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Schemes Within Schemes or How to Lower Healthcare Costs

There are many remedies to the costs of healthcare today. We'll explore some of them and dissect them one by one. Who wins and who loses?

7 comments    health insurance
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The High Cost of Treating Abuse - It Never Ends

Every decade a list of healthcare objectives is formulated for the American population by the US Federal Government through the work of www.HealthyPeople.gov. This time, we can help cut healthcare costs....

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President Obama's Health Care Plan

There is a lot of opposition about President Obama's health care plan and the bill that will allow everyone to be able to have sufficient and affordable health care coverage. I do not claim to know all the...

5 comments    health president obama
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Healthcare Bill Hurts Seniors

There is so much controversy about the health care bill. The government option is not the answer to the health care problem. As, a senior I am very concerned about the Obama health care bill that Harry Reid...

26 comments    healthcare senate legislation
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LOST GUNS & HEALTHCARE COSTS

Guns are almost a sacred right in America but what happens when those guns are lost? When a gun manufacturer or retailer loses a gun due to a theft, carelessness or otherwise in many instances, that weapon is...

2 comments    healthcare costs
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Healthcare for millions in the US - Now, how will we pay for it?

  Healthcare for millions – Now, how will we pay for it? Most Americans are covered by private insurance provided through their employers. The US government presently provides coverage for the elderly,...

0 comments    health family insurance
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Economics of Health Insurance

Economics of Health Insurance The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stated that “The health of the individual is almost inseparable from the health of the larger community and...

1 comment    health education insurance
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Medical Crisis

The U.S. cost for health-care continues to skyrocket. More than doubling each of the last 4 years  The U.S. spends more money on health-care than any other nation on earth. It's over 2 trillion each year. ...

1 comment    health advice income
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Tobacco Taxes Burn Me Up

These new tobacco taxes are really burning me up. I know there are those of you that engage in fist pumps and victory dances every time a new tax is slapped on us evil smokers, but enough-is-enough. I wonder...

3 comments    health politics government
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How Healthcare cost nationally impact its stakeholders

The US has several types of privately and publicly funded health insurance plans that provide healthcare services. The US Census Bureau reports that in 2005, 60.4% of the population was covered...

2 comments    health business advice
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