Women have been getting an earful from the healthcare industry this week. One second the healthcare industry is telling women to get yearly mammograms after 40 years old, the next it’s after 50 years old. One second women are hearing to get pap smears yearly after the age of 18, the next they’re being told to wait until they’re 21 and to get the pap smear every two or three years. What’s next? Drinking heavily during pregnancy is good for the baby and calcium for bone strength is just a myth?

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Let’s talk executive physicals and why some people love to give them a bad rap. If you watch The Biggest Loser, you know exactly what an executive physical is, because I imagine is pretty much the same thing. When the contestants get their first real exam, they are put through a variety of tests, machines, scans, and procedures to evaluate every single cell in their bodies. The test can tell how old their body truly is beneath all the layers, how strong their heart is, what illnesses they have that they didn’t even know about, and much, much more.

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What is the secret? Why all the hush, hush? What happen to transparency that Obama promised during his campaign and once in office reiterated on more than one occasion. Yet  he continuously is hiding the real picture of his intentions over and over again. This time his hidden agenda is the health care issue. What do we need to know about the Obama plan for health care? You owe it to yourself to check it out. Don’t be snowed by the charismatic character and slick/smooth  talking of Obama this is your life we are talking about. Get in the know and tell your friends and families so everyone will be well informed. Go to http://www.patriotroom.com and read related articles.
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Headlines “US Business Groups Bristle At Senate Health-Care Bill”. Seems that many are balking at the idea of national health care that Obama and the liberals in congress are proposing for the United States.  Looks as though, groups representing U.S. employers are meeting today to discuss strategies to contend with the proposed congress health-care legislation. So far the discussions have been met with extreme, marked dislike and resistance to the suggested reform to health care both from the medical society and the private sector.

The nation’s largest doctors/medical group (AMA) isn’t sold on Obama’s call for public health care plans and it looks as if this could be a giant hurdle to his reform proposals. Dr. Nielsen the president of the AMA is strongly opposing the proposals at this time.  “Dr. Nancy Nielsen says the American Medical Association has “major concerns about government control over health care decisions.” Obama is scheduled to address this issue with the AMA on Monday. The AMA wants a system that offers both affordable and high quality health care. Dr. Nielsen stated that a more positive approach to health care reform would be best achieved through that of the private insurance market not that of government inference. Nielsen didn’t say she would lobby against Obama’s plan but left that open to interpretation, however she did state the AMA wants more details before a decision could be made.
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Health care is a major issue being discussed by your congress even as I write. You may not be concerned but I am. I do not want the government determining my health coverage. I also know many doctors are concerned about the government deciding what and how they can treat a patient. These politicians have no medical degree so what makes them think they can make a proper and good decision for health care? This should not be a government decision but should be between you/me and the doctor. No doubt health care cost needs to be reformed.  Reformation should not be in the hands of politicians. I for one do not want them determining my health care.  Are you concerned about them determining or allowing them to determine what your health care will be?

The insurance cost for health care is out of sight and continuously goes up each year when your employer  renegotiates with insurance companies. The cost increase is not always the determination of the insurance company to just randomly raise your rate just because they want to, but other determining factors. That is a whole other issue and discussion.

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The Golden Rule use to mean “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It was simple, decent, and the way things should be. My freshman sports writing professor drilled it into our heads again and again, telling us that if we didn’t remember anything else about journalism, remember The Golden Rule. He was an interesting guy.

But, The Golden Rule seems to have gone by the wayside with Wall Street literally ripping out that page in the books and stomping all over it with their Italian business shoes before sleeping in a bed made of 100 dollar bills. Maybe we should get back to that Golden Rule.

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Most writers are sub-contractors and freelancers. It’s a great life, setting your own schedule, waking up when you chose and working in your pajamas. Unfortunately, your health insurance options, as well as your paychecks, are few and far between.

If you happen to live in New York, and freelance, finding a low cost health plan is a full-time job in itself. New Yorkers pay the highest health insurance premiums in the entire country! A whopping 13 to 15 percent increase from year to year. Sure, New Yorkers might make more money because the standard of living is more expensive, but low cost health insurance is still a necessity that is nearly impossible to find.

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No joke! Pfizer is offering 12 months of free drugs to those who have just been laid off and have lost their medical coverage. Having no insurance does not necessarily mean that you won’t be able to get that Viagra anymore.

Pfizer is extending this offer to all patients who have been taking the drug for the past three months, and who continue to need the medication. And it’s not just Viagra. Diabetes patients can continue to get their needed medication, as well as more than 70 other Pfizer produced medications.

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Currently, about one-third of companies with more than 500 employees offer domestic partner benefits.  But the percentage drops off sharply when smaller employers are counted, said Mary Jo Hudson, director of Ohio Department of Insurance.

When it comes to medical care and protecting your family’s health, we’ve got you covered. Many employers ask couples to prove that their relationship is a legally binding union, however in nearly every state in the U.S. that proof is simply not available. Hence, domestic partner’s are not eligible for medical coverage.

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I’m not going to lie; most people will do most things to sell their product. Some will even take shots at competitors. We couldn’t be more different from the mainstream idea of “politics as usual.” Taking shots at other companies who are trying to make a dollar is not our nature, nor is it why we’re here.

Here’s the deal, the national health care crisis is a tipping Titanic, a monster whale of financial strain that our economy cannot withstand for much longer. If all of the great thinkers out there with their unique health care ideas got together and came up with a fix-all plan that could create affordable and reliable health care for all individuals, we’d be all over it. We should be working together in these rough economic times. However, that master plan from the masterminds hasn’t revealed itself yet, and until that day the No Insurance Club is simply attempting to do its small part to help the uninsured afford their doctor visits.

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