I’m deeply pleased that President Obama is signing our nation’s health care bill into law today. I have a couple of thoughts about it, and then a parallel in my own work-life.
In my view and perhaps the view of other progressives, millions of people gaining access to doctors and medicine is important, even fundamental to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'health care'
Of Health Care And Rideshare
March 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · health & well being, politics, transportation
Tags: health care·rideshare
Health Care: The Part Under Our Control
November 9th, 2009 · No Comments · health & well being, lifestyle
Rather than write about health care reform in the U.S. (which I think is desperately necessary, just for the record), I’m going to touch lightly on another aspect of health, one more under our direct control. A more personal aspect: how we sustain ourselves. As we age, which we are all doing.
While at Opal Creek [...]
Tags: aging·Bill Cosby·health care·Time Flies
Sustaining Our Health
September 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · health & well being, politics, sustainability
The things we are NOT talking about are often the biggest problems. This morning, columnist Bob Herbert of the New York Times educates us in this article on Senator McCain’s plan for national health insurance if he is elected president in November. As Mr. Herbert points out, almost nobody is writing about this or talking [...]
Tags: bipartisan politics·Bob Herbert·health care·life·prisoner of war·Senator McCain·Senator Obama
The Real Cost Of Gas: $15/gallon
February 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments · sustainability
Last night my friend Jean gave me the first chapter of Lester Brown’s book Plan B to read. Whoa.
I learned that when the International Center For Technology Assessment studied the entire cost of the gas in our cars, including the military costs of protecting access to Mideast oil and the health care costs of treating illnesses created by air pollution, what our country is really paying for gas is not
Tags: carbon footprint·cars·climate change·commuting·cost of living·culture·economics·environment·gas·gas prices·global warming·health care·Lester Brown·market prices·Plan B·pricing signals·subsidy
