HR 676

Thanksgiving break was a welcome change of pace from the exciting world of peer review, paper writing, and work; I hope everyone else felt the same, but I thought there was something from break that I might share with the class. Sicko, Micheal Moore's new documentary on the health care industries lack of attention for 50 million who were denied basic coverage and the rest of the country who live with a low level HMO, has stapled visions of disparity in my mind for years to come. But more to the point, congress will be looking at Health Care Reform in the coming election year, in particular, HR 676. This bill would provide socialized medicine for all United States citizens and remove health care companies as the capitalistic top of the health care pyramid. Please see michealmoore.com, the section in concern: what-can-I-do, and look over this bill. This may be our one great chance to become the last civilized modern country to take care of its citizens with socialized medicine.

On a side note, did anyone know that British hospice actually pay for travel expenses to and from the hospital? What about the ability for doctors to make house calls free of charge?
For more see Sicko, unfortunately at Blockbuster only.