
Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcare, reform, americans, government, politics, obama, health, disease, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, affordable, treatment )

Tom
- 122 days ago - latimes.com
"We have these hospitals working with us, and we have the pharmaceutical industry working with us. We have doctors and nurses and healthcare providers with us. We have the American public behind us," said Biden, who was standing in for President Obama.
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Uninsured Face Stiff Penalty in Senate Health Bill
Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcare, ripoff, health, insurance, fine, penalty, greed, government, corruption, lies, americans, abuse, democrats, economy, business, money, politics, society, consumers, rights, illness, disease )

Tom
- 127 days ago - google.com
Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
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A Public Option Is Within Reach -- Dems Can't Back Down
Health & Wellness  (tags: public, health, insurance, medicare, healthcare, illness, disease, medicine, protection, prevention, family, children, drugs, treatment, society, culture, rights, americans, humans, politics, government, obama, democrats, dishonesty )

Tom
- 137 days ago - alternet.org
It's official: most Americans want a public option healthcare plan. Barack Obama actually has the political capital to make it a reality. So why is it that so many Democrats, their tails tucked firmly between their legs, have set about undermining it?
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Sign Petition: Quality Free HealthCare for Native Americans
Health & Wellness  (tags: society, culture, native, americans, indians, health, healthcare, disease, illness, medicine, prevention, protection, treatment, government, obama, money, economy, politics, ethics )

Tom
- 139 days ago - change.org
In 1787, the U.S. signed an agreement to provide Native Americans with free healthcare on reservations. Yet today, Native American health fares poorer than the average American in cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, HIV, and infant mortality.
36 comments
Life Expectancy Could Be Topic in Health Care Debate
Health & Wellness  (tags: Life expectancy, healthcare, health, politics, Health Care Reform )

Claudia
- 148 days ago - cnn.com
Despite spending more money than any other country on health care, the United States does not lead the world in life expectancy, a long-known fact that some experts say could raise more questions in the health-care reform debate.
4 comments
Sign Petition: Protect Our Children - Every One Deserves Healthcare
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, americans, universal, single, payer, insurance, illness, disease, treatment, safety, prevention, protection, medicine, government, obama, congress, democrats, republicans, corruption, dishonesty, cover-up, lies, politics )

Tom
- 153 days ago - change.org
It would cost each American less than 15 cents a day to provide nine million uninsured children with vision, dental and mental health coverage. Lack of proper healthcare is a serious problem, but if we put our minds to it, there are solutions within reach
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