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21 hours ago ago from Capitol Watch
In a potential major change for the American health care system, some are now talking about starting the Medicare system at the age of 55. That would make a huge difference for middle-aged workers who get laid off after working for many years at a corporation or other organization. Currently, the gap years are particularly important as laid-off workers scramble to get health care coverage until they can sign up for Medicare under the ...
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While sitting back in her blue jeans and wearing a heavy workout sweater at the Legacy Emanuel Hospital's Emergency room, Angela Jones has her feet prompted up and crossed atop of a small table. When asked about health care issues and how they affect her, Angela explains that there is a portion of people who suffer from not having health care insurance. She makes it clear that some of those who suffer most are young people. Jones, who is a ...
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20 hours ago ago from DailyFinance
How much does your illness cost you and your insurer? According to a recent study by General Electric ( GE ) and the U.S. Department of Health's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , a 50-year old with diabetes will rack up more than $6,600 in medical bills over the course of a year; someone who has acid reflux will incur $5,500 in annual costs. The high cost of illness, insurance and treatments is one of the key factors driving the ...
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1 day ago ago from Good News Now
WASHINGTON (Dec. 8) -- So what if the Senate ditches the public option? Even without so-called "socialized medicine," there still will be plenty of government-run health care to go around. Never mind that the public debate and advocacy ads depict nightmare scenarios of "government bureaucrats" denying medical care, the recent controversy over breast cancer screening being only the latest. Taxpayers already cover nearly half of the nation's ...
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16 hours ago ago from FanHouse
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) and its partners in the Coalition for the Future American Worker have launched an ad campaign about a simple solution to the problem of American job losses -- quit giving those jobs to foreign workers. The government's own figures reveal that every month it adds 125,000 foreign workers through green cards and temporary work permits, over ...
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20 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
In the United States, we love competition. It tends to drive efficiency: our goods get better and cheaper at the same time. But there are exceptions, and health care is one of them. Sure, we continue to see new technologies and brilliant innovations introduced that promise to prevent, treat, or cure illness, but things aren't getting cheaper. In fact, prices are going up faster in health care than they are in any other sector of the economy. ...
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