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David P. Hamilton: Socialized Medicine Works for Me
Universal Health Care Now stencil art recycled vinyl LP clock by artbymags / Margaret CobleVA health care and Medicare are ‘good medicine’ In essence, health care should be a human right, not a commodity. It should not be restricted to … Continue reading
Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Where Our Health Care Money Goes
William McGuire, former CEO of United HealthGroup, was paid $54.1 million, not counting stock options. Photo by G. Paul Burnett / NYT. One wonders just what motivates these [Republican] clowns. One could conjecture that it is an abiding, almost religious … Continue reading
Universal Health Care : Fighting Off the Republicans and the Ghost of Milton Friedman
The Republics show an almost religious devotion to the doctrine of economist Milton Friedman.The fight for universal single-payer health care: where we stand Obviously the Republican ideologues in the Senate are going to be an ongoing problem. Sen. Mitch McConnell … Continue reading
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Dr. Keister : Obama and the Steelers Won! Next Up: Universal Health Care
President Obama holds up a Pittsburgh Steelers football jersey given to him by Dan Rooney, chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers, during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh last October. Photo by Reuters. I require two more coupes in the next year … Continue reading
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Dr.Stephen R. Keister : The Doctor and the Body Politic
The Doctor by Luke Fildes. I, as an elderly retired physician, idealize what is shown in the painting by Luke Fildes’ ‘The Doctor,’ and look upon the word ‘physician’ in the Greek derivation, i.e. ‘healer.’ I think of Hippocrates, Maimonides … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicine, Universal Health Care
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Health Care in the USA : Go Team! We’re 26th!
US Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), sponsor of HR 676, with filmmaker Michael Moore and US Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)on Capitol Hill in June, 2007. All are supporters of single-payer universal health care. Photo by AFP / Getty Images. As a … Continue reading
Dr. Stephen R. Keister : John Ruskin, Big PhARMA and the Big Lie
“The essence of lying is deception…” John Ruskin — British socioligist, author, artist and art critic — in old age, 1894. Photo by Frederick Hollyer / public domain. PhARMA and the insurance industry do not want to see a government-sponsored … Continue reading
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Dante’s Hypocrites and Universal Health Care
Our Divine ComedyIf we cannot influence our elected representatives, all the great efforts of all these dedicated people who desire single payer, universal health coverage will be for naught, and we must accept that the United States is little better … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Health Care Reform, Universal Health Care
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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : ‘Citizens, There Is No Time to Lose’
Leaping on a table, a pistol in each hand, Camille Desmoulins cried, ‘To the Bastille.’ ‘Something in my subconscious clicked last night, and part of the time I lay awake considering the report in The Washington Post about the drastic … Continue reading
American Health Care : A Sucker Born Every Minute
Grand huckster P. T. Barnum: “A sucker born every minute.” ‘The insurance industry and PhARMA are well aware of the TV watcher’s predilection to accept, without question, their lies, distortions, and innuendoes about the nature of and need for single … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Pharma, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Universal Health Care
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Even (Gasp) Pravda Agrees : Health Care a Hole in the ‘American Dream’
‘Somehow, the Europeans see health care as they see food and housing, as a normal human right. Any European population would be demonstrating in the streets if universal care were rescinded.’By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Europe, European History, Health Care, Universal Health Care
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A Lesson From Canada (and Detroit) : Single Payer Health Care is Way to Go
‘Canada pays LESS for health care per person than the US — with far better results in terms of general wellness of the population.’By Tommie Sue Montgomery / The Rag Blog / December 13, 2008 See ‘If G.M. Were a … Continue reading
