As the American government continues to find ways on how to improve the health care, debates and lots and lots of discussions about the said issue became the focus of many officials. Today, in relevance to the H.R. 3962 or also known as the Affordable Health Care for America Act, Congressman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) released the following statement:

“This evening, I opposed passage of the health insurance reform legislation that was debated in the House of Representatives. After careful consideration and meetings with health care professionals and Fourth District residents, I decided the legislation did not represent the right balance for rural Missourians.

“I understand the need for reform. Far too often,…

Once more, California will have to scour every sector of state government to find another $20.7 billion to balance its budget over the next 19 months. Unfortunately this time, state leaders won’t be able to acquire savings from some of the state’s largest spending groups.

California’s not allowed to use funding for K-12 schools or colleges because the state already is spending close to a minimum amount required by the federal government. The state also can’t cut down the budget for Medi-Cal until January 2011 for the same reason. Those programs combined make up more than half the state’s $84.6 billion general fund budget.

“We cannot reduce those areas very much more,…

Last Saturday night, as the Senate carry on with the health care bill debate, around 400 physicians marched in to Millennium Park to protest against it. Some of them in fact are carrying signs such as “Stop the hypocritical plague,” a play on words for the Hippocratic Oath all physicians must pledge, and “Tort reform is health care reform”. The rally was organized by Docs 4 Patient Care, an organization of health care professionals which was launched in May. Six related rallies happened in different cities at the same time.

“We understand that there needs to be reform within insurance companies,” says Lisa Hall, a registered nurse at Centegra Memorial Medical…