Obama on Health Bill: 'This Has to Get Done'
from USA Today
 President Obama repeatedly reassured a skeptical public Wednesday that an overhaul of the nation's health care system will put "more money in people's pockets," improve care for patients and offer peace of mind. "This has to get done," he said during a prime-time news conference from the White House, the latest in a slew of appearances aimed at pushing Congress to act and selling his ideas to the public.
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National Health Care Already an Emergency
from South Coast Today
Emergency room care is the name of the national health care program currently in place in this country. National health care in the United States? That's right. Who do you think pays for all that emergency room care? Why, you do, dear taxpayer. But you don't pay it in higher taxes, you pay it in higher insurance premiums.
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U.S. House Democrats Claim "Breakthrough" on Health Bill
from Morningstar
Conservative Democrats gained support Tuesday in a White House meeting for a proposal to strengthen an outside Medicare advisory board, according to a House lawmaker at the center of negotiations on health- care legislation.
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Ten Specialist Medical Organizations Blast T4 Proposal
from Larouche Political Action Committee
An alliance of specialist medical organizations, the Alliance of Specialty Medicine, has blasted the Rockefeller bill to expand the authority of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), arguing that the consequences could include restrictions of Medicare patients' access to important specialty care service. The Alliance sent a letter to Sen. Rockefeller, his House cosponsor Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), and to Senate Finance leaders Max Baucus and Charles Grassley.
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Emergency Physicians Hope to Be Heard in Debate Over Health System Reform
from Journal of American Medical Association
A new government report that once again highlights the overcrowding typically experienced in U.S. emergency departments may help draw the attention of Congress and President Obama as they debate ways to reform health care delivery. In fact, emergency-room physicians argue that a report by the Government Accountability Office showing how overcrowding in emergency departments is affecting the ability of patients to receive timely care, should become part of the debate as Congress and the President attempt to reform health care delivery.
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Emergency Care is a Problem that Takes Patience
from Fort Worth Business Press
Anybody who has visited a hospital's emergency department knows the lobby can be crowded and waits can be long. Even those who haven’t been in an ED know this, and some people are reluctant to visit an emergency department.
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Americans Worry About Access to Care If Universal Health Insurance is Passed
from Globe Newswire
In a recent survey of 1,000 American consumers, more than half (55 percent) believe that if universal health insurance coverage is passed by Congress it will not ensure equal access to care because of capacity constraints, particularly in hospital emergency rooms, according to a report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. A significant number of people, however, would be open to the idea of shared doctor appointments, online physician consultations, worksite clinics and other alternative ways of receiving medical care.
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Making a SmartPhone a First Responder
from The Washington Post
You've sprained your ankle: Ice or heat? A stranger on the bus collapses, unconscious: How well do you remember that CPR class? In those situations, your phone could be good for something besides calling for help. A new iPhone/iTouch application called Pocket First Aid & CPR includes primers, videos and still images.
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