Millions of Medicaid in the middle class could
Posted by este in Health Care System on June 12, 2011
Talk about sneaky. The new health law in the heart of President Obama’s campaign turned out to be much closer to the government-run health care than can be imagined. In turn is wholly ridiculous events that could only happen in Washington, DC, recently found that early retirees are firmly in the middle class will qualify for Medicaid, a government-sponsored health care program that provides free healthcare to the poor.
A married couple with an annual income of $ 64,000, for example, will receive Medicaid at the time of early retirement. The cost will be exorbitant if the person falls into this category took advantage of the benefits, and you can bet they will. The results of chaotic law will be that 3 million additional people will be eligible for Medicaid in 2014. The reason behind the chaos that is that Social Security benefits are not included in income when determining eligibility for free health care.Logged Medicare Chief Actuary Richard Foster, “I usually do not comment on the pros or cons of the policy, but it just does not make sense This is a situation that gets no attention at all .. And even now, when I raised the issue with various policy makers, people do not take my rush to say that we need to do something about it. Read the rest of this entry »
Measles Outbreaks Blamed Highest Levels
Posted by este in Health Care System on June 12, 2011
Measles Outbreaks Blamed Highest Levels
Centers for Disease Control reported this week that the case of measles has reached its highest level since 1997.
This year, 131 cases of measles have been reported so far, been much higher than reported last year 42 cases.
Documentation CDC says that parents who are worried about a possible link between measles vaccination and autism do not vaccinate their children against childhood diseases as often as the public before.
Of the 131 cases, 63 involved children whose parents refuse to vaccinate their children.
“We see a lot more spread. It is about us,” said Dr. Jane Seward CDC doctor. Measles virus is highly contagious. One expert said that if a person infected with measles coughs or sneezes in room 100 people, 95 of them will come down with measles. This quote does not come up with a clarification that says if 95 people will have been immunized or not. One considers that this means of transmission will occur if the room is full of people have not been vaccinated, if vaccine which would indicate a fairly lame. Read the rest of this entry »