The News Review:
- Survival of the Fittest
- Child health assistance pushed
- Health Insurance For Children is Smart Reform
Survival of the Fittest
Washington Post
Why isn’t this addressed in this bill? Because if this bill is passed tort reform becomes a moot point. This bill is designed to end private insurance to bring all healthcare professionals into the employ of the government and thus under the protective clause of the bill which does not allow any individual insured to sue for any sort of malpractice such as a child dying while the government drags its feet in making a decision on what care to provide based on the child’s age and expected years of productivity. My child would be dead if this bill had been law in 1999 because she had to have surgery in the second month of life. My child’s health now and her expected productivity is the equal of that of any other child her age but under Ezekiel Emanuel’s life chart if there’d been a shortage of available healthcare due to say a shortage of money to pay for healthcare her surgery most likely would’ve been denied since she was but two months of age. The concerns are very real. And every halfway-informed American should be terrified.
Related from Birminghamspoint: Birmingham named 43rd fittest metro
Child health assistance pushed
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
State requirements for immunizations and physicals bring renewed interest in Children’s Medicaid and Child Health Plus as school approaches. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Fidelis Care are reaching out to parents to raise awareness of the programs. “Not everyone in the community knows and understands about the programs that are available” said Sheila Betters sales and marketing manager for safety net and government programs for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.
Health Insurance For Children is Smart Reform
RealClearPolitics
2 billion worth of health care from our system that the rest of us paid for in some way. Reducing unnecessary trips to the emergency room can cut this cost enormously. Investing in the health of America’s children is a sound investment in our economy as a whole. It is important to be reminded that a child’s health care needs are not the same as an adult’s and that health care provided to a developing child can dramatically impact their future ability to contribute to the nation’s economic vitality. Childhood health has been shown to correlate to income level and wealth in adulthood and a healthy workforce is in the best interest of a nation seeking to maximize its productivity and efficiency. In studies done on siblings a healthy childhood versus an unhealthy childhood led to as much as a 24 percent difference in earnings in adult careers. Approached in this way our health care system is not a burden on our economy but instead one of its main driving engines.
