Category Archives: Health and Medicine

This category implies healthcare issues and medical science as well as mental health issues and homelessness.

What Do We Do With Crazy People?

by Jack 50 years ago, when the homeless were judged to be severally mentally ill and unable to care for their own welfare we sent them to mental institutions.  Let me point a finer point on this… we locked them … Continue reading

Posted in Health and Medicine | 21 Comments

Texas Federal Judge Rules Against Obamacare

Posted by Tina Twenty Republican Attorney Generals filed a lawsuit claiming Obamacare was unworkable without the individual mandate. After hearing the case the judge agreed but in his remarks noted that Obamacare would stay in place pending appeal. The Washington … Continue reading

Posted in Constitution and Law, Health and Medicine | 6 Comments

Trump’s Healthcare Changes Lower Costs and Improve Lives

Posted by Tina Some Trump accomplishments just don’t get much attention. 1. Speeding up the process for approval of generic drugs. A record 971 generic drugs were approved in the last fiscal year. The year before 937 generic drugs were … Continue reading

Posted in Health and Medicine | 30 Comments

Pursuing A Perfect World

by Jack One crazy person with a gun shot up the Synagogue in Pittsburg, not the GOP, not Trump, not conservatives at large, just one crazy guy who was motivated by what he read in the papers. He was not … Continue reading

Posted in Health and Medicine, Police, Crime, Security | 67 Comments

CA Health Care Costs About to Skyrocket!

by Jack The California Senate is preparing to pass legislation that would add steep penalties and open the door for civil suits, against hospitals, should they attempt to discharge a homeless patient without first securing a whole host of things … Continue reading

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Ladies of NARAL Protest Supreme Court

by Jack Since the first day that Justice Kennedy hinted that he wanted to retire the democrats and their fellow radicals have been in a tizzy. They have been freaking out with fear that Roe V. Wade would be reversed … Continue reading

Posted in Health and Medicine, Morals and Ethics | Tagged , , , , | 18 Comments

Big Socialist Wins Dem Primary in New York

Posted by Tina New York: A deep blue wave just hit the moderates of the Democrat Party as voters chose an avowed socialist to replace the incumbent: (CNN)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old Latina running her first campaign, ousted 10-term incumbent Rep. … Continue reading

Posted in Health and Medicine, Morals and Ethics | 4 Comments

Big CEO’s to Unveil Private Sector Healthcare

Posted by Tina CEO’s in America’s biggest businesses are creating a private sector healthcare model to lower healthcare costs: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett are one step closer to bringing their … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Industry and Finance, Health and Medicine | 1 Comment

“Massive” Medicaid Fraud in California

Posted by Tina The Office of Inspector General in it’s oversight capacity investigated California’s Medicaid program during the period from October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015 and found enrollment irregularities amounting to $1 billion in fraud. David Catron of … Continue reading

Posted in Health and Medicine, Morals and Ethics | 15 Comments

Scientific American: Climate “Crisis” not that “Big a Deal”

Posted by Tina The science journal, Scientific American, has taken a bold step in publishing a report on two essays that dramatically downplay alarmism in the global climate movement and suggest human beings have the tools to meet whatever challenges … Continue reading

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