The Debate on Health Care Policy Reform ~ part 4: An exercise in pseudo-journalism: ~ History AMA

by faithgibson August 4, 2020

The AMA’s 20th century role in stopping National health insurance in the US Origin & Historical Background of the AMA: In the 1800s, two out of every three physicians were non-MD homeopaths and the cost for medical services was very modest. Low fees and a glut of medical practitioners drove down the average income of […]

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The Debate on Health Care Policy Reform ~ an Exercise in Pseudo-Journalism – Day #3

by faithgibson August 3, 2020

The Marriage of Authority-based Medicine and Investor-owned Corporate Medicine Authority-based Medicine: The practice of medicine in the US is an authority-based profession. Its legal and practical configuration has not changed since medical licensing laws were first passed in the 19th century. It is the only health profession one to enjoy “unlimited” licensure, with a legal […]

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The Debate on Health Care Policy Reform ~ an exercise in pseudo-journalism – Day #2

by faithgibson August 2, 2020

  Tell-A-Vision for the 21st Century   The Debate on Health Care Policy Reform ~ an exercise in pseudo-journalism Day #2, Continued from yesterday’s post What American should (but don’t) know about health care in the US: Exactly what kind of ‘status quo’ is this medical dynasty fighting so hard to preserve and protect? Certainly not one that […]

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The Debate on Health Care Policy Reform ~ an exercise in pseudo-journalism (orig.post 2009)

by faithgibson August 1, 2020

Tell-A-Vision for the 21st Century I wrote this essay in 2009 during the year-long debate in the US Congress over the Affordable Care Act. As a web post, it was  long with a lot of moving part and a ton of details, which made it a daunting read. It was also daunting to research, organize […]

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Reconciling the Irreconcilable — Learning to love our dysfunctional maternity care system so we can help fix it

by faithgibson July 30, 2020

Originally written sometime between 2008 &  2010 Reconciling the Irreconcilable                            or “Learning to love the bomb” ^O^ Yes, we need to learn to love our dysfunctional maternity care/obstetricalized system. For our own good and the good of childbearing families we need to […]

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