this is a poster from one of the middle school teams from the World Affairs Competition. I had an incredible time volunteering as a judge for this event. the world savvy organization is a non-profit that works to fill a gap in education by providing resources for teachers to more easily bring [...]
“Suman Dodia, a pregnant, baby-faced 26-year-old, said she will buy a house with the $4,500 she receives from the British couple whose child she’s carrying. It would have taken her 15 years to earn that on her maid’s monthly salary of $25.”
I figured the time would come. It started with textiles, then IT and BPO. [...]
Even after learning a bit more about Hillary and Obama’s plans to ‘universalize’ health care, neither plan moves me towards one candidate or the other. And as long as they have the right idea (i.e. health insurance for more citizens), I’m not including my thoughts on their detailed plans in my final supporting decision. [...]
I just read an article titled “Lab Rat?” about a growing group of cancer patients (or their parents) who refuse to wait for new treatments to be tested, proven, and FDA approved. Instead, they attempt to fight cancer through “alternative treatment cocktails” that are self prescribed.
The story focuses on one father who has his 7-year [...]
I’m usually not a fan of dentists. The whole idea of a stranger poking around my mouth with cold tools seems unnatural and invasive. Plus, I hate breathing out of my nose.
Luckily I found a dentist– or rather dentist office– that is fantastic. The experience is more like that at a spa. The chairs have [...]
Despite numerous tweaks to their health plan, Wal-Mart simply cannot offer an affordable plan to cover its workers. Lagging behind industry averages, Wal-Mart’s employees are subjected to unnecessary charges and fees; wait longer for coverage eligibility, and are forced to seek out public health programs to fulfill their health care needs. With less than 50% [...]
Because of the Deficit Reduction Act, signed by Bush in 2006, women who depend on university health care have seen a sharp rise in the cost of birth control. The federal law, designed to save taxpayers money on Medicaid reimbursements for drugs, requires pharmaceuticals to stop selling drugs to university pharmacies at a discounted [...]
Today he vetoed an extremely critical bill that would have subsidized medical care to low-income, but not impoverished, children. The program aims at a particularly neglected group who are not qualified for Medicaid, but still without access to free health care. From talks with my step-mom, a pediatrician, this group of children is [...]
I have always thought of San Francisco as the most European US city, and now we have another reason to boast our coolness factor: the right and access to health care for any citizen.
It’s pretty sad that our country is the only industrialized nation without universal health care, but the process and magnitude of shifting [...]
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