With Labor Day approaching, I thought the BMG community would be especially interested in hearing about efforts to support the Salary Reserve for low-paid human service workers that the Governor and legislature have left behind for the last … [Read more...]
Daschle, convictions, and cynicism
The news of Tom Daschle's withdrawal from consideration for the HHS and health-reform-czar is deeply unfortunate. It would be hard to say that the chance of health care reform didn't take a hit.I am forced to wonder that … [Read more...]
PAY YOUR G** D*** TAXES!
Dear Potential Obama Nominees & Appointees: PAY YOUR G** D*** TAXES! Seriously. Stop being such asshats, K? It'd be a big help. Thanks. Sincerely, Everyone that wants a functioning government. P.S. - If the whole "it's the law" and … [Read more...]
JudyAnn Bigby: Your new Secretary of Health and Human Services
Reports David Bernstein, Patrick has tapped JudyAnn Bigby to be head of HHS. Here's her bio, and that link also leads to a video interview and transcript. She seems big on the health of underserved populations and on the need for physicians … [Read more...]
Health Care: We get to keep the $385 Million (whew!)
One of the main incentives for passing the new health care law was the promise of new moneys from the feds: $385 million. This was in doubt because the law was supposed to have been implemented by July 1. It wasn't.Well, the feds have … [Read more...]