Health Care News--4.9.12

Health care reform controversy raises issues that affect all of us Seacoastonline.com By Patrick Closson Now that the arguments at the Supreme Court regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are over, the nation is now, more than ever before, confronted with uncertainty in health care. The court's ruling on President ... See all stories on this topic »

Health care's high anxiety Crain's Chicago Business His Gage Consulting Engineers Inc. doesn't have the bargaining power to negotiate lower premiums from insurance carriers. Every year, as premiums rise, he has to trim health care coverage while still offering attractive benefits to his 10 workers, ... See all stories on this topic »

Health care reform divides Manatee Bradenton Herald The Supreme Court is now weighing whether health care reform has become unconstitutional. Detroit Free Press As the US Supreme Court considers the arguments of health care reform, stakeholders in Southwest Florida have their own quarrel brewing over ... See all stories on this topic » Bradenton Herald

Presence Health Announces Connie March as New Head of Continuum of Care MarketWatch (press release) MOKENA, Ill., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Resurrection Healthcare and Provena Healthcare, now joined as Presence Health, has appointed Connie March as President and CEO of its Continuum of Care. The new Continuum includes a range of care, ... See all stories on this topic »

Build health-insurance exchange Chicago Sun-Times Supporters of the health care reform law signed by President Obama gather in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, March 26, 2012, as the court begins three days of arguments on health care. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) With all of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Keeping Students' Mental Health Care Out of the ER New York Times Dr. Soulé, who is the co-chairman of the New York City School-Based Mental Health Committee, said there had been some progress. In 1999, when he started working on this issue, 75 schools had mental health services. Today, according to the Education ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Spacelabs Healthcare Introduces the qube™ Monitor MarketWatch (press release) ISSAQUAH, Wash., Apr 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Having received clearance under Section 510(k) from the US Food and Drug Administration, Spacelabs Healthcare is adding the qube patient monitor to its Art of Monitoring portfolio. See all stories on this topic »

The Real Health Care Debate Truthdig But you would never know this by listening to the Democratic Party and the advocacy groups that purport to support universal health care but seem more intent on re-electing Obama. It is the very sad legacy of the liberal class that it proves in ... See all stories on this topic »

For Healthcare, What Is The Cure? Forbes The deadly assumption that has plagued the debate and lured us into our current health-care predicament is that "health care is different." It is argued that the practice of medicine is a very complex field and that patients lack the knowledge ... See all stories on this topic »

GHX Adds New CTO to Healthcare Supply Chain Company Leadership Team MarketWatch (press release) About GHXGlobal Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX), a healthcare technology and services company, helps reduce the cost of doing business in healthcare by enabling better supply chain management. GHX makes it easier for hospitals, other healthcare ... See all stories on this topic »

Blogs

Chris Hedges: The Real Health Care Debate - Chris Hedges ... By editor@truthdig.com There is no substantial difference between Obamacare and Romneycare. There is no substantial difference between Obama and Romney. - 2012/04/09. Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

A Hidden Cost of Illegal Immigration: Health Care Provided by ICE ... By The Machiavellian ICE, Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement, provides health care to approximately 32000 illegal aliens held at detention facilities. Now, before you say it, The Virtuous Republic

Every Day Across Our Nation GOP Healthcare Hunger Games are ... By Sarah Jones Meet some of the real life victims of health care politics in the 'conservative republic' of America, where only the super rich can afford to get sick. PoliticusUSA

Instead of irrational complexity, let's simplify health insurance By Betsy Newmark There is not enough information available for the government to micromanage a system as complex as health care, which represents more than 15% of the economy. Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek wrote some 50 years ago about the ... Betsy's Page

Trent Hagan: Health care reform has a place at GW - The GW Hatchet By The GW Hatchet The concept of universal health care can be applied to a smaller community with fewer legal restrictions, and I have no doubt that it would best serve the interests of those involved. If the United States isn't ready for universal health care, I figure ... The GW Hatchet » Sports