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‘Million Med March’ Draws Hundreds in St. Louis

November 21st, 2009 · No Comments

A crowd of more than 300 gathered at Memorial Plaza outside the St. Louis County (Mo.) Government Building in Clayton Saturday afternoon as part of the Million Med March protest against health care reform measures now under consideration in the nation’s capitol.
Medical professionals, many of whom donned white coats, were joined at the rally by [...]

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Survey: 92 Percent of Physicians Back Tort Reform (Update)

November 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

EDITOR’S UPDATE 11/21/09: Click here to see the SERMO.com blog page containing survey results mentioned by Dr. Dan Windsor at the Million Med March today in Clayton, Mo. More details about the rally will be published here during the remainder of the weekend.  Jackson Healthcare survey article continues below.
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Ninety-two percent of the [...]

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Medical Professionals to Rally Against Government-Run Health Care Saturday

November 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This Saturday at noon, I plan to attend the St. Louis version of the Million Med March set to take place in the courtyard (a.k.a., “Memorial Park”) just south of the St. Louis County Government Building in Clayton, Mo.  There, I plan to interview doctors, nurses and other health care professionals in an effort to [...]

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Single-Payer Advocate ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’

November 16th, 2009 · No Comments

“Number one on my list continues to be the insurance companies, the for-profit insurance companies,” said Dr. Quentin Young early in his speech during the opening session of the 2009 Healthcare-Now.org National Strategy Conference Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.
The first of six ultra-liberal panel members to speak during the session, the founder leader of Healthcare-Now.org [...]

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Consumers Must Have ‘Skin’ in Health Care Game

September 16th, 2009 · No Comments

By Foster Friess
Guest Blogger
David Goldhill became health reform advocate after losing his father to a hospital infection.
Atlantic Monthly features David Goldhill’s story, “How American Health Care Killed My Father.”  Goldhill’s frustration with the American health care system stems from personal experience of losing his father to an infection acquired in a hospital.
At the core of [...]

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