Last week the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that health care spending was 17 percent of the U.S. economy last year. By 2012, according to the report, state and local governments will pick up more than half the tab. The ranks of Medicaid have grown because of the recession, and baby [...]
Health System Ignores Effective Treatments (Corrected)
December 25, 2009 3 Comments
Opponents of single-payer health care and early access to Medicare have said they fear the costs will increase the federal deficit. Those fears are based on Medicare’s track record. Costs for the program in 1990 were 10 times higher than projected in 1964.
Opponents and supporters alike seem unaware of how much modern treatments have [...]
Change is Coming
December 1, 2009 Leave a Comment
This blog will undergo several changes in the coming months. I’m tired of being timid. The First Amendment guarantees me the right to speak freely, and I intend to use that right to help as many people as I can.
New Goals on the Horizon
December 1, 2009 Leave a Comment
A funny thing happened on the way to do research. I discovered that most of what I wanted to know is already available. It just hasn’t been communicated effectively.
After I thought about this new discovery for awhile, the excitement of a new opportunity replaced the initial disappointment of being scooped. My new goal is to [...]
‘Unmasking’ No Longer Available
December 1, 2009 Leave a Comment
Though Unmasking a Diagnosis has received critical acclaim, I have removed it from circulation because it does not adequately depict my experience with natural or allopathic care.
The medical industrial complex, which fears health care reform efforts, is using my book and a seminar I gave last year to fight the natural care industry. I [...]
Technical Difficulties
November 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
This blog is experiencing technical difficulties. Please excuse me if you’ve received any emails that contain old posts.
Put Citizens in Charge to Reduce Health Costs
October 22, 2009 3 Comments
Forget my last post on health care reform. Since then I’ve seen the light. The editor of another site has developed the best plan I’ve seen yet.
Every plan presented in Congress so far has led to charges that a public option would increase the federal deficit, cause rationing of services, or require tax increases. “Citizens [...]
Chronically Ill Unite to Blog About Health Issues
September 14, 2009 Leave a Comment
9/9/09 – SBWIRE – SAN DIEGO — Who would guess that nearly half of the U.S. population lives with a chronic illness? But according to a study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation over 133 million people have an illness or condition, most of which are invisible, and many that cause daily pain. Illnesses can [...]
Angry No More (Update)
September 14, 2009 2 Comments
Update to a post that first appeared on 8/26/07. The last update appeared on 2/3/09.
Anger drove my life for almost 20 years. The cause: trying to find help for a chronic illness, a disease that develops slowly and lasts a long time. Our medical system is unmatched in its treatment of acute illness, which starts [...]
Let’s Grow Up and Pass Health Care Reform
September 7, 2009 2 Comments
Updated September 29, 2009
Try to picture the American economy permanently stuck in the same place it is right now or in worse condition. That’s what could happen if extremists on either side of the health care debate have their way.
If the president’s enemies and defenders of the status quo win, the familiar cycle will repeat [...]
