By Andrew Boyd, University of Illinois at Chicago Wearing a fitness tracking device could earn you cash from your health insurance company. At first, this sounds lucrative for the people who participate, and good for the companies, who want healthier insurance customers. But it’s not…
By Mike Maharrey A Virginia bill that would help facilitate healthcare freedom passed the state House yesterday. Del. R. Steven Landes (R-Verona) introduced House Bill 2053 (HB2053) on Jan. 10. The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements) do not constitute…
By Mike Maharrey A bill that would help facilitate healthcare freedom and set the foundation to nullify federal control over the industry in practice passed the Montana Senate yesterday. Sen. Cary Smith (R-Billings) introduced Senate Bill 100 (SB100) on Jan. 9. The legislation specifies that direct primary care…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Our do-nothing Congress is fast-tracking a most controversial bill to land on President Barack Obama’s desk before he leaves office, and which he’s promised to sign into law. That draconian bill will mandate and impose many more restrictions upon our freedom…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Since I’m on deadline for a project I must meet within the next two weeks, my articles will have to be fewer, shorter and quickly to the point. I just could not let this one pass by without sharing it with…
By Mike Maharrey Today, a new law that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in Nebraska goes into effect. Sen. Merv Riepe (R-Omaha) introduced Legislative Bill 817 (LB817) back in January. The new law specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements) do…
By Mike Maharrey Americans have an obsession with centralizing regulatory functions in the federal government. Whether it be environmental, business or safety regulations, people reflexively turn to D.C. Most Americans believe only uniform dictates from the feds can adequately regulate various professions and industries. But…
By Claire Bernish Medical errors kill more people in the United States than anything else except heart disease and cancer, a stunning new study has found. Scientists from Johns Hopkins finally quantified the number of deaths from medical mistakes — such as incorrect diagnoses, medication…
By Amanda Froelich Practices like yoga, meditation, and kirtan can help curb the need for general health care services by almost 50 percent! Imagine if before and after a hectic day of work, everyone took twenty minutes to stretch and objectively contemplate their life’s journey….
By Cameron Langford HOUSTON (CN) – A man died from anaphylactic shock because a Houston hospital took 26 minutes to verify he had insurance before seeing him, his family claims in court. Baldomero Flores’ parents and three children sued Doctors Hospital-Tidwell and Dr. Charles Liggett…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Are readers aware that what most consumers revere, and totally believe without a doubt as ‘science based’, actually is the third verifiable cause of death, especially in the USA? After coming to a similar association or conclusion many years ago, I’ve…
By Catherine J. Frompovich From very early on in life, everyone learns how important math is, especially that one and one equal two, not three or even two-and-a-half! However, when it comes to statistics and other mathematical markers for business, industry, and even science, numbers…
As we move further into the future, it seems that even our trips to the doctor’s office could be dramatically changed as a result of technological advancements. Many experts expect that doctors will be required to rely more significantly on technology in the future, according…
By Heather Callaghan After America has witnessed at least two cases of forced chemotherapy on children – the true, damaging nature of chemotherapy bubbles to the surface. A 17-year-old was strapped down and forcefully injected chemo toxins against her express wishes after it went before…
By Heather Callaghan The burgeoning “health” care industry has made people see themselves as sickly… Researchers from Ohio State University had a hunch that the expansion of the medical industry has made people overall view themselves as unwell – in need of help. First psychologically,…
By Heather Callaghan Bill Gates is continuing “God’s work” in India. By using the new affluence of social networking to exhale the old affluence of social custom and belief. Researchers applying the program are seeking to categorize people and collect information on them about who…
By Jonathan Parker As the population in the US continues to age, skilled nursing facilities, group homes, assisted living and other care facilities are seeing a huge increase in residents. It’s never an easy decision to place a loved one in a group care setting, but…
