Mental patients torment elderly in nursing home Chicago Tribune
Apparently downstate nursing homes in Illinois have begun to allow younger and violent physic patients into elderly nursing homes. Because of a change in the laws more and more nursing have allowed more physic patients to live among the elderly. The results have been disastrous.
In East Peoria, the police finally raided one nursing home after receiving an overwhelming number of calls for help, almost 50 in the month of January. During the raid the police arrested two patients who had outstanding warrants for their arrests and were considered 'armed and dangerous'.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Health reform issue hits home :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Health
Health reform issue hits home :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Health
A mother with a sick child sings the praises of Illinois All Kids program, and recalls the fighting she and her now ex-husband did with insurance companies to maintain coverage for her special needs child. Lack of health care coverage does not just effect poor families, but working and middle class families as well.
"That's why it's time for working- and middle-class families benefiting from Blagojevich's health care reform legacy to step up and let their legislators know whose side we need them on. Illinois Covered will make a difference in the lives of 1.4 million hardworking Illinoisans." - Chicago Tribune
A mother with a sick child sings the praises of Illinois All Kids program, and recalls the fighting she and her now ex-husband did with insurance companies to maintain coverage for her special needs child. Lack of health care coverage does not just effect poor families, but working and middle class families as well.
"That's why it's time for working- and middle-class families benefiting from Blagojevich's health care reform legacy to step up and let their legislators know whose side we need them on. Illinois Covered will make a difference in the lives of 1.4 million hardworking Illinoisans." - Chicago Tribune
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Who's Paying More?
Health-cost burden sometimes varies by gender | Chicago Tribune
Well now, an article noticing that all health care is not fair.
"High-deductible plans punish women for having breasts and uteruses and having babies," said Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, the study's lead author.- Chicago Tribune
When women have to pay for birth control but Viagra is fully covered for men, you know there is a problem. I don't believe this problem will be solved by Universal Health Care, but through evaluating the needs of both men and women and then making allowances accordingly.
Well now, an article noticing that all health care is not fair.
"High-deductible plans punish women for having breasts and uteruses and having babies," said Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, the study's lead author.- Chicago Tribune
When women have to pay for birth control but Viagra is fully covered for men, you know there is a problem. I don't believe this problem will be solved by Universal Health Care, but through evaluating the needs of both men and women and then making allowances accordingly.
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