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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We don’t have a “healthcare” system, we have a “medical services delivery system – #1 Unlimited MD license to control everyone and everthing

by faithgibson July 28, 2020

This essay is an excerpt is from another one of my websites  (Healthcare 2.0) originally written and published in 2009. Contemporary Intro to my 11-year old post:  As an ER and L&D nurse, and now as a community-based professional midwife, I have been in the so-called “healthcare business” for my entire adult life, which is […]

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ACOG 2003 Task Force on Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy

by faithgibson July 22, 2020

Editor’s Note: Slight changes in formatting to make reading easier. Summary of the Publication, “Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy: Defining the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology,” by the ACOG Task Force on Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy ~ 2003 ~ Medscape Peter Van Eerden, MD; Peter S. Bernstein, MD, MPH July 03, 2003 Introduction In January 2003, the American […]

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