As a person without health insurance, I am the first to be in favor of being treated for free at hospitals in medical emergencies. However I have since met this individual who has serious health issues and stays in the hospital the first two or three weeks of every month to undergo care and treatment….
Category Archives: Health Care Debate
What In The HELthcare Has Passed?
About a month ago I heard on the news that Obamas new health care reform has passed Congress. Yeah? I got a couple of facts out of what I heard but not much, so I decided to look around the net and find the plan itself. I was going to read it line by line…
New Guidelines on Breast Exams
This story is not exactly new. I wrote about this a couple months ago. It’s a shame that women are being told not to bother with breast cancer tests all for the matter of money. Of course to the insurance companies it’s more important to save some bucks than womens lives. I’m not a doctor…
Two Medical Marijuana Group To Sue Los Angeles
Two Medical Marijuana groups may sue Los Angeles if the city council bans them from selling the pot. The problem is that the law states it’s illegal to sell marijuana and make profit and the only people who are protected are those who grow the plants. The groups are saying that they are taking money…
Older Posts
I would just like to take this oppurtunity to thank you for visiting Medcare Forum these past years, and to remind you, that not all blog posts are out dated. In fact the achives are worth visiting because a lot of the articles are the results of new research that is applicable today to…
Judge Considers Leniency in Marijuana Case
A judge in California is being asked to consider leniency in the case of a man who was selling medical marijuana. It is said that he is considering it but the law is forcing him to impose a mandatory one year sentence no matter what he decides. People in California and indeed all over…
Clinic Raided by Feds
There is a clinic in San Francisco that gave out free medical marijuana out to poor people. They were operating legally with a temporary permit given to them by the Department of Public Health. The DEA couldn’t even give the reason for the raid and the removal of virtually all plants, grow lights, and…
More People Skipping Meds
More people now than ever are skipping or finding ways to stretch their medications because they simply can’t afford them anymore. This includes the elderly which have hit the “donut hole” in their medicare coverage. The so-called “donut hole” remember is the point at which they have reached the payout limit and must pay…
New Legislation by Bush Administration, Right of Conscience
The Bush Administration is proposing to pass legislation that would protect all health care workers from punishment by their employers, because they refused to participate in any procedure they find objectionable personally, morally, or religiously. This legislation is mainly aimed at abortion, however it may have far reaching arms into areas like stem cell…
Live in England? Elderly? Too Bad
I have just read an article from England, which says that if you are elderly, medical treatment should not be given. For instance, the highest group at risk for breast cancer is 70 and over. They have a 350 in 100,000 risk of the disease. However, advisors in England are saying it’s not worth it…