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Top Stories from Health & Wellness on AlterNet
October 13th, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/
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>From the editors:
The differences between Obama and McCain's health care plans couldn't be more
stark. Obama's plan would cover about 94 percent of adults, greatly reducing
the number of uninsured individuals and families in America. McCain's would do
little to change the number of uninsured and would make it extremely difficult
for those with pre-existing conditions to get coverage. Obama's plan would add
a safety net for those who don't have employer-paid health insurance; McCain's
plan would gut employer-paid health insurance. Obama's plan would strengthen
Medicare and Medicaid; McCain's plan would slash their funding by $1.3
trillion.
We'll continue our analysis of the candidates' health care plans through the
election. And if you still have unanswered questions about the differences
between Obama and McCain's health proposals, I highly encourage you to check
out Stand Up For Health Care, a new blog of the nonprofit Families USA.
Thanks for reading,
Heather Gehlert
Managing Editor
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IS HEALTH CARE A "RIGHT" OR A "MORAL RESPONSIBILITY"?
By Maggie Mahar, Health Beat
One thing is certain: Health care is not simply a privilege.
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/102354/
MCCAIN'S ERRATIC HEALTH STRATEGY: NOW HE'S SLASHING MEDICARE
By RJ Eskow, Huffington Post
When a candidate suddenly, almost whimsically changes the
way he proposes to handle $1.3 trillion, it's time to get
nervous.
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/102546/
MCCAIN'S MEDICARE CUTS WOULD MEAN HIDDEN TAX INCREASES FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
Think Progress
As government support for Medicare and Medicaid declines,
health care providers will shift costs to private payers.
http://www.alternet.org/election08/102791/
HOW THE CANDIDATES' HEALTH CARE PLANS WOULD AFFECT REAL PEOPLE
By Trudy Lieberman, Columbia Journalism Review
A look at how Obama and McCain's health care plans would
play out in ordinary Americans' lives.
http://www.alternet.org/election08/102784/
MEDICAL RESEARCH RECESSION: FUNDING FLATLINED FOR DIABETES, CANCER, ALZHEIMER'S
By Rick Weiss, Science Progress
The Wall Street bailout cost $700 billion. The entire
National Institutes of Health budget is less than $30
billion -- and sinking.
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/102539/
LSD CURED MY HEADACHE
By Arran Frood, Independent UK
Cluster headaches cause such severe pain that some sufferers
are driven to suicide. Now one man believes he's found a
surprising cure.
http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/102400/
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AlterNet Blogs:
DISCRIMINATION MAKING YOU SICK?
By Sherice Perry, Stand Up for Health Care
People who perceive some form of discrimination from their
health care providers are less likely to seek preventive
care.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/healthwellness/102786/
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