http://healthstrong.org Healthcare Reform News, Opinion and Resources Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:05:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://healthstrong.org/2010/03/support-for-health-care-reform-bill-grows/ http://healthstrong.org/2010/03/support-for-health-care-reform-bill-grows/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:48:32 +0000 Marly McMillen Beelman http://healthstrong.org/?p=561 Support for health care reform is growing. The current bill would end denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions and to help curb costs, it would also require all Americans to get coverage and it has measures to try to reduce overall medical costs. The news is abuzz with new-found support for the bill.]]> http://healthstrong.org/2010/03/support-for-health-care-reform-bill-grows/feed/ 0 http://healthstrong.org/2009/09/bureaucrat-at-the-door/ http://healthstrong.org/2009/09/bureaucrat-at-the-door/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:27:55 +0000 Marly McMillen Beelman http://healthstrong.org/?p=123 As talking heads try to convince you that a government bureaucrat is waiting to stand between you and your doctor, the truth is there's already an insidious barrier between you and your doctor: A health insurance bureaucrat who is only concerned about denying as many claims as they can.]]> http://healthstrong.org/2009/09/bureaucrat-at-the-door/feed/ 1 http://healthstrong.org/2009/09/a-story-of-hypocrasy/ http://healthstrong.org/2009/09/a-story-of-hypocrasy/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:38:40 +0000 Marly McMillen Beelman http://healthstrong.org/?p=89 How can we be so concerned about our own health care while we choose to deny others of having an option? These “others” amount to nearly 46 million Americans who do not have health insurance. Of these, 45,000 die each year because of their lack of health insurance.]]> http://healthstrong.org/2009/09/a-story-of-hypocrasy/feed/ 0