Sounds like she's trying to do good by her state. She is mocing forward with finding a way to help insure more of them. Good for her!
On Dec 9, 8:03 am, mike 532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/12/05/palin-health-plan/ > At best, Palin’s proposals are small steps to a larger reform effort. > At worst they’re a wholly inadequate set of ‘pilot programs’ designed > to bolster Palin’s health care credentials without accomplishing much > at all. > > With efforts like these, who needs access to care?: > Outdoor activity is not a “silver bullet” to increasing health > outcomes, Palin confessed. Other “fiscally responsible” approaches > must be considered: > > - Greater deregulation: Palin had previously led an effort to repeal > Certificate of Need laws, (CON) — “a regulatory process that requires > certain health care providers to obtain state approval before offering > certain new or expanded service.” Despite evidence that repealing CON > laws would drive-up health care costs, Palin claimed that loosening > CON laws would “invite more competition in our larger market to > provide health care.” > > - Purchasing insurance across state lines: In a throw-back to Sen. > John McCain’s (R-AZ) health care plan, Palin promised to “support > efforts on a national level for allowance of residents in one state to > look for insurance in other states, again all in the name of > competition, resulting, ideally, in more affordability, in addition to > supporting other national initiatives that newly election > administration coming into office can provide opportunity for.” > > - Web-MD Alaska: Called, ‘Live Well Alaska,’ this website “pulls > together all the best advises for healthy eating and exercise and > quitting smoking and it also incentivizes healthy life styles with > Alaskan stories and health challenges..” “Alaskans are unfortunately > becoming dangerously unhealthy due to poor diet or little or no > exercise…each of us must take personal responsibility for our level of > health, those things we can control, and not look to government to > make us healthy…’Live Well Alaska’ will help.” > > - Alaska Health Care Commission: “The purpose of this is to provide > recommendations for and foster developments of the state wide plan to > address the quality, accessibility, and availability, of health care > here in Alaska and this is the result of our Health Care Council’s > recommendations to do so.” > > - Boost funding to Denali Kid Care (SCHIP): Palin proposed increasing > eligibility from 175% to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level to cover an > additional 1,300 kids. “It’s going to be good for more children to be > on the rolls to have the opportunity for the coverage,” Palin > announced. When questioned why she previously opposed such an > expansion, Palin explained that she appointed “new commissioners” with > a “new vision.” > > What’s missing from Palin’s plan is broad access to affordable > coverage or cost-containment measures to make reform possible. Let’s > hope her Health Care Commission, the members of which have yet to be > appointed, offers a more comprehensive proposal. > > On Dec 9, 9:29 am, mike 532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Bush cut the budget to both the FDA and USDA including the inspectors. > > He and the Republican congress also eliminated the country of origin > > labels required on food. He has done everything possible to protect > > his corporate buddies. Of course it backfires like all his harebrained > > schemes did. Topps out of business over the beef recalls and 25 > > deaths. Dogs and cats dead from tainted food from China. Excessive > > amounts of lead on imported toys because we wanted cheaper and cheaper > > products. Top dollar medicines that are only minimally effective if > > not deadly. Corporate bottom lines got fatter while Bush' constituents > > died. Funny how the American's cried when Japan halted imports of > > American beef. They obviously don't trust our food. I live here and I > > don't trust it. That probably explains why conservatives pray before > > every mealhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080217171845AACOE76 > > On Dec 9, 9:02 am, mike 532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > i like the idea of people exercising and eating healthy foods . and > > > isn't it a tragedy that we can't trust the foods we buy over the > > > counter because of the cuts in funding by the republicans and the lack > > > of over sight by the bush FDA > > > > On Dec 9, 4:52 am, mike 532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Palin's Health Plan Focuses on 'Outdoor Activities' and Consumption > > > > of > > > > 'Wild Game'http://www.alternet.org/blogs/healthwellness/110446/ > > > > A moose a day keeps the doctor away. > > > > After inexplicably describing the September bailout of Wall Street as > > > > a package that would "help those who are concerned about health care > > > > reform," Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) yesterday unveiled a patchwork of > > > > health care proposals to "improve Alaska's health and education." > > > > Palin's initiatives include a greater emphasis on outdoor activity: > > > > > With amazing outdoor activities in fresh clean air and consumption of > > > > healthy clean protein in the form of wild game and Alaska's sea food. > > > > We got berries, we've got Alaskan-grown produce and those things need > > > > to be promoted. > > > > > Listen here:- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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