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Rolling Back The Clock On Women's Health Care
Impact of the Vatican's Universal Translation of Faith, Catholic Owned Health Care Facilities and State Legislation on Health Care for W...
What Will Employees Accept to Lower Their Health Care Costs?
I recently looked at a Kaiser Family Foundation Public Opinion Survey that asked a random sample of people with employer insurance a number...
Should Wal-Mart Make Smokers Pay More for Health Insurance?
A recent article about changes Wal-Mart is making in its health insurance program reports that smokers will be required to pay an extra $10...
Gilbert Welch's "Vision for Medicare"
The Health Care Blog just published an op ed by Dr. Gilbert Welch. It's well-written and on target. Have a look!
AARP's Misguided Medicare Advocacy
AARP has produced a strong television advertisement threatening any legislator who considers cuts to Medicare. The ad shows an army of fol...
The Customer Approach to Patienthood
An article about " The New Language of Medicine " in the October 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine makes a powerful ...
Health Insurer Secrecy and Public Trust
Ten health insurers, including Aetna and United Healthcare, are suing the New York State Insurance Department to prevent publication of memo...
Compassionate Care Requires Support from Health Organizations
An article about compassionate care in the September issue of Health Affairs identifies the core focus of this blog - health care organizat...
Wildrose Breast Cancer Memorial Wall October 7 - 11
We are gearing up for our next mobile mammography screening at the Wildrose on December 10th and are always pleased to see creative ideas th...
Going to heaven with our stitches in
A team at the Harvard School of Public Health published a disturbing article in Lancet this week on "The intensity and variation of su...