Former employees and patients describe ethical lapses, shoddy records and worse at cosmetic surgery clinic — raising concerns about oversight in the booming industry
Woman whose allegations sparked others to speak up says Idaho still must do more to create "just and humane" system
The states described the changes as a “death blow” to their homeless services systems
Here’s an interesting development – a new poll shows that that support for the public option in health care reform has surged from its summertime lows and now is favored by a clear majority of 57 percent of the public. If the program is run by the states and available only to those who lack affordable private options, it draws 76 percent, the Washington Post- ABC News poll shows.
The poll finds that two key groups have shifted in support of the public option -- seniors and independent voters. And in additon to backing the public option, they are supporting another key provision of health care reform - a measure that requires all Americans to carry health care insurance.
The public option would put in place a government-run health plan to compete with private insurers.
There are also deep splits in the new poll over whether the proposed changes would go too far or not far enough in expanding coverage and controlling costs. Twice as many see the plan as leaning toward too much government involvement, but since last month there has been a nine-point increase in the number who say government should be more involved.
The Associated Press reports on a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation monthly poll which found that a third of Americans said they are worried about losing current coverage in September, up from 29 percent in August. "The worries about losing health insurance were greatest among young adults (40 percent), followed by middle-aged people (38 percent). But 29 percent of seniors also said they were worried, even though they have taxpayer-subsidized coverage through Medicare."
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Former employees and patients describe ethical lapses, shoddy records and worse at cosmetic surgery clinic — raising concerns about oversight in the booming industry
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Former employees and patients describe ethical lapses, shoddy records and worse at cosmetic surgery clinic — raising concerns about oversight in the booming industry
Woman whose allegations sparked others to speak up says Idaho still must do more to create "just and humane" system
The states described the changes as a “death blow” to their homeless services systems
A new law is aimed at supporting doula and lactation workers, but many say the success of those reforms depends on whether the state can fix persistent payment problems
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