Comments on: Health care reform http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/blog/2007/08/07/health-care-reform/ News and Issues About Women Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brenda Turner http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/blog/2007/08/07/health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-22443 Brenda Turner Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:35:52 +0000 http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/health-care/2007/08/07/139/#comment-22443 Thank you for blogging about Health Care Reform! The growing number of uninsured, now at over 47 million, the high cost of insurance and the release of the 2008 presidential candidates’ health care plans have brought the topic of health care reform to national headlines and prime time news. But what about the individual stories of American citizens facing a health care crises today? How do they navigate the broken health care system? At Outrageous Times.org we talk about the issues concerning individuals and small businesses. In addition to reporting on pending legislation and the record profits of pharmaceutical and insurance companies, we address the real life stories -- emergency room care, mental health issues, drug abuse, obesity, preexisting conditions and children's health. By letting our voices be heard-together we can find common sense solutions to reduce health care costs and increase access to quality health care for all. Outrageous Times is our monthly grass roots newspaper, dedicated to health care reform now and is distributed to over 20.0000 readers in Mercer County, WV and Tazewell County, VA. The web site www.OutrageousTimes.org is a both a local and national health care resource. We would like to invite you and your readers to submit your stories, experiences, observations and opinions to OutrageousTimes.org. Comments posted on OutrageousTimes.org are often reprinted in the Outrageous Times. Thanks in advance for your contributing your knowledge to OutrageousTimes.org. Sincerely, Brenda Turner Publisher Outrageous Times Thank you for blogging about Health Care Reform! The growing number of uninsured, now at over 47 million, the high cost of insurance and the release of the 2008 presidential candidates’ health care plans have brought the topic of health care reform to national headlines and prime time news.

But what about the individual stories of American citizens facing a health care crises today? How do they navigate the broken health care system? At Outrageous Times.org we talk about the issues concerning individuals and small businesses. In addition to reporting on pending legislation and the record profits of pharmaceutical and insurance companies, we address the real life stories — emergency room care, mental health issues, drug abuse, obesity, preexisting conditions and children’s health. By letting our voices be heard-together we can find common sense solutions to reduce health care costs and increase access to quality health care for all.

Outrageous Times is our monthly grass roots newspaper, dedicated to health care reform now and is distributed to over 20.0000 readers in Mercer County, WV and Tazewell County, VA. The web site http://www.OutrageousTimes.org is a both a local and national health care resource. We would like to invite you and your readers to submit your stories, experiences, observations and opinions to OutrageousTimes.org. Comments posted on OutrageousTimes.org are often reprinted in the Outrageous Times.

Thanks in advance for your contributing your knowledge to OutrageousTimes.org.

Sincerely,
Brenda Turner
Publisher
Outrageous Times

]]> By: Trisha http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/blog/2007/08/07/health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-22165 Trisha Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:45:00 +0000 http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/health-care/2007/08/07/139/#comment-22165 I read that about there not being enough nurses too! But they can't let more nurses into nursing programs because there is no one to teach them. What a mess! Thanks for stopping by! I read that about there not being enough nurses too! But they can’t let more nurses into nursing programs because there is no one to teach them. What a mess!

Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Keli http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/blog/2007/08/07/health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-22074 Keli Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:41:44 +0000 http://www.ideasforwomen.com/news/health-care/2007/08/07/139/#comment-22074 I'm an assistant editor for a medical magazine called MDNG and recently wrote a Web Exclusive ("Healthcare Reform: What Next?") about healthcare reform based on the article you are referring to. What I found to be the most interesting aspect of the article is how the number of healthcare professionals and nurses continue to decline as each year passes. I also reviewed the healthcare stances of four of the major 2008 presidential candidates. To read the article in detail visit http://www.mdng.com I’m an assistant editor for a medical magazine called MDNG and recently wrote a Web Exclusive (“Healthcare Reform: What Next?”) about healthcare reform based on the article you are referring to. What I found to be the most interesting aspect of the article is how the number of healthcare professionals and nurses continue to decline as each year passes. I also reviewed the healthcare stances of four of the major 2008 presidential candidates. To read the article in detail visit http://www.mdng.com

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