Posts tagged: Health care

Remember health care reform? Law, funding remain on separate and unequal tracks

By Mark Trahant Mark Trahant is a writer, speaker and Twitter poet. He is a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and lives in Fort Hall, Idaho. Trahant’s recent book, “The Last Great Battle of the Indian Wars,” is the story of Sen. Henry Jackson and Forrest Gerard, now available at www.lastgreatbattle.com Follow him on Twitter […]

Monday October 24th, 2011 in , , , | No Comments »

October rallies in Washington, D.C. focus on restoring jobs and sanity

The host of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart, announced last week that he will lead a rally – “A Rally to Restore Sanity” – on the D.C. mall on Oct. 30, just three days before the midterm elections. He will be joined by a faux counter-demonstration from Stephen Colbert, who will lead what he calls […]

Thursday September 23rd, 2010 in , , , | No Comments »

Health care in the United States ranks low compared to other nations

Congress is debating a slew of health care measures that might or might not provide relief to some 75 million people in the United States that are believed to lack adequate health insurance or are uninsured altogether. Might be a good time to see how we stand compared to the rest of the world. We […]

Tuesday October 13th, 2009 in , | No Comments »