Pippa Abston's Blog on Healthcare Reform
I am writing from the perspective of a pediatrician on healthcare reform. I advocate for a universal single-payer system and am a member of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
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Apr 29, 12 07:06PMAs I write this evening, I am keenly aware of the seven legislative days Alabama has left in our regular session. So much is left to decide, especially about the budget. I hope you are als o...
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Apr 19, 12 10:00AMAmong the several bills pending Alabama legislative action this spring, I am sorry to say our state has decided to extend its long arm into the realm of conscience. There are two bills pending, SB...
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Apr 09, 12 06:00AMTomorrow, our state House of Representatives will debate a budget worse than the worst one we imagined. I guess $ 400 million for Medicaid is no more impossible than $ 425 million—we were already...
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Apr 04, 12 07:33AMYesterday, I made the six hour round trip to Alabama’s state capitol, Montgomery, to attend Pediatric Legislative day. I’ve been many times—it was the largest turnout of docs I rsquo...
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Mar 29, 12 04:33AMInteresting letter to Governor Bentley from the Bazelon people. This is the law firm involved in the Wyatt vs. Stickney case– if you don’t know about that, there is some go od...
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Mar 25, 12 03:19PMNotes from Region I DMH meeting, March 23, 2012, Huntsville Main Public Library, 10 am to 1 pm (This may be of interest to those of you who are preparing for mental health cuts, but I am mainly posting...
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Mar 25, 12 07:40AMYeah, I know—the LA Times is right. Every group you can think of is latching on to the Hunger Games as an allegory for its own cause. The archetype of a leader rising from the oppres sed...
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Mar 20, 12 10:43AMAlabama, instead of going for a trickle-down economy, has settled on a suck–the-poor-dry scheme. We have the lowest overall state taxes but the highest income tax on the poor. While trying...
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Mar 18, 12 08:12PMGreat rally today at Big Spring Park in Huntsville– speakers of every age, beautiful pear trees, music– here’s the text of my speech. The YouTube is at http://www.youtube.com/w atch...
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Mar 14, 12 07:50PMI’ve thrown out some numbers about this mental health budget cut in Alabama, but I know a personal story always trumps math. It’s hard for us as family members to tell these stories. nbsp...
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