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Nearly two million Americans who aren’t veterans and who aren’t on Medicare or Medicaid are still part of a health system that’s run by the government. What is it? Let the Mediavore teach you:
You may not have heard of the Indian Health Service, but IHS is another public health system run by the government. It provides services to about 1.8 million Native Americans; its annual budget is $3.6 billion.
Today on KUOW’s Weekday, Steve Scher leads a discussion about how IHS works, and sometimes, doesn’t work, for those it serves.
You can listen to it here.
We’ll have the full story with Humana’s side on WFPL today.
I’m covering the possible sit-in at Humana this morning. A few single payer advocates say they’re willing to be arrested today.
The Rural Blog has a nice analysis of a Dartmouth healthcare study and reactions to it. It’s called No rhyme, reason to rural health cost. It goes on to explain the title and cites the study to say that rural healthcare is not, by rote, more expensive than urban health care. Take a look.
What the map ultimately shows, they write. is that the government is spending “vastly more on health care in some areas than in others without any indication that the increased spending results in better health.”
Here’s what we reported on today:
First lady Michelle Obama will talk about healthy eating on the season premier of Sesame Street November 1st. This includes food you can grow yourself.
This is part of a push from the administration toward a healthy lifestyle. President Obama appeared on the cover of Men’s Health (which was defaced in Louisville) and the First Lady will continue to make appearances focusing on exercise and proper eating habits.
This focus on diet and exercise is a pretty important part of the plan to build a healthier country. The argument is that people don’t just need access to affordable, quality care, they need to focus on preventing the need for that care. This is a fairly bipartisan argument, but the disagreement is over how this ideal situation can be reached.
Some parts of this are a political argument and some are not. Either way, let’s discuss this and keep it civil, unlike Big Bird in the clip below.
Here’s what we reported on today:
Here’s what we reported on today:
- Poverty Task Force Begins Work In Frankfort
- Preservation Groups Work to Move Civil War Monument
- Louisville Receives Stimulus Grant For Firehouse
- Berman Reacts to District Accountability Scores
- Clark Co. Lawyer Joins Medicaid Fraud Unit
- Plans Announced For Botanical Garden
- Bank Executive Opposes Regulating Financial Industry
- Norton/Anthem Officials To Meet
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I just got back from the “Mad As Hell Doctors” tour stop on Gray Street. Seeing all of the doctors reminded me to post a link to a story about Humana being under investigation.
