Wednesday, December 23, 2009
QD: News Every Day--reform on the cusp of Senate passage
ACP Internist's final news round-up before the holiday break finds the Senate on the cusp of voting for a health care reform measure that's getting a mixed reaction from the public. Something has to be done to alleviate the primary care shortage.
QD: News Every Day will resume coverage Jan. 4.
Health care reform
The Senate is on the cusp of passing its version of health care reform, but more people oppose the measure overall, a national poll found. But, there's been more support for the public option, which was dropped, and for allowing younger Americans to buy into Medicare. And, both chambers of Congress will have to reconcile their differences when the Senate completes its version. As a sign of how difficult that could be, Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith, a radiation oncologist, switched his party allegiance to Republican as a result of health care reform. (Detroit Free Press, Politico)
H1N1 influenza
The First Family is now vaccinated. The first dog has come down with H1N1 flu. (Not Bo, the First Dog, but a canine in suburban New York. (USE Today, AP)
Primary care shortage
Olympia, Wash. has a physician shortage, but it just got a little better. Two family medical practices opened on the town's underserved west side. (The Olympian)
Labels: H1N1, health care reform, primary care shortage, QD
posted by Ryan DuBosar at
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