[Perform-talk] Hop Up on the Table, Honey, " "Pharming Out Healthcare" & "Healthcare Reform: a summer class in manufacturing uncertainty... my 3-part healthcare series is up

Tue Sep 8 19:23:55 UTC 2009

Hi Friends,
This is a little off topic, but I thought some of you might be 
interested anyway. We're heading out of town on a six week camping trip 
out west and hope to see the redwoods and have a strawberry milkshake at 
the Moab diner in Moab Utah, Have a great fall.

After my mother-in-law died earlier this summer, I decided to collect 
some of our family's experiences with the American Healthcare system, 
along with some research and an interview I did with CNN's 2008 Hero of 
Patient Empowerment, Trisha Torrey. The result is a three-part series of 
articles on healthcare. My husband and I have both had cancer as well as 
other medical issues, and we witnessed first hand the things that 
happened to our parents in their final years.

Healthcare is an enormously complicated issue, and I hope this series 
will shed light on one of the most important discussions of our time. 
Below are the direct links and the ads from my American Chronicle 
author's page.

Donna

1. "Hop up on the Table, Honey: Does Good Insurance Guarantee Good 
Healthcare?"

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/117612

The author, a cancer survivor with excellent insurance coverage, uses 
personal and family experiences to illustrate the big and small problems 
facing the American healthcare system. Issues include flaws in education 
of healthcare professionals and a myriad of paperwork anomalies. An 
interview with About.com's patient advocate Trisha Torrey provides 
valuable information for those facing decisions about major surgeries as 
well as what every patient needs to know about American healthcare.

2. "Pharming Out Healthcare: Who's Really Deciding Your Treatment?"

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/117600

Have you ever seen big pharma representatives visiting your doctor? 
Perhaps, you've noticed the little gifts they bring, such as clipboards, 
pens and charts -- all emblazoned with the company name. The author of 
"Hop up on the Table, Honey: Does Good Insurance Guarantee Good 
Healthcare?" explains the influence of multinational companies on how 
your doctor looks at disease as well as what medicines you receive.

Hill discusses the ubiquitous TV and magazine ads for prescription 
drugs. Learn the tricks of advertising which make drugs look more 
affective than they are and how to better gauge your risks and benefits.

3. "Healthcare Reform: A Summer Class in Manufacturing Uncertainty"

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/117895

This is an insightful examination of the major aspects of this summer's 
healthcare reform controversies. The author of "Hop up on the Table, 
Honey: Does Good Insurance Guarantee Good Healthcare?" and "Pharming Out 
Healthcare: Who's Really Deciding Your Treatment?"  addresses the 
motives and misinformation behind the antireform efforts. Learn about 
the shady background of the founder of one of the most powerful anti 
reform campaigns and the way industry insiders twisted the words of a 
Republican senator to further their agenda.

Attempts by patient advocates and AARP to separate fact from fiction are 
discussed. Hill explains the difference between two groups with similar 
names and diametrically opposed agendas. Find out where groups like the 
March of Dimes and Microsoft stand.

The article criticizes Obama for not addressing tort reform and suggests 
provisions not included in the current legislation. The author uses 
Greek mythology and the Declaration of Independence to share a few 
thoughts about the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy.

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