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What is the difference between public health and community health? What is the difference between public health and community health? A. Public health involves the health of the nation, and community health involves doctors and other health professionals in a community. B. Public health protects the health of everyone, and community health protects the health of all those in a particular community. C. Public health gives free health care to individuals, and community health keeps the food, water supply, and general environment healthy for the community. D. Public health is concerned with the health of individuals, and community health is concerned with overall health statistics.

What is the difference between Health Insurance and Health care Program? Is it OK to have just the health care program and not have the Health Insurance Plan? I can get Health care program for half the monthly premium as compared to the Health Insurance Plan. Please advise? Is it advisable?

What health care coverage does a congressman have? What happens to it when they leave office? America faces a health care crisis. How can Congress or the Senate much care if they have top notch health care coverage and the taxpayers pay for it?

What health insurance plans cover toenail fungus medication and nail removal surgery? Hi, I suffer from toenail fungus, and I've tried ALL home remedies available without success. I'm also about to buy health insurance. I thought I would take this opportunity to finally visit the doctor and get rid of this problem. My questions are: 1. Which health insurance plans offer the best coverage to treat toenail fungus? 2. Do they cover the medication and the surgery required in some cases to remove the toenail? Thank you for all your help!

How do health insurance tax deductions work for a member managed LLC? I own a business (LLC) with two other people. It is only us three; we do not have any additional employees. We pay for our health insurance through our business. Based on these facts, I was wondering how much I stand to save on my personal taxes. Is this a standard write off like any other business expense or does the IRS treat health insurance differently?

How does health insurance work in the US? I am a non-US citizen and need this information to do a case. Specifically: 1) Is health insurance compulsory for everyone? 2) What happens if someone cannot afford it? 3) In the event that a medical procedure needs to be done, does health insurance cover all the bills? Does the patient need to pay anything extra? 4) Does the patient have any say over what kind of procedure he can take? Say if 2 treatments are available for his condition, can the patient choose the more expensive treatment? And if so, is it covered by the insurance? Thanks for reading this. Your help in answering any part of the questions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks to those who have responded so far. I would like to further ask: Does a health insurance contract state that it will only cover the "normal" rates for a procedure? For eg. if there are 2 possible treatments for a disease, 1 of which is more expensive but more effective than the other, will the patient only be covered by the LESS expensive one? Or is it a case in which the patient can opt for the more expensive one and "top-up" the difference? This is a crucial question to my understanding the case. Thanks!

What is the best way to learn alternative health techniques and practices? I have always been extremely interested in alternative health techniques and treatments. I am currently in a very good job that I am not really crazy about. I would like to move into the alternative health field and would like to eventually open a health food store and small health spa. I know it is a process but I want to know where I can start. As far as I know (and I could be wrong) there is no school to go to learn alternative health. I don't know where to start learning and how. Also for the learning process I need to work around my full time job as I don't have the option to not work as I need the income. I really want to start learning about this field and just need some suggestions on where and how to start. Is there perhaps a way to be like an apprentice to an alternative practitioner?

How to keep Health insurance from being cut because of low hours? My sister is 6 months pregnant and just found out from her work today that her health care insurance is going to be cancelled this week because she is not making enough hours for her to keep her coverage. Is there anyway around this? Or any suggestions? She is married but her husband cannot add her to his coverage until enrollment period which is after her due date. He also makes to much to have medicade.

Can I reimburse myself health insurance costs from my company? We used to have individual health insurance, and I would pay for it out of my own company (an S Corp). When we got insurance through my husband's employer, I stopped reimbursing myself. He is paid for by the company, and then it costs extra to add myself and our child. I was just going to deduct health insurance premiums on our Sch A, but we don't have enough other medical expenses to meet the limit. Is it ligit to go ahead and reimburse myself the amount that it cost for the health insurance? Then it would be a business expense. Thanks.

What are the health risks of my use of smokeless tabacco every so often? I dip about once every other day, if not once every 3 days. What are the health risk if I rotate where I put the lip in my mouth along with the amount I use it. Seeing that most frequent users dip 2-3 times a day, I feel that the health risks associated with them don't complelely apply to my use.

What is the health disadvantage to having extra melanin in your body? For my biology class we get bonus points if we find out what the HEALTH disadvantage to having extra melanin (eumelanin) in the body is. I've searched everywhere and cannot find the answer. The only information I did find is cosmetological reasons for complications with laser surgery. But I need the health reason. Any help will be greatly greatly appreciated. -Thankyou, Ava P.S. I need the major reason why it is a disadvantage.

What are the health benefits of cinnamon? I love cinnamon gum and lollipops, cimmanon sugar and cinnamon in cooking. I always feel better and refresh after having cinnamon. Do you know of any health redemies that cinnamon is used for and what are the benenfits for health and wellness?

Are health insurance premiums that I pay and are deducted from my paycheck paid with after-tax dollars? My health insurance is through my employer but I have to pay part of the premium and it is deducted from my paycheck each pay period. I am filing my taxes and am being asked if the premiums are paid for with after-tax dollars. Any answers?

What is a discount health insurance plan for self employed in California who is an Urban Planner? I know that certain trade organizations offer discount health insurance under group rates if you join. However, I am unaware of any groups for a person who is self employed as an expeditor--a person who works in the urban planning field filing cases. He pays a exhoribant monthy premium for his health insurance.

Am I able to write off Health Insurance Premiums for tax purposes at the end of the year? I am looking to purchase my own health insurance instead of going through my company. I know that the company takes out the cost on a pre-tax basis, but their insurance is not the greatest. If I do decided to sign up for health insurance, will I be able to use the cost of my own health insurance as a deduction fo tax purposes?

What health rules do you have to follow to ship a human body? If a person living in the USA dies and they want to be buried in their homeland (Jamaica for example), what health rules need to be complied with for the body to be boxed and shipped? Does the body need to be treated/prepared for burial before it is shipped? Do they put it on the same airplane that people and baggage is carried on? Is it normal for dead bodies to be on an airplane with civilian passengers without notifying them?

What are 2 public health concerns that have a bearing on nutritonal status? I have to a do a nutrition project for nursing school and I have to write something on the following question but I can't figure out what the 2 public health concerns may be. Any help? What are 2 public health concerns that have a bearing on nutritonal status?

How do I find good alternative health care providers in the state of Maine? Who would you highly recommend for health care providers in the state of Maine? Professionals who study alternative medicine. Health care providers who are homeopathy, naturopathy, herbalist, and a wide variety of health care licensed professionals.

What are the emergency health interventions for Diabetes ? If diabetic is planning to attend a walk a thon or outdoor activities..., what preparation need to occur to ensure health safety ??? What are the emergency health interventions for Hypertension ?

How does the current health care system in America work? I know there is a huge debate about universal health care and such on health care reform in America. But what is it that makes sparked this reform? How does the current system work and what it wrong with it? I'm trying to find the answers online, but I can't find anything that can answer my question. Thank you for all responses!

how can i tell if my health insurance benefits are pre taxed? Keep in mind, your health insurance premiums can't be deducted if they're taken out of your paycheck as pre-tax dollars. However, after-tax health insurance premiums are deductible, but they still are subject to a limitation of 7.5% of your AGI. If you're self-employed, you may deduct a portion of your health insurance premiums as an adjustment. The self-employed deductible portion is 100% in 2007.

How the work in a office influences our health? We spend 40 or more hours at our jobs weekly. Stress, indoor air pollutants, constant sitting and so on influence health. How the work influences our health? Please share your opinion with me. It is important for me.

How do I find online health administration jobs that will allow me to work from home? Soon I'll have a degree in health administration and I was wondering how to go about finding work online. I don't have a car and I live out in the country so online employment would be ideal for me. I don't want to do any surveys or sell gadgets out of my home or give "parties". I've heard of health care positions that people can work from home. If you know of anything credible please respond to this question. Thank you.

How can I find a health insurance provider that will cover costs for getting Accutane? Hi, I have never bought health insurance before, and I would like to know how I could find out if a particular health insurance provider would cover the costs of me going to a dermatologist and getting Accutane. Can anyone help me?

What health problems can cats cause to humans? I was wondering if cats living in squalor can pose a health problem to those around them. I have a neighbour with mental health problems who keeps a large number of cats. She does not clean up after them and there is sometimes a horrendous smell of urine and faeces that comes out of her home and invades our homes. She lives two flats away from me and I can sometimes smell her home through the pipe work. This has been going on for years. Others have told me that cats can cause health problems but I wasn't sure. Any ideas?

How to start a hoe health agency for medicaid children in Texas? I am an RN and we are in need of a Home Health Agenciy where children in Foster Homes or at their own homes can receive proper medical care requiested by their Docs.I need to know the if thre is a handbook on the rules and regs that will guilde me in setting such a Home Health Agency in business that meets all the requirements of the State of Texas. If isthere is, I would be ever so grateful for a copy of this to be sent to me ASAP. My telephone is 972-935-3743. Thanks to anyone for their assistance.

How can I tell the health of my manual transmission? How can I tell the health of my manual transmission and clutch? I am currently running more horsepower (400hp) than stock on a Subaru WRX. I am using synthetic transmission fluid (Redline), and usually drive gentle on the shifts. Still, every once in a while I thrash on the car. How can I inspect or evaluate the current health of the transmission and clutch?

What are the requirements for free health care in California? My grandmother is from Malaysia and she is living with us in California (since November 2007). She has a green card. Her health has been deteriorating and she's been getting these terrible headaches. I really want to take her to see a doctor, but the price would be astronomical without health insurance. Is she eligible for medicare/medicaid/medical? If not, what are some other options? I'm sorry if I sound ignorant or uneducated about this, but honestly, I really don't know anything about this. Any help I can get is very much appreciated.

Is Landscaping work dangerous to your health guys? I read the job description about 3 days ago and... I've been thinking a LOT. On the description, it stated that you would be required to spray + mix herbicides, fertilizers and insecticides. Either by hand or mechanical sprayers/spreaders. Ummm... ^ aren't these things very bad to your health? Would working in this kind of job for half a year to say; about a whole year effect your health in any negative ways? If so ^ , what would be the short and long term effects? Thanks.

How do you Health Care Workers help others deal with their death and deal with the situation themeslf? I'm really wondering if healthcare workers such as cna's and nurses, and patients in longterm healthcare and hospice help eachother deal with their own mortality? Why aren't health care workers taught to how to deal with losing patients that become their friends. How do people deal with death on a daily basis and how does that affect their views on others death and their own?

What are the health advantages of sitting in a steam room or sauna? Can anyone share? Also, what about sitting in a jaccuzzi? My health club has them and I was just wondering because I never use them.

What are the health benefits of yoghurt? I'm trying to introduce more yoghurt into my diet but what are the health benefits and which type is the best to choose?

What are the health risks in eating raw tuna for ahi? I'm in southern alabama, I want to make some spicy ahi like back home in Hawaii. I'm gonna go to the store, find some yellowfin tuna, and cut it up and eat it raw. But I don't know what the heck I'm doing. Are there any health risks? If I can't find yellowfin tuna are there any similar fish I can use for ahi poke?

What are the health benefits of chick peas? What are the health benefits of chick peas? I know a very healthy person who is always eating chick peas. What is so good about them?

What are the health benefits of eating whole wheat bread vs. white? I am eating that kind of wheat bread, it is kind of sweet but really good. I am just wondering about the health benefits/differences between white bread and wheat bread. Looks like 100% whole wheat....We also bought other bread that has 7 whole wheats or something like that, my family has devoured that bag already :)

What are the health risks related to adding of Monosodium Glutamate in food? What is the safe amount of MSG that can be added to food (like Chinese)? Are there different qualities / varieties available in the market of MSG with different health safety levels?

What are the health benifits of pomegranate? I know it has a lot of health benifits, but what are they? Why does everyone go on about antioxidants? Why do pomegranates have so much, and what is so important about antioxidants?

What are the health benefits of becoming a vegetarian? I am thinking of becoming a vegetarian. What are the benefits that this offers to my health? Vitamins wise? Skin wise?Energy wise? Thank you all in advance!

How does American health insurance work? Can anyone recommend somewhere to find more information? I am interested in the differences between healthcare in the UK and US. I am looking at all aspects from visiting your local doctor, getting and paying for prescriptions, all the way through to how complex treatments such as cancer or mental health are managed and paid for.

can regular health insurance be used for health-related dental work? I have not only very unhealthy teeth, but an undersized lower jaw. Both of which is causing quite a bit of health problems (from digestive difficulties to sleep apnia). With this being not merely dental, can my health insurance be used to fund some way of fixing this problem?

Are there any health hazards to using treated lumber on interior projects? I'm planning a project that will involve multiple 4"*4" and am contemplating using either treated or untreated. The posts would be somewhat exposed. Would doing this lead to any potential health risks?

What Health Insurance do you Recommend for Retiring Cancer Survivor? My mom is over 60 and she is hoping to retire soon. However, is it true that health insurance costs almost $1000 per month for cancer survivors? She is in remission over 5 years.. She is currently only working to avoid high health insurance costs.

What are the health risks of flyng much in planes, like for pilots and crews? I'm a flight attendant studyng to become a pilot, and since I'm going to spend so much time flying I want to know all about aeronautical health. I want to know everything beyond the usual exercise and eat healthy advise. I want to know about long time risks as well and about prevention, thanks

What types of health information do they ask for during a home study for adoption? I would like to know if it is a detailed health exam or just a form you have to fill out. I live in Indiana. So, if anyone from Indiana has had one recently I would appreciate the input. I appreciate all of the answers so far though. Thanks!

What are the health benefits of eating chocolate? Heard there are health benefits of chocolate. What are they?

How can I help with health care in third world countries? I am a college student from Detroit, Michigan and I really want to join a program that assists in health care in third world countries. A friend of mine went to Ghana to help in the hospitals there and I am looking for something similar. Does anyone know of any programs or how I can possibly do this?

What are the health benefits of apple cider vinegar? Also, those who have experienced/seen results, how much did you drink every day, and what changed in your health?

Is the American health care system the best system on earth? I notice many of my fellow Americans admit there are problems with the US health care system-but they go on to add that the health care system in the US is 'superior' to all other health care systems on earth. Whaaat? I don't have health care-neither do 90% of my friends- I can't afford it- how is that superior to what they have in parts of Europe, where most citizens have coverage?

What kind of health insurance plans do college and professional sports teams get? Do the athletes themselves have to make copayments and such as that for their own surgeries,doctor visits,etc. like the rest of us do? What about the coaches? Is it the same for them? If I can get some answers from anyone who has worked with health insurance,good!

What careers in health care pay better than a physical therapist with the same amount of school? I am currently going to school for my bachelors in health science and then plan on attending a physical therapy program, but am kind of bummed that the pay is only 60-70,00 for the 7 years of schooling it takes. Is there any other 3 year post bachelor programs or careers in health care that pay better?

Health???? does anyone know any sites that i can find health programs??? in which i can found all health links such as mens health, womens health, general health, skin care, prostate health and much more in competition such as http://www.naturalherbalproductz.com got the best site for health in 2006 ?

Health.............? does anyone know any sites that i can find health programs??? in which i can found all health links such as mens health, womens health, general health, skin care, prostate health and much more in competition such as http://www.gordoniihoodia.net got the best site for health in 2006 ?

Health???????? In health class, we have to do a health triangle with the following : mental, social and physical. I just dont know what to draw for mental, social, and physical, help.

health......? does anyone know any sites that i can find health programs??? like things i have to eat and things like that,

health......? how do u think someone could live healthy life including eatting , sleeping , excercising , learning , studing?????

Health!!!!!!!!? 1) can you give me some advantages and disadvantages of eating nuts 2) and can you give me some advantages and disadvantages of eating dried fruits help would be much appreciated

Health....? Is garlic that good for you? What are the benefits? Thanks.

health!!!!? ok, i suddenly wake up with my throat killing me. i cannot swallow, and it hurts me when i talk. (which is a good thing to some) it isnt a regular cold. what could it be?

health..........? wat does it indicate if cavernosa and glans penis turn red and itches ?

Health???? How will the_______affect your human system? _______=car oil, rat poison, carbon Disoxide, and detergent

Health!??? I need help getting healthier!!! I see that i am eating wrong and i want it to stop!! What can i do to eat healthier even though i do eat out sometimes!!???

health???????????????????? why am i getting sick blood...??????????

health!!!!? My Doctor prescribed cymbalta for me and I would like to know more about it from other people that have taken it.

Health ?¿? What are the four categories in which medicines are classified?

Health???????????? I think I'm too fat and overweight so I'm trying to go on a diet and lose weight. Anyone got any suggestions or advise? Please help!!

health???? how long can a 13 year old live wit a puntured lung? how do they cure it?

Health????? Basically every summer I have a headache, sore throat, and stomach ache at the same time. I do take a nap when it happens. Then in the morning my headache is gone my stomach ache is a little still there but my sore throat is still there. (Like most). What could be wrong? And please don't add any rude things or answers like I don't know. ♥

health .? what watch shall i buy my wife for christmas . or should i buy her something else?????

Health?/??? How is the local community dealing with the problems that arise due to deinstitutionalization such as homelessness, crime, and the spread of communicable diseases?

Health!!!!!!!!!!!!!? What is mono my freind might have it idk what it is!!

health....? wt should a 15 year old be eating /drinking to stay healthy ?? also i no this is a totally different question like but.... how can a 15 year old make herself more attractive to lads please? like wearing more make up or wt style of clothes ...etc

HEALTh!!?!!? 1.What is good food? 2.What is a balanced diet? 3.Why is this important? 4. Why is sensible exersize important? 5. What parts of the body does it benefit? 6. Why should we take time out to relax and rest? Please number the awsner your giveing.. this is really important.. xxxxxx

Protecting Health Freedom: By Ron Paul? Before the U.S. House of Representatives on May 2, 2007 Madam Speaker, I rise to introduce the Health Freedom Protection Act. This bill restores the First Amendment rights of consumers to receive truthful information regarding the benefits of foods and dietary supplements by codifying the First Amendment standards used by federal courts to strike down the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) efforts to censor truthful health claims. The Health Freedom Protection Act also stops the Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) from censoring truthful health care claims. The American people have made it clear they do not want the federal government to interfere with their access to dietary supplements, yet the FDA and the FTC continue to engage in heavy-handed attempts to restrict such access. The FDA continues to frustrate consumers' efforts to learn how they can improve their health even after Congress, responding to a record number of constituents' comments, passed the Dietary Supplement and Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). FDA bureaucrats are so determined to frustrate consumers' access to truthful information that they are even evading their duty to comply with four federal court decisions vindicating consumers' First Amendment rights to discover the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements. FDA bureaucrats have even refused to abide by the DSHEA section allowing the public to have access to scientific articles and publications regarding the role of nutrients in protecting against diseases by claiming that every article concerning this topic is evidence of intent to sell a drug. Because of the FDA's censorship of truthful health claims, millions of Americans may suffer with diseases and other health care problems they may have avoided by using dietary supplements. For example, the FDA prohibited consumers from learning how folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects for four years after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended every woman of childbearing age take folic acid supplements to reduce neural tube defects. This FDA action contributed to an estimated 10,000 cases of preventable neural tube defects! The FDA also continues to prohibit consumers from learning about the scientific evidence that glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis; that omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of sudden-death heart attack; and that calcium may reduce the risk of bone fractures. The Health Freedom Protection Act will force the FDA to at last comply with the commands of Congress, the First Amendment, and the American people by codifying the First Amendment standards adopted by the federal courts. Specifically, the Health Freedom Protection Act stops the FDA from censoring truthful claims about the curative, mitigative, or preventative effects of dietary supplements, and adopts the federal court's suggested use of disclaimers as an alternative to censorship. The Health Freedom Protection Act also stops the FDA from prohibiting the distribution of scientific articles and publications regarding the role of nutrients in protecting against disease. This legislation also addresses the FTC's violations of the First Amendment. Under traditional First Amendment jurisprudence, the federal government bears the burden of proving an advertising statement false before censoring that statement. However, the FTC has reversed the standard in the case of dietary supplements by requiring supplement manufactures to satisfy an unobtainable standard of proof that their statement is true. The FTC's standards are blocking innovation in the marketplace. The Health Freedom Protection Act requires the government bear the burden of proving that speech should be censored. This is how it should be in a free, dynamic society. The bill also requires that the FTC warn parties that their advertising is false and give them a chance to correct their mistakes. Madam Speaker, if we are serious about putting people in charge of their health care, then shouldn't we stop federal bureaucrats from preventing Americans from learning about simple ways to improve their health. I therefore call on my colleagues to stand up for good health care and the First Amendment by cosponsoring the Health Freedom Protection Act.

Who needs a private sector when we have a Clinton make our health-care choices? Who needs a private sector when we have a Clinton make our health-care choices? The new Hillary health-care plan is very different from the old 1993-1994 Hillary plan. It is far slyer, and far cleverer, far more well-packaged. The same arguments that applied to the old Hillary plan do not necessarily apply to the new plan. But the new health plan ends up in the same place as the old health plan — with the government running everything. Here are the primary problems with the new Hillary health plan: What Entitlement Crisis? As everyone should know by now, our nation faces a dramatic entitlements crisis that will play out over the next 30 years. Federal spending has been hovering in a fairly stable manner, around 20-percent of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), for over 50 years now, since the early 1950s. But the Federal government’s own official projections show that over the next 30 years or so, federal spending will soar to 40-percent of GDP, requiring total federal taxes as a percent of GDP to double. This is due to the exploding costs of the entitlement programs we already have, primarily Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Hillary Clinton and other Democrats respond to this overwhelming crisis by proposing that we not reform any of the existing entitlements. Rather, they suggest that we endorse massive new entitlements, including for instance, National Health Insurance. Policy suggestions like this force one to wonder, are the democrats numerically illiterate? The Individual Mandate Hillary Clinton’s plan starts out very simply: she will mandate under federal law that everyone in America must buy health insurance, and by this she supposedly achieves universal coverage. The catch, of course, is that once you start down the road with this mandate, you end up with government-run health care. If you are going to require people to buy health insurance, then the next question which follows is, exactly what do they have to buy to fulfill this requirement? Suppose they buy the Fraternity Plan that pays only for unlimited beer and pizza during the weekends? Have they satisfied the requirement? The serious point is if you are going to require people to buy health insurance, then you are going to have to specify exactly what health-plan people will have to buy to satisfy this requirement. So the government has gone from telling you that you need health insurance, to telling you what kind of health-insurance coverage or plan you must have. And with Hillary, we can assume that this will be no basic, minimum plan. But Hillary continues to insist that this is not government-run health care. And this, of course, is only the beginning. Special interests will swarm to get their favored coverage in the required plan. People will merrily get used to billing everything in the plan to the insurance company. And costs will rise. People will start complaining that they can’t afford paying for this costly coverage, and whining that the government must do something. The government itself will already be paying for a lot of this coverage, and budgets will therefore explode. So the government will do something to control costs. It will start rationing. It will start telling people what services and treatments they can have, and when. It will start delaying access to new innovations. It will squeeze payments to health care providers so much that the providers will start rationing what they provide. Government guidelines will start dictating to these providers that they ration care, and how to do it. After a while, people start to realize, “hey, we have government run health care.” Don’t doubt it. This is exactly what happens with every other country that tries to mandate or provide coverage through government. They realize ultimately there must be some way to control costs. There is no market in these plans to control costs. So the government must do it through the only alternative – rationing. Indeed (we will see below), Hillary’s plan already includes the machinery for this rationing. It doesn’t help that a small band of too clever conservatives have been supporting just such an individual mandate since 1993-94, when broad objections from conservatives defeated their plan. Congratulations to these folks today. Hillary Clinton has adopted their plan, just as they were forewarned. The Employer Tax Since workers would now have to buy insurance under the Hillary plan; employers would have to pay for it wherever possible. All large companies would be required to provide health coverage for their workers (a plan, again, specified by the government), or pay a tax to the government. Already paying among the highest corporate tax rates in the industrialized world, this is just what our corporations need — another tax. Once the politicians get used to raiding this corporate cookie jar, the tax will soon be higher than the corporate income tax. When that tax burden leads to unemployment, no problem, we will just raise taxes on the rich again, and pay for more welfare. All of this will just improve the economy, the Clintons promise. The Refundable Tax Credit Where employers don’t pay for health coverage, the government will. Hillary proposes a refundable tax credit for the purchase of health insurance that will leave workers paying no more than a specified percentage of their incomes for the coverage. Hillary’s campaign is already calling this “A Net Tax Cut for American Taxpayers.” The problem with this is that the bottom 40-percent of income earners do not pay any income taxes, and the middle 20-percent now pay for very little (this is the end result of all those Republican tax cuts for the rich all these years). But the tax credit is refundable, meaning that if you don’t have enough tax liability to take advantage of the credit, the government will still send you a check for the entire credit. So the tax credit here is not giving you back your own tax money. It is giving you back other people’s tax money. So this is not, in fact, a tax cut. It is a new spending program, a new entitlement program, in fact. We already have a huge program called Medicaid to pay for health coverage for people who are too poor to pay for it themselves. The federal government is now spending close to $250 billion on this program, in addition to probably another $150 billion from the states. And these costs are just projected to explode and explode again over the next 30 years. In other words, we already can’t afford the Medicaid program as it currently stands. But what Hillary is proposing with these tax credits is a massive expansion of it. And we are back to the democratic chimeras again. Unfortunately, some conservative Republicans have recently toyed around with the idea of refundable tax credits for the purchase of health insurance as well. They have rightly been trying to change tax code incentives to get workers to own their own health insurance rather than relying on employers. Realizing, however, that the tax changes would do nothing for at least half of all workers who now pay little or no income tax, they have been considering various refundable plans to expand the help to lower income workers. The fallacy here is trying to provide assistance to the poor, and to low income workers, through the tax code. This is what Medicaid is for, and lawmakers should focus on helping those with lower incomes through reforming that program. But Hillary is not done with the refundable tax credits. She would provide such credits as well to small businesses who buy health insurance for their workers, paying for as much as 50-percent of premiums for firms with fewer than 25 employees. And she would also bail out big companies, who are now being crushed by foolish past promises to pay for health insurance for their retirees, with still more tax credits. In return, corporate big shots from these companies publicly intone that indeed, it is time for national health insurance. A better solution would be to just have the government take over these already socialized companies and finish running them into the ground. Government-Run Health Care Hillary wisely calls her plan the American Health Choices Plan. Accordingly, everyone will be “free” to choose one of the health insurance options in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan. But how is this not government-run health care? No company gets on the list of plans in the FEHBP without first complying with a host of federal requirements and controls. That’s alright when the government is providing insurance for its own employees. But should we be treating all workers in the economy as if they are government workers when it comes to health insurance? Is this not precisely what is meant by excessive government control? While the FEHBP embodies good policy for the federal government dealing with its own employees, excessive rhetoric from the original designers of that system (about how it is a model for all health insurance) has now brought us to the point of believing that all workers in the private economy ought to be treated as government employees when it comes to health care. Hillary will also provide, as another option, the choice of a completely government run, government financed health insurance plan. Why? And, again, how is this not government run health care? Moreover, how benign will this plan really be when she is done subsidizing it up the kazoo, and driving all the private plans out of business with her blizzard of regulatory requirements? Bye, Bye Private Insurance Hillary’s plan will also impose guaranteed issue on all private health-insurance plans. This means that insurers cannot reject anyone for their insurance, even on the grounds that the patient is already woefully sick and costly. Moreover, insurers won’t be able to charge more costly patients higher premiums. Effectively, this would necessarily end any real private insurance in America. Under these requirements, companies are no longer insuring health costs, they are simply financing health costs. Health insurers would be like fire insurers who are required to issue new policies at standard rates to those who show up to buy coverage after their homes have already caught fire. Clearly, this is unworkable. Hillary says the insurers are supposed to be in the business of spreading the risk, not cherry picking the most healthy. But when someone shows up to buy health insurance with cancer and heart disease, we are no longer talking about risks. We are talking about payout. This is not an insurance business. Rest assured, moreover, that the healthy with health insurance do not want to see the “risks” of the irredeemably unhealthy spread to them. Those without health insurance who have become uninsurable can, and should, be served through other means, such as state uninsurable risk pools that do not involve trashing the health-insurance system for everyone else. But trashing the private health-insurance market is exactly what Hillary and her allies advocate. Rationing Finally, there is the Best Practices Institute, which should be called the Ministry of Truth for health care. These folks will study all sorts of medical care, issue protocols, and standards for what is the best way to treat this or that. And don’t expect any insurers anywhere, public or private, to pay for anything other than what these folks say is the best practice. To oppose the Institute, of course, would just be to pay for waste and inefficiency. So this is the ideal mechanism for imposing the inevitably necessary rationing. New, expensive medical breakthroughs will be overlooked, or delayed. If your doctor has a brilliant insight on how to treat you, no problem. All you have to do is go to the Best Practices Institute in Washington, explain why this treatment is the right one for you, and get the regs changed. In this brave new world, life insurance will be a lot more valuable to people than health insurance. Insurers, now all under the control of government, will also impose rationing by squeezing reimbursements to health providers, with the limited funds the new system will allow them, until the providers themselves cut back. This is what the government already does with Medicaid, and increasingly with Medicare. And there is so much more. In Hillary’s three speeches and three papers on her website, she outlines dozens of new health care requirements in her new system, which will not be government run. The government is all wise and all knowing, and just needs to make sure the rickety old health-care system gets it all right, as it is dragged into the 21st century. And when Hillary gets done with those fascist drug companies, you can forget about any new breakthrough drugs coming to market in the future, running up costs. But remember, the system is not government run, and don’t let those nasty Republicans tell you otherwise.

Is the Canadian Univeral Health-Care System what Hillary propses for US? Here is a basic run-down of the Canadian Universal Health Care. Do you think it's sounds like a success? Canadian Health Care Hey Guys; I seen on the news up here in Canada where Hillary Clinton introduced her new health care plan. Something similar to what we have in Canada. I also heard that Michael Moore was raving about the health care up here in Canada in his latest movie. As your friend and someone who lives with the Canada health care plan I thought I would give you some facts about this great medical plan that we have in Canada. First of all: 1) The health care plan in Canada is not free. We pay a premium every month of $96. For Shirley and I to be covered. Sounds great he. What they don't tell you is how much we pay in taxes to keep the health care system afloat. I am personally in the 55% tax bracket. Yes 55% of my earnings go to taxes. A large portion of that and I am not sure of the exact amount goes directly to health care our #1 expense. 2) I would not classify what we have as health care plan, it is more like a health diagnosis system. You can get into to see a doctor quick enough so he can tell you "yes indeed you are sick or you need an operation" but now the challenge becomes getting treated or operated on. We have waiting lists out the ying yang some as much as 2 years down the road. 3) Rather than fix what is wrong with you the usual tactic in Canada is to prescribe drugs. Have a pain here is a drug to take- not what is causing the pain and why. No time for checking you out because it is more important to move as many patients thru as possible each hour for Government re-imbursement 4) Many Canadians do not have a family Doctor. 5) Don't require emergency treatment as you may wait for hours in the emergency room waiting for treatment. 6) Shirley's dad cut his hand on a power saw a few weeks back and it required that his hand be put in a splint - to our surprise we had to pay $125. For a splint because it is not covered under health care plus we have to pay $60. For each visit for him to check it out each week. 7) Shirley's cousin was diagnosed with a heart blockage. Put on a waiting list . Died before he could get treatment. 8) Government allots so many operations per year. When that is done no more operations, unless you go to your local newspaper and plead your case and embarrass the government then money suddenly appears. 9)The Government takes great pride in telling us how much more they are increasing the funding for health care but waiting lists never get shorter. Government just keeps throwing money at the problem but it never goes away. But they are good at finding new ways to tax us, but they don't call it a tax anymore it is now a user fee. 10) My mother needs an operation for a blockage in her leg but because she is a smoker they will not do it. Despite her and my father paying into the health care system all these years. My Mom is 80 years of age. Now there is talk that maybe we should not treat fat and obese people either because they are a drain on the health care system. Let me see now, what we want in Canada is a health care system for healthy people only. That should reduce our health care costs. 11) Forget getting a second opinion, what you see is what you get. 12) I can spend what money I have left after taxes on booze, cigarettes, junk food and anything else that could kill me but I am not allowed by law to spend my money on getting an operation I need because that would be jumping the queue. I must wait my turn except if I am a hockey player or athlete then I can get looked at right away. Go figger. Where else in the world can you spend money to kill yourself but not allowed to spend money to get healthy. 13) Oh did I mention that immigrants are covered automatically at tax payer expense having never contributed a dollar to the system and pay no premiums. 14) Oh yeh we now give free needles to drug users to try and keep them healthy. Wouldn't want a sickly druggie breaking into your house and stealing your things. But people with diabetes who pay into the health care system have to pay for their needles because it is not covered but the health care system. I send this out not looking for sympathy but as the election looms in the states you will be hearing more and more about universal health care down there and the advocates will be pointing to Canada. I just want to make sure that you hear the truth about health care up here and have some food for thought and informed questions to ask when broached with this subject. Step wisely and don't make the same mistakes we have. Dean

health problem interview? as a P.E. assignment i have to ask a person with a health problem a few questions. please if you have a health problem e.g. obesity, anorexia, cancer, parkinsons disease, aids, asthma, depression, diabetes, eating disorders, etc. can you please answer theses questions. what is your health problem? how has you health problem affected you day-to-day life, and how has you life changed after being diagnosed? how long have you had you health problem? how old are you? is your health problem genetic? is you health problem a result of some thing else? do you have any advise for preventing others getting your health problem. which country are you from? do you have to pay extra money for health care? is you health problem mental or physical? what is the worst thing about your health problem? any more things you would like to say? thank you so much for completing the interview. 10 points for the best answer!

Hillary vs. Rudy on health care, is Hillary crazy? Hillary vs. Rudy on health care, is Hillary crazy Today’s health-care debate previews the fall 2008 election, if today’s presidential frontrunners win their respective party nominations. Senator Hillary Clinton (D., N.Y.) and former mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani (R., N.Y.) are promoting reforms that contrast like midnight and high noon. As Clinton cheers, Congress moves to reauthorize the State Child Health Insurance Program. Launched modestly in 1997, SCHIP was targeted at kids whose families were too prosperous for Medicaid, but too poor for private coverage. Like nearly every federal scheme, SCHIP is metastasizing. Clinton, her Democratic comrades, and some weak-kneed Republican appeasers are widening SCHIP into a self-contradictory contraption, complete with a tax hike and a fiscal blunderbuss. “It is one of our most important national priorities to cover all Americans, and that should start now with all of our children,” Clinton said July 16. Of course, it depends on what the meaning of the word “children” is. Washington already lets 14 states cover 670,000 “boys” and “girls,” up to age 25, some of whom have been drinking legally for four years and voting for seven. Ninety-two percent of Minnesota’s SCHIP budget insures adults. Clinton’s proposal, like the House Democrats’ bill, would cover children in families up to 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Line (FPL), double today’s target. Thus, a family of four making $82,600 could receive federal-government medicine. Meanwhile — the Heritage Foundation’s Rea Hederman estimates — 70,000 “American families are both poor and high-income — simultaneously.” They qualify for SCHIP and the Alternative Minimum Tax. Madder still, 77 percent of children between double and triple FPL and 89 percent between 300 and 400 percent of FPL already have private health insurance, notes Cato Institute scholar Michael Cannon. Nonetheless, the Democratic House Wednesday night approved $47 billion for SCHIP through 2012, 88 percent above its current $25 billion, five-year budget. Senate Democrats would fund this extravaganza via a 156 percent cigarette-tax hike — from 39 cents to $1 per pack. Heritage forecasts that 22 million new smokers would have to light up by 2017 to keep SCHIP afloat. So, SCHIP promises to improve children’s health while exploiting adult tobacco addiction. And if those smokers never materialize, future Congresses simply will invoice smoke-free taxpayers. “The Left is pretty blatant about this being their vehicle to move to universal coverage,” one health-policy expert told me. “Make kids think you get health insurance from the government, and in less than a generation, you’re there.” While Democrats and some lily-livered Republicans ceaselessly invoke “the children” to impose government medicine, Giuliani does the reverse. His just-unveiled health plan rejects public entitlements and tax hikes and embraces private property and tax incentives to extend health coverage overall — beyond just kids. “America’s health-care system is being dragged down by decades of government-imposed mandates and wasteful, unaccountable bureaucracy,” Giuliani told New Hampshire voters Tuesday. “To reform, we must empower all Americans by increasing health-care choices and affordability, while bringing accountability to the system.” Giuliani specifically would grant uninsured families $15,000 tax exemptions, and singles $7,500, to help them buy private coverage that they, not their bosses, would own, control, and transport throughout their careers — much like car, home, and life insurance. Funds remaining after insurance purchases could be deposited tax-free into Health Savings Accounts for routine medical expenses. He also would let Americans acquire health plans across state lines, as they now do with non-medical insurance. For instance, unmarried New Yorkers, who now must buy such unneeded mandatory benefits as in-vitro fertilization, would be free to secure no-frills plans from insurers in, say, mandate-light Ohio. Giuliani also would curb malpractice costs by capping lawsuit damages and requiring frivolous plaintiffs to cover victorious doctors’ legal bills. “If a person gets injured, he should be compensated, but he shouldn’t get the brass ring or win the lottery,” Giuliani explained. Unlike President Bush, whose happy talk fuels Leftist disdain, Giuliani describes Democrats’ ideas with bracing candor. He calls their health proposals “heavily influenced by Marxism.” “We’ve got to solve our health-care problems with American principles, not the principles of socialism,” Giuliani says. “I know Democrats will say this is unfair, I know they’ll squeal…But I am a realist. I face reality, which is: If you take more people and have government cover them, it’s called socialized medicine.”

Health information technology and Health information management ? Health information technology and Health information management ? I have read a lot of question about two careers, however, I am still confused. Would you guys help me please? For ex: -My college offers an AA degreen in health information technology, if I have AA degree in this HIT, can I go to BS degree in this HIT ? and where can I find schools (I prefer Calstate in California)? -If I go to BS degree in Health information technology, will it be called Heal information management? I think Health information management is higher than Health information technology, but I am not sure. I dont know they are both the same career or not ? AA degree in HIT is called Health information technology. On the other hand, BS degree in HIT is called Health information management? am I right ? Thank you very much!

ABC Demands ‘Answers’ on U.S. Health Insurance Ills; Ignores Canadian Problems? ABC Demands ‘Answers’ on U.S. Health Insurance Ills; Ignores Canadian Problems On Monday’s "Good Morning America," the ABC program shifted into full advocacy mode as anchor Chris Cuomo investigated the health insurance industry. A week after the network promoted Michael Moore’s new documentary "Sicko" for over 21 minutes, co-host Diane Sawyer announced that, regarding health care, the program was demanding "some answers" with a new segment. According to Sawyer, the series is "for you, for all of us." At the close of the report, the ABC anchor even pleaded with the audience for examples of nefarious health care companies: Diane Sawyer: "...If you have an insurance company policy, a question that you want to raise, you want us to tackle something that you think the insurance companies are doing, you write to us. You let us know about it. ABCNews.com. We are on the case." And while Cuomo was "on the case" of a woman who had difficulty getting her insurance company to approve a much needed eye surgery, there has been no similar look at Canadian horror stories where government run health care made one woman with breast cancer wait three months for radiation treatment. A report by the Canadian Fraser Institute found that the average wait time in that country to see a general practitioner was 17.7 weeks. One such incident found a woman waiting over three months to receive radiation therapy for breast cancer: A similar lawsuit was filed in Quebec on behalf of 10,000 women with breast cancer who were forced into long waits for radiation therapy. Anahit Cilinger was one such patient. After having a lymph node removed in October 1999, she was put on a waiting list for radiation therapy. Three months later and with no end to the waiting in sight, she traveled to her native Turkey and paid $12,000 for the treatment. Sawyer began the piece by proclaiming "a GMA commitment to take a hard look at the health insurance industry, to get some answers about those policies we keep hearing about, about what happens to sick people in a time of need." One would assume that such a commitment would include investigating long wait times and other ramifications of adopting government controlled plans. The case of Shannon Dagher, the woman featured in the GMA piece, is certainly sad. After being diagnosed with a rare eye disorder, Ms. Dagher needed a surgery to prevent blindness. Instead, her insurance company, Blue Cross, launched an investigation into her claim. (They ultimately payed for the surgery.) But while unfortunate, it’s no less real then that of Canadians who must resort to leaving the country to obtain treatment. Sawyer describe the "GMA Gets Answers" segment as a new feature, one that viewers should expect to see again. Hopefully, the ramifications of universal health care will also be discussed. Michael Moore’s appearances promoting his new health care movie, "Sicko," can be found here and here. A transcript of the segment, which aired at 7:39am on June 18, follows: 7:20am tease Diane Sawyer: "And we got word this woman's health insurance company was threatening to cancel her coverage when she needed it the most, so GMA went into action. She's not the only one and we're going to get some answers." 7: 30am tease Sawyer: "And coming up in this half hour, this is one of those stories that has Americans up in arms about insurance companies. You're going to meet a young woman whose doctors say that she needs surgery or she could go blind. But her insurance company threatened to cancel her coverage. Why? A controversial practice. This morning, Chris Cuomo's on the case. It's our new series 'GMA Gets Answers,' for her and for you, for all of us." 7:39am Sawyer: "Well, today we are announcing a GMA commitment to take a hard look at the health insurance industry, to get some answers about those policies we keep hearing about, about what happens to sick people in a time of need. Today, you're going to hear about something called rescission. It is a controversial practice where insurance companies retroactively cancel the policy, often after you're trying to make a claim. Chris Cuomo here again with the story of a young woman who faced a real crisis. Her sight was at risk." ABC Graphic: "GMA Gets Answers: Can Your Insurance Be Taken Away?" Cuomo: "Absolutely. Now, as background, in this country there are thousands of people purchase their own insurance. They don't get it through a union or through their work. The young woman you're about to meet has a story that could happen to any of them. According to the industry's, the insurance industry's own estimates, thousands of similar rescission investigations into policy holders occur every year. And most of them lose their coverage as a result. It's a frightening practices you might miss in the fine print of your health insurance policy. Shannon Dagher, a 22-year-old college student, says she was at the eye doctor for a check-up last November, one month after her new insurance policy kicked in when she received terrible news." Shannon Dagher (Denied Insurance): "I was diagnosed with a very rare disorder It's called pseudo tumor cerebri. It basically looks and acts like a brain tumor." Cuomo: "Now, Shannon's doctors say she needs surgery or she may go blind." Dagher: "I'm petrified of the thought of going blind. I've never been sick before in my life. And now, in the past six months, I've started to lose my peripheral vision and I'll never get that back." Cuomo: "But instead of authorizing the surgery, here insurer, Blue Cross of California stopped processing her bills. The company, whose slogan is 'Put the power of blue to work for you,' instead launched and investigation into Shannon. It threatened to cancel her coverage if she had failed to disclose accurate information about her health, like headaches on her original application. But look at Shannon's Blue Cross application. It lumps headaches with more serious conditions like epilepsy, paralysis, stroke, all in one question. She didn't have any of those serious conditions, so she checked no." Dagher: "I never lied to Blue Cross on my application. At the time when I got the insurance, I had no knowledge that anything was wrong with me." Cuomo: "Legislators around the country are paying attention to this little known practice. The state of Connecticut has just passed a law to make it harder for health insurers to pass rescind policies." Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal: "These instances are hardly isolated or random. They are part of a pattern, a prevalent practice in this industry that very simply has to be stopped." Cuomo: "Just getting an insurance company to talk about rescission is not easy. It's Chris Cuomo from ABC News. The best we could do was get Blue Cross on the phone. Why do you rescind a policy?" Voice of Shannon Troughton (Wellpoint Spokesperson): "It's an very important tool for us to address any identified issues of abuse or misrepresentation. Anyone who causes fraud in the system increases the costs of health care for all of our members." Cuomo: "We called eight other insurers. None would talk to us on camera and referred us to their trade group. Isn't this about saving money for the company?" Susan Pisano (America's Health Insurance Plans): "Health insurers pay large claims and pay millions of dollars in claims every day." Cuomo: "Isn't it a little fishy though that this rescission review process only begins after someone files a claim? Isn't that suspicious? You know, why don't you just do it when I'm applying in the first place, figure out whether I'm telling you the truth, like most industries. Here, I filed a claim because I'm sick and now you start looking at me?" Pisano: "Well, here's the way it- Here's the way it work. Here is the way it works. A policy is rescinded only if someone could have known that the condition existed, they were asked about it on the application and they didn't provide the information." Cuomo: "GMA went back to Blue Cross for clarification on Shannon Dagher's case. What really surprised us was that shortly after we asked about Shannon's policy, she learned that her investigation was complete and her policy would not be canceled. Then, Blue Cross denied Shannon's policy had ever even been considered for rescission. It said in a statement to GMA, 'Although she may have received a letter from us indicating a review was being conducted in the past, her policy was not rescinded. For you to report that this member's issues are in any way linked to rescission would be erroneous and misleading.' But Blue Cross had sent Shannon multiple letters telling her that the, quote, 'rescission review process was under way.' And while Blue Cross says it sent Shannon this letter telling her the review was complete, Shannon tells us she never got anything in the mail." Cuomo: "You're the trade group. You're speaking for them. They don't want to talk to me about it. All they say is 'Don't say she was rescinded,' but she was going through that review process. She wasn't getting her claim paid." Pisano: "The companies we represent understand full well the impact of the process of rescission. It must be terribly disruptive, especially at a time when somebody is sick." Cuomo: "Like Shannon, who recently had to drop out of college because of her sickness and hopes her insurance company will not add any more to her troubles." Dagher: "To be accused of fraud when I have no defenses, when I'm sick and when I'm relying on the coverage that they promised me and that is due to me, it really shakes my faith in humanity and the good of people." Cuomo: "But there is some good news. The company authorized the surgery. Shannon, who has a basic policy with a high deductible, did not file suit. And just recently, Blue Cross of California did authorize the surgery that surgery that may save her vision, so remember that. And a California attorney is currently settling a class action suit against Blue Cross of California. The settlement will require the insurer to prove there was intentional misrepresentation before they can cancel a problem. The insurer is denying any wrongdoing but has agreed to revise and clarify the application policy filled out by potential clients." Sawyer: "So, after we started looking into it, word came-" Cuomo: "Yes. We're not saying cause and effect, but we started looking into it. All of a sudden they started saying that's not even going on what you said was going on, but Shannon certainly thought it was." Sawyer: "Well, we want to let everyone out there know that if you have an insurance company policy, a question that you want to raise, you want us to tackle something that you think the insurance companies are doing, you write to us. You let us know about it. ABCNews.com. We are on the case."

Health Insurance & Health Care - is there a health care crisis in this country? 1. Is health care available to all American citizens? 2. Is health insurance available to all American citizens? 3. Do hospitals turn away those who cannot pay for treatment? 4. Does everyone need health care and health insurance, or will just one do? ...My wife is a RN and has worked in a hospital, done private duty, and now works part-time in a pediatrician's office. ...My take: I am still learning and of course do not know it all, but: ... I think health care is needed by everyone and I think is available to everyone. If you disagree, please tell us where it is not available. ...Health insurance is not available everywhere. It should only be used for catatrophic conditions. ...Most hospitals do not turn away those who cannot afford treatment - they simply charge the rest of a little more. ... ...Please submit your courteous opinions - thank you.

Health insurance should be more like car insurance, you pick the coverages and the deductibles to meet your? The health-care debate has centered on the uninsured. That so many people do not have health insurance is a consequence of foolish government policies: regulations that raise the price of insurance, and a tax code that ensures that most people get their insurance through their employer. If you don’t work for a company that provides health insurance, you’re out of luck. People locked out of the insurance system still have access to health care. But they often end up in emergency rooms because they did not receive preventive care. For most people, however, it is another aspect of our employer-based health-care system that causes the most trouble: the insecurity it creates. People worry that if they switch jobs, they will lose their health insurance. They worry that their company will cut back on health benefits. Universal coverage is not necessary to address these worries. Making it possible for individuals to own their health-insurance policies themselves, rather than getting them through their companies, would solve the problem. It would also reduce the political momentum behind socialized medicine.

Health Teacher for Highschool? I am going to college right now, majoring in Health/ Minor in Kinesiology. My Dream job would be to just teach the required health class all high school students must take. I love health and love kids and the idea of having school holidays off is very attracting!! My question is, At my higschool, ( small town) our health teacher was also a P.E. Teacher ( or gym class teacher, whatever you wanna call it) I do not want to teach gym class or coach. I want to focus on the textbook aspects of health and remain in the classroom!!! I am planning on moving to the Dallas, TX area after i graduate and obtain my teachers certificate through our local Education Service Center. I was just wondering if all health teachers MUST also teach a Gym class or coach. I JUST want to be Health teacher, so i wanted to see if that was an option!! Also, what are other places i can teach health at?

government health-care ads depicting shorter waits for surgery in Saskatchewan.? Wait-time debate continues Pamela Cowan Leader-Post Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Joyce Manz's blood boils when she sees government health-care ads depicting shorter waits for surgery in Saskatchewan. "When the commercials come on TV, anything to do with health care, I could take my chair and throw it at the television ...," Manz said Monday. "I feel very helpless and now I'm very frightened because I'm on morphine." Manz was put on a wait list for back surgery in August 2006. When she called the Saskatchewan Surgical Care Network last week she was told her surgery won't happen until February but she wasn't given a reason for the delay. "Honestly, I don't know how I'll wait until February," she tearfully told reporters on Monday morning. "As far as I'm concerned, anybody who is believing the ads they're seeing on television are being misled. I would like to know, what is being done about the hospital wait times?" To control pain that shoots down her right leg, the 61-year-old Holdfast woman got a prescription for morphine from her family doctor last week. Although the drug controls the pain, Manz is terrified she'll be addicted to the narcotic by the time she has surgery. Despite her deteriorating condition, she hasn't contacted her specialist since she saw him last year. Saskatchewan Party health critic Don McMorris said his party's MLAs have received an increase in calls about surgical wait concerns over the last month. "People seeing these government ads saying that waiting lists are shortened, people aren't waiting nearly as long and that's not what people are experiencing throughout the province," McMorris said. Health Minister Len Taylor acknowledged that surgical waits are long in some areas, but said since 2004, when Saskatchewan and other provincial governments committed money to reduce wait times and improve access, the Saskatchewan Surgical Care Network's figures show the number of people waiting for surgery has declined by more than 1,000. When Regina's day surgery centre opens, the wait for day surgeries will drop further, which will free up operating rooms for orthopedic procedures, he said. He said the Saskatchewan Party misrepresents the status of health care "to erode confidence in the health-care system and therefore the government." When conflicts occur between patients and the system, Taylor said patients should contact their health region's Quality of Care co-ordinator -- positions the government created for that purpose. "The Sask. Party understands and I think choose to ignore the fact that people are on waiting lists as a result of assessments done by surgeons and that surgeons work to establish their waiting lists based on the blocks of time available to them," Taylor said. "If a patient's needs change, they should be constantly in touch with their surgeons for re-assessment and replacement within that surgeon's waiting list block of time." The Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region has a long wait for some orthopedic procedures, which tend to be time intensive, said Trent Truscott, the region's executive director of surgical care services. "It also was one of the areas that was fairly hard hit in the summer because of cancellations due to the humidity concerns," he said. High temperatures and mechanical problems with one of the Pasqua Hospital's chillers forced the region to postpone more than 200 surgeries because of the risk that the humidity could increase post-operative infections. Job action by the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan earlier in the summer also resulted in more than 50 surgeries cancelled in the region. Truscott suggests that those who are concerned about surgical waits call the surgical care co-ordinators, follow up with their family physician and specialist or call the region's client representative.

Health care or health insurance which would you prefer? This is a simple analogy for those who don't understand the difference Health Care : Health Insurance Car: Car Insurance Basically, health care is the hospital and the doctors and nurses and pharmacists and drugs in the hospital which help to cure your illnesses. Health Insurance is from a third party which pays for some or all of the cost of the health care while trying to make a profit. H.I. companies have the power of the purse which gives them the power to deny medication or treatments if they cost more than the patient pays. For the purpose of this question it must be accepted that the health care system in the United States must be changed. So, is it better to have hospitals that are run by the government and paid for out of everyone's taxes to provide adequate care for all patients or health insurance where hospitals are businesses and must still make some profit using an insurance fund which must be shared by everyone?

Are you happy with the health care system or do you think it should change? Here are some facts to help you decide, *The United States is the only nation of the Western developed countries to not guarantee its citizens the right to health care. *The World Health Organization's 2000 report finds that even though the United States spends more of its gross domestic product on the health care sector than any other country, its health care system ranks 37 of 191 countries on performance *Canada provides every citizen with health care, yet spends $796 less per person annually than the United States. *Both doctors and patients in Canada benefit from universal health care as they are not restricted by insurance companies that limit patient visits and referrals. *United States has a lower life expectancy rate and a higher mortality rate than Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia (countries that implement universal health care) despite the United States' higher spending on the health care sector. no more space! kenny, you have it reversed. Hillary would mandate people to buy insurance not Obama. Believe it or not, J K, other people work and pay for their insurance as well, but rather not pay hundreds of dollars each month for inadequate health care service. Let's not forget the hardworking people who are denied coverage because of their health or line of work as they considered risks to health insurance companies.

Health insurance after an injury? I'm currently a student without health insurance. While playing football, I injured my knee. I went to the college student health and found out I have an injured MCL, a bruised bone and a torn meniscus, and the doctor recommends I have an MRI and visit an orthopedic surgeon but without health insurance I can't do these options. First off is with attending a college student health and not a hospital, would the health insurance find out about the injury if I get Health insurance, and if not, how long do I have to wait to wait to get treatment done on my knee that the health insurance would cover?

Did you hear the liberal debate health-care with Rush Limbaugh? RUSH: A little bit about something I brought up in Philadelphia last night: health care. I've talked about it in a similar vein on this program, but I had the occasion recently to meet with another liberal, a liberal chick. This liberal chick had this book on self-reliance, and she's reading passages to me, and I was thinking to myself, "What is a liberal doing with a book on self-reliance?" So I'm thinking she can't be as liberal as she thinks -- and truly she is moving, even though she doesn't know it. How could she not be, being with me a couple of hours? At any rate, as she read me some of these passages on self-reliance, I said, "Let me ask you a question. Where is self-reliance in the debate in this country over health care." "What do you mean?" I said, "Well, why is it...?" and I asked the audience in Philadelphia this last night. I said, "Why is it that of all the needs in life, all of the needs -- not wants, all of the needs -- that we have in this country, how is it that we're close to 50% of the American people who think it's somebody else's job to provide it for them? They're self-reliant when it comes to buying their homes. They're self-reliant when it comes to buying their cars, self-reliant when it comes to buying their lawn mowers, self-reliant when it comes to buying their televisions, self-reliant when it comes to buying hotel rooms, self-reliant when it comes to buying food, self-reliant when it comes to buying hardware supplies. Why is it that so many Americans now think that health care and insurance, is something they don't have to be self-residential about? Does this trouble you?" The answer I got was, "Well, you know, I really think we ought to provide health coverage for the poor because they're overtaxing emergency rooms and that's raising the price for everyone." I said, "Don't give me that. Answer the question. Just answer the question. You're going full bore here on self-reliance. This is good. Tell me why self-reliance gets thrown out the window when it comes to health care. I'll tell you why. It's politics! For years, and years, and years, Democrats and liberals have been telling people that health care is a constitutional right, that the government is supposed to provide it," and I said, "The reason that they do this is because they want to control and they want to have as many people as possible dependent on them for the control they want over people," and, of course, this is where the conversation started to break down, but at least I made the point, which leads me to the next story here in the Stack of Stuff. A Rasmussen poll. I have said we are approaching mob rule. Once we get to the point that, say, 55% of the American people think that health care should be "free," paid for by somebody else, then we're nearing mob rule. How are we going to stop that? Rasmussen poll: "Half of Americans support the notion of providing health care for free to all Americans, even though..." Listen to this, now: "even though they expect it will reduce the overall quality of care, increase the overall cost, and increase their personal costs." What a bunch of lamebrains, if this is true -- and the Rasmussen people are not cranks. How do you go from providing health care "for free" to expecting your personal costs will go up? How can your personal costs go up if it's free? Besides that, they say they'll go for it even if it will reduce the overall quality of care and increase the cost. However, the support for free health care breaks down, falls dramatically "if the plan requires everybody with insurance to change their coverage and join a program administered by the government." There is a silver lining in this dark cloud. "That's consistent with a large body of research suggesting strong resistance to any proposal requiring people to switch from the current health insurance." Folks, let me clue you in about something. You may not have a choice if Mrs. Clinton gets her way, and I point you back to this S-CHIP thing. This S-CHIP thing is no longer about kids. It's about putting more and more people under a federal program. And Mrs. Clinton has said if her new health care plan is indoctrinated the way she wants or introduced, she's going to let people keep their individual insurance, but she's also going to have government programs, too, and she's also said you might have to have health insurance when you go to a job interview. Well, if you can't afford it, you go to the government and get it. That's how you go get a job. The point is that with the government competing with the private sector, the private sector is going to take it on the chin, and people are going to feel the need to leave because prices are going to continue to rise and so forth because the government's going to affect supply and demand being involved in the mix -- and, down the road, the objective is to force the private sector out on its own. Make them just give up, as in businesses saying like the automakers, "We can't survive if $2,000 of every car is priced for health care, and we can't continue to pay people that are no longer working for us." And the government comes along, "Well, we'll take over your health care for you." The government says that, and the companies say, "Good!" These CEOs are not dumb when it comes to their bottom line. "Let the government take it over, and so this is how it's going to happen." It won't happen immediately. It's a stealth program. Look, the old Soviets, folks, they were very patient. They had goals to get something done five years, ten years, 100 years, whatever it took. You know, the old saying: Take two steps forward. If you have to go one step back, now and then, you do it, but you keep making progress. They don't do things in four-year increments, eight-year increments. The liberals have been at this for a long time, and they're going to keep at it, so this is one of the stealth techniques that they're going to employ.

Health care suggestion or comment please? I live in Europe and I pay the equivalent of about $200 a month for private health insurance. I can use the public health care for free if I want to as well of course. What I found interesting is that I can use my private health care all around the world except for Canada and the USA. I would need to pay $900 a month instead. I was really shocked. The reason is because in Canada, the health care is very expensive since it is 100% socialized (no private). And...in America, it is high on account of the medical insurance costs for the doctors which they need to pay on account of multi-million dollar lawsuits. The great thing about private health care along with free health care, is that it keeps the costs down...and we also don't allow these types of lawsuits which is the other reason why our costs are lower. I was wondering what any of you would think of adopting a system like this? It's so logical, keeps costs down, and absolultely everyone has access to free health care.

Why do libs think health care is a right? What next, car insurance? How about free food for everyone? Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of 'Free' Health Care Every new 'right' the U.S. government has promised has turned into a massively expensive failure, yet the media continue to cheer supporters of tax-funded programs. Americans are obsessed with rights. We always have been. But the concept of rights our forefathers laid out in the Declaration of Independence has changed dramatically. Those rights – life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – were acknowledged to come from the Almighty, given equally to all people. Today’s rights come from Almighty Government. Health care is the newest “right.” From presidential candidates’ universal plans to the return of HillaryCare to Michael Moore’s movie “Sicko,” it’s all over the media. Calling it a “right” is an emotional argument advanced by those who want others to pay for their health care. They bring out the children and ask whether anyone can deny them the “basic human right” of health care – but don’t bother with the evidence showing how health care in this country would be harmed by government control. A look at other modern “rights” might give us a clue about how well a new system would work. These rights started out as privileges, among them education and a paid retirement. Now education is not only considered a right, it’s a mandate. How well has it worked? American students attend school at least until their teen years, but 15-year-olds ranked 24th out of 29 countries in aptitude for “real-life math problems,” according to The Washington Post. Literacy surveys suggest one in five American adults is functionally illiterate. And taxpayers keep shelling out money to fund the system. Americans also cherish the right to retire – but we expect to be supported in our old age. Younger workers and employers are forced to support retirees, funding another right. And how well has that worked? The poorly designed, outdated Social Security system is disintegrating rapidly as the number of retirees balloons. But once you’ve established a right, it’s difficult to take it away. The government, which promises such rights, must go to its sugar daddy – taxpayers – to keep the rights coming. We’re already well on our way toward the health care right/mandate. Want to be more like Canada? It’s not that far off. Cato’s Michael Cannon has pointed out that third parties in America pay 86 cents of every dollar of our health care – about the same as Canada’s socialized system. What we – or rather, those third parties – pay for health care is already determined by the government as well. Emory University medical professor Robert Swerlick has noted that “the pricing of medical care in this country is either directly or indirectly dictated by Medicare.” This market meddling even causes doctor shortages, he says, in needed areas of specialty. Prescription drugs are already considered a right, thanks to political moves like the Medicare drug benefit and massive media support. A Business & Media Institute study found broadcast journalists treating prescription drugs as though they grew on trees. Overall, the coverage supported the idea that medications should magically be available to everyone at far lower costs. Of course, the magic behind new “rights” is your money. Cannon and fellow Cato expert Michael Tanner explained problems with tax-funded care in their book “Healthy Competition: What’s Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It.” If health care is guaranteed to everyone, how much does everyone get? Who decides who receives what, and how would the care be administered? What happens if everyone wants the most expensive treatment available? “With the wide variety of medical tests and treatments that consumers may claim as their right, someone at some point must decide where the right to health care ends, lest the nation be bankrupted,” they wrote. We’re well on our way toward that as well. Our “rights” to Social Security and Medicare devour about 40 percent of the federal budget. State and local property tax revenue, which normally funds education, mushroomed about 35 percent between 2000 and 2005, according to the Tax Foundation. We can’t afford any more “rights” like that. But the left says tax-funded care is right for the children. Meanwhile, what becomes of them? They’re growing up in an America where the “rights” mentality is deeply ingrained, and the media continue to feed them with it. When the children come of age, perhaps they’ll want the right to a job. They won’t remember that France already tested that idea for us, and it led to high unemployment and rioting. Perhaps they’ll guarantee Disney vacations for all families and force childless Americans to pay for it. “The pursuit of” will conveniently fade away as they look to government to guarantee happiness. They will know less and less of a true right – liberty – and have no idea where it comes from.

Health vs Illness? Hi to all of you, I'm currently doing some project related to health, illness and medcine. I would like to ask all of your opinion about Health and illness. What do you understand about Health? What do you understand about Illness? Why health is important to us? How are we going t maintain a health lifestyle? How to prevent ourselve from being sick? Do you prefer to be sick or healthy? Answer in yes or no What are the factors affecting ones health?causing illness? (Please categorise health as one point and illness as one point) Lastly, do you think you are having a healthy lifestyle? Yes/No If yes/no , state the reason I'm also doing some statistic, so can you all do me a favour. i need this information alot Thanks alot.

Public health in Emergency situations? How can I get a Masters in Public health and concentrate on health in emergency situations?. Can I become a health promoter or educator and still work (maybe part time) in emergency relief? What kind of courses will I have to follow? I know that I want to get into public health but I;m still confused about the areas of public health/career options etc. I really want to do something where I will be able to help people plus be academically qualified. I like health promotion, thats why I chose Public Health. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Anything on Public health and what I can do with it (except for administrative work).

Socialized health care solution? I have a proposed solution to the issue of socialized health care. On the one hand, supporters of it feel that health care is a basic need for the people that should be fulfilled by the government. On the other hand, detractors feel that additional taxes should not be taken from them for health care, especially since they're essentially paying for other people's health bills if they are themselves healthy. Also, socialized health care leads to great stress put onto the medical workers, which leads to lower wages and waiting lists. This is highly dependent on the level of funding though, but that is also dependent on the amount of tax dollars taken from each person. One compromise I've heard of is that individuals can still choose private health care, so if they have more money they can still get the best coverage. But then, they are still paying money for public health care they will not even be using! My solution - those who support public health care can sign up for it. Those who sign up for it with the government get a special government issued health care card that they can use at any public clinic. They get the health care taxes taken out by the government automatically. Those who do not sign up, will get no taxes taken out, and can resume their private health care coverage, either through private insurance or their own private health care savings account. This way, those people who want to, can fulfill their moral obligations, and those against the philosophy do not have to get money taken away from them. I do not see why this could not work. There would be significantly less funding for the public health care programs, but since so many people would not participate in it, not just because they're against the political philosophy but because they don't want such a huge tax chunk taken out of their paychecks regularly, there would be far less of a need for widespread public health care institutions. Spock, that worthless woman would be essentially dipping into the funds of those who choose to support socialized health care. That is one of the flaws of it, so they would have to deal with it.

Sicko - Health system feeds off of illness ? Sicko - Health system feeds off of illness ? In countries that have socialized health care, there is no 'profit in disease', merely good health. Problem is that 'prevention' is the best of cures, the simplest of cures, and both US/Canadian systems, prevention is bad for those in the business of profiting in treating illness, not preventing it; the devil is in the details. Should America and Canada socialize their health systems, GM and Ford benefit would benefit from good health and reduced health care costs ? ( Canada's health care system is not socialized, merely publically funded, (half-truth) with most all services provided by the private enterprizes, including doctors who incorporate) Italy, pays its family doctors a fee per patient per year, thereby motivating the system to prevent disease, it is also ranked in the top two in the world, the USA is ranked 36th, and Canada 30th. Caesar J. B. Squitti The Jesus Christ Code. http://www.thejesuschristcode.com

life and health in our mouth? The following article, entitled, "Patient Know Best", appeared in the August 1991 of the Reader's Digest: "A person's answer to the question, "Is your health excellent, good, fair or poor?" is a remarkable predictor of who will live or die over the next four years according to new finding. A study of more than 2800 men and women 65 and older found that those who rate their health 'poor' are four out of five times more likely to die in the next four years than those who rate their health 'excellent.' This was the case even if examinations show the respondancts to be in comparable health. These findings are supported by a review of five other large studies, totaling 23,000 people, whick reached similar conclusions according to Ellen Idler, a sociologist a Rutgers University, and epidemiologist Stanislav Kasl of Yale university School of Medicine, co-others of the new study." People that have an image of themselves being in poor health will talk about poor health. Even though they may be in good health, they seem to live out the reality of the image they have of themselves even unto death. This would confirm Proverbs 18:21, Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. What you believe and speak not only affect your body, but your immune system, cells regeneration from surgery or injuries, and going even farther, the health of your spirit and your mind, even spoiled or dying relationship with others, your far away dreams and hope, and let not leave out our finances IMAGE. Our words of failure or success has become either a blessing or a curse to ourselves..maybe even to others.(if they agree or not with your words)

Health Education???? When I go to college I really want to take health and nutritional studies but as i looked it up, they just offered health sciences and health care and all that stuff so i have 2 questions: what major or school does health education fall under?? is health sciecnces and health/nutritonal studies the same thing???

Health care and insurance in United States? I don't quite understand the whole deal. Why is there both health care and private health insurance? Americans pay taxes for health care, but what does health care do? What is the purpose of Health insurance if they have health care? I'm confused. I'm young and genuinely curious about this. Is it because the taxes aren't high enough to support full health care, and health care only pays for a part of things?

Sicko - Health system feeds off of illness and immoral activity ? Sicko - Health system feeds off of illness and immoral activity? Countries that have socialized health care, there is no 'profit in disease', merely good health. Problem is that 'prevention' is the best of cures, the simplest of cures, and both US/Canadian systems, prevention is bad for those in business who profit from treating illness, not preventing it; the devil is in the details. Should America and Canada socialize their health systems, GM and Ford benefit would benefit from good health and reduced health care costs ? ( Canada's health care system is not socialized, merely publically funded, (half-truth) with most all services provided by the private enterprises, doctors who incorporate) Italy, pays its family doctors a fee per patient per year, thereby motivating the system to prevent disease, it is also ranked in the top two in the world, the USA is ranked 36th, and Canada 30th. Caesar J. B. Squitti The Jesus Christ Code. http://www.thejesuschristcode.com

Universal Health Care? With nearly 47 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population without health insurance and that number continuing to rise every year as health care becomes more expensive, what are your issues against universal health care? Countries that do have universal health care like Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, and the UK all have higher life exectancies and lower infant mortality rates. As well, they all have lower per capita expenditures on health care (several thousand dollars less per person), lower healthcare costs as a percent of GDP, and less money as a % or government revenuse spent on health care. My feelings is that universal health care will be very hard to implement in the US as Insurance Companies and the Pharmaceutical Industry all have a great influence on our politcal parties. There may be a wait list for some procedures but statistically they still have higher life expectancies and lower infant mortality rates. To the other person, these countries listed as an example have never been communist countries. The numbers of those without health care is from the US Census Bureau. As well, I don't consider it much of a choice to have to choose between health care and food for my family. The 'Healthcare has gotten expensive because of technology' is an economically unfeasable argument. Technology should provide efficiencies to make procedures cheaper. If an advancement in technology means that it now become more expensive then it is not much of an advancement. As for the socialism comment; welfare, unemployment insurance, and Government subsidized drugs are all forms of socialism. The funny thing is that our President pushed for the subsidized drugs that greatly benifits the drug companies. How many Canadian sneak over to the US to buy pharma drugs?