Poll: Favorable views of health reform law increasing among Americans
The health-care overhaul gained popularity from May to June, according to a new tracking poll.
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Tough Talk About the Health Overhaul, Coming From Democrats
There are some harsh words for Democrats trying to overhaul health care in the Washinton Post this morning.
Comprehensive health care has been lost. If it fails, as appears possible, Democrats will face the brunt of the electorate’s reaction. If it passes, however, Democrats will face a far greater calamitous reaction at the polls. Wishing, praying or pretending will not change these outcomes.
Such rhetoric is common coming from Republicans these days, but this is different. The broadside comes in an opinion piece from Patrick H. Caddell and Douglas E. Schoen, pollsters for the last two Democratic presidents, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. The pollsters agree that health care needs to be retooled, but they say that horse has left the barn.
Health care is no longer a debate about the merits of specific initiatives. Since the spectacle of Christmas dealmaking to ensure passage of the Senate bill, the issue, in voters’ minds, has become less about health care than about the government and a political majority that will neither hear nor heed the will of the people.
Bottom line, write Schoen and Caddell: “Unless the Democrats fundamentally change their approach, they will produce not just a march of folly but also run the risk of unmitigated disaster in November.”
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Missing Mental Health Records of Va. Tech Shooter Are Discovered
The missing mental health records of Seung Hui Cho, who was responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, mysteriously resurfaced last week in the home of the former director of the university’s counseling center.
Abortion Opponents Criticize Health Reform Bills
President Obama, who has vowed to find common ground on culture-war issues, finds himself in the middle of a classic Washington dispute over abortion that is further undermining support among conservative Democrats for his ambitious health-care reform efforts.
A Cancer Patient’s Opinion on Health Reform: Focus on Enhancing System’s Assets
I am both an unlucky and a lucky cancer patient. I am unlucky because the cancer I have, melanoma, is aggressive, complex and difficult to treat, and mine has spread from a mole on my skin, through my bloodstream, to my brain.
FDA Discovers E. Coli In Nestle Cookie Dough
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed that it found E. coli bacteria in a sample of Nestle Toll House cookie dough.
"On June 19, the FDA and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned consumers not to eat pre-packaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough, citing the risk of E. Coli contamination."
The CDC has reported that 69 people in 29 states have been infected with E. Coli, 34 of which have been hospitalized.
Most Americans Want Health Reform but Worry About Costs, Quality
A majority of Americans see government action as critical to controlling runaway health-care costs, but there is broad public anxiety about the potential impact of reform legislation and conflicting views about the types of fixes being proposed on Capitol Hill, according to a new Washington Post-…
Primary-Care Doctor Shortage May Undermine Health Reform Efforts
As the debate on overhauling the nation’s health-care system exploded into partisan squabbling this week, virtually everyone still agreed on one point: There are not enough primary-care doctors to meet current needs, and providing health insurance to 46 million more people would threaten to…
Price Tag of Health Reform Bill Prompts Sparring and a Delay in Congress
President Obama’s hopes for quick action on comprehensive health-care reform ran headlong this week into the realities of Congress, as lawmakers searching for the money to pay for a broad expansion of coverage discovered that it wasn’t easy to find and descended into partisan — and intraparty –…
EPA to Pay Health Bills for People Sickened by Asbestos From Montana Mine
The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday declared its first-ever “public health emergency,” saying the federal government will funnel $6 million to provide medical care for people sickened by asbestos from a mine in northwest Montana.
