If you look at CNN's exit polling, for Massachusetts in November 2008, 72% of people were somewhat or very worried about health care costs. Of those, Obama received 70% of the vote. Think how badly that message has been mangled here in … [Read more...]
Whole Foods CEO at it again – on climate change
If you were thinking about giving John Mackey of Whole Foods a pass on disparaging health care reform as "socialism," or allowing him that one mistake because you like his beautiful fruits and veggies... you might want to think again. I … [Read more...]
United We Stand Lobby Day WEDNESDAY APRIL 29th 2:30
Come join us Wednesday at 2:30 in Nurses Hall in the State House to lobby for protecting public health … [Read more...]
Unfunded mandate gift-wrapped in a good idea
One line in the article was the source for considerable outrage. The Globe reported:The state's public health commissioner, John Auerbach, said he believes the financial cost to school districts will be nominal, in part because many … [Read more...]
What’s wrong with a Massachusetts Stimulus Package?
For one example, we have a concentrated higher ed capacity, virtually the primary export industry of the state, yet all Deval can do is raise public tuition. Pfui! Why not establish a loan forgiveness program with teeth, repopulating our … [Read more...]
Ted Kennedy To Be Honored for Leadership on Right to Health
Monday, December 8, 2008 12:00 - 1:30 PM The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School Boston, MA Get Directions To RSVP, please visit: http:physiciansforhumanrights.org/townhall Keynote Address via Video by: Honorable US … [Read more...]
Social and health policy- another look at examining our health care industry
From 1966 to 1980 - in the wake of the War on Poverty, the US Civil Rights Act, and the establishment of Medicare, Medicaid, community health centers, and the Environmental Protection Agency - US socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities … [Read more...]
Health Care Reform Financing
The following is an op-ed piece issued to major newspapers and now being released on BlueMassGroup: Massachusetts Healthcare Reform has been successful due to the confluence of the interests of businesses, healthcare providers, … [Read more...]
Off Topic: Neurogenesis and Aerobic Exercise
Lobes of Steel from The New York Times Magazine: Other recent studies support this theory. At the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, a group of elderly sedentary people were assigned to either an aerobic exercise program or a … [Read more...]
Accept It As A Token Of Respect…
House legislators have received gifts to persuade them to oppose the gift ban. Really. They got lots of mugs, with notes inside them subtly asking..."Is it possible a mug, a pen, or a sticky-note pad could influence your vote? … [Read more...]