As the debate for healthcare reform continues inside the beltway, on the airwaves, and around many a dinner table and water cooler, how can we — a nation known for ingenuity and entrepreneurship — deliver quality care for a reasonable price? Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, in his book Saving Lives, Saving Money, is but… Continue reading Does the Safeway Amendment Address Workplace Wellness in a Financially Responsible Manner?
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Do Mandatory Vaccinations Achieve Higher Rates of Immunization?
Tami Wahl, ANH-USA’s legislative director, attended the 4th International Public Conference on Vaccination, held in Reston, Va., October 2-4, 2009. The conference was hosted by the National Vaccine Information Center, a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1982. The oldest and largest consumer organization advocating for the institution of vaccine safety and the protection of informed… Continue reading Do Mandatory Vaccinations Achieve Higher Rates of Immunization?
Doctors and Nurses in Ten States Test Positive for Toxic Chemicals
It is widely accepted that Americans live in a sea of 80,000 chemicals and that these are stored in our bodies, but the long-term consequences remain unknown.
Plaintiffs Win Suit to Keep Their Social Security Benefits Even if They Reject Medicare
Constitutional attorney Kent Masterson Brown has won an important legal victory on behalf of three plaintiffs — former Congressman Dick Armey, Brian Hall and John Kraus — who sued to keep their Social Security benefits after they withdrew from Medicare Part A, preferring to keep their private healthcare coverage. The Department of Health and Human… Continue reading Plaintiffs Win Suit to Keep Their Social Security Benefits Even if They Reject Medicare
Health Insurance Lobby Claims Legislation From Senate Democrats Would Raise Premiums
As the battle for healthcare reform heats up inside the beltway, the insurance industry has launched a blistering attack on legislation drafted by Senate Democrats. According to the New York Times, the health insurance lobby, America’s Health Insurance Plans, claims that the new Senate bill drafted by Democrats would significantly raise the cost of coverage.… Continue reading Health Insurance Lobby Claims Legislation From Senate Democrats Would Raise Premiums
Urge HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to Make ABC Codes an Option Under HIPAA
Although the United States trails the other industrialized nations in measures of longevity and quality of life, we currently pay more than double for healthcare per person compared with Canada, the country closest to us in rankings of healthcare costs.
Weigh in on Transparency at the FDA
Seize the opportunity to share your suggestions on how the FDA can improve its currently opaque “transparency policy.“ A second public meeting will be held November 3, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the National Transportation Safety Board Conference Center at 429 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC (https://secure3.convio.net/aahf/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=431). The three discussion groups are:
Citing Steroids in Supplements, Congress Considers Tweaking Dietary Regulations
According to the New York Times, federal agents have recently raided several companies suspected of making bodybuilding products that illegally contain steroids and selling them as over-the-counter dietary supplements. On September 29, 2009, Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., chair of the Senate sub-committee on Judiciary, Crime and Drugs, convened a hearing on the topic. The forum… Continue reading Citing Steroids in Supplements, Congress Considers Tweaking Dietary Regulations
New Studies Find That Most Men Aren’t Told About the Benefits and Risks of PSA Screening
Two new studies published in the Sept. 25, 2009, online edition of BMJ —one by Benny Holmstrom, a urologist with Gavle Hospital in Gavle, Sweden; the other by Jennifer Stark, a research fellow at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston — highlight once again the lack of patient education regarding the risks associated with… Continue reading New Studies Find That Most Men Aren’t Told About the Benefits and Risks of PSA Screening
EPA Unveils Plan to Analyze and Regulate Six High-Profile Chemicals
A number of recent studies point to the increased incidence of neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, in the United States. And the October issue of the journal Pediatrics publishes a new government study suggesting that autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder, is more prevalent than previously thought, affecting 1 in every 91 U.S. children.