health policy

Reproductive & Child Health

India is on the threshold of changes in its Reproductive and Child Health Programme, with a paradigm shift from method specific contraceptives targets to providing client centred quality reproductive...

Report: Seafood Benefits Outweigh Risks

Even so, the government needs to help consumers figure out which seafood is safer, an Institute report said. "The confusion may have scared people out of eating something that is beneficial for...

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Company Policy: July 01, 2007 at 12:47 PM

Dress Code: It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore...

Should we fashion our health care system to the likes of France?

Should we fashion our health care system to the likes of France? There insurance even covers time in thermal spas. Take a gander at this from Medical News Today, and see if you do not agree that we...

New Office Policies

These are the New Office Policies recently posted at work:Dress Code:1. Your will come to work dressed according to your salary. 2. If your come wearing Prada shoes and carring a Gucci bag...

65,000 New Teen Smokers Every Month

If you get a chance, check out the "Running the Numbers" exhibit by Chris Jordan. Here's an example of his work depicting 65,000 cigarettes, equal to the number of American teenagers under age...

The Money and Marketing in Wellness

“Firms’ Health Clinics Cut Costs”- Wall Street Journal, 9 Apr 2008As a business person interested in improving your bottom line, wouldn’t you want to read this? Such a catchy concept, isn’t it? ...

First, Blame the Patient

Here's a prescription for health care reform in case some of us are not aware of the fete accompli that we have reached in the policy world with the upcoming election - here's a quick summary of...

Imagine A World Without Medicare

Imagine if Medicare were to become insolvent. What would happen? Would the sky fall?Would people stop needing or receiving healthcare?I don’t think so.The implications of this are interesting to...

Eleven Years and Counting

How old will I be in 11 years when Medicare’s Trust Fund goes bankrupt?I’ll be sixty.Five years before I’m eligible for the program.I mean, I’m entitled to healthcare! Just like everybody else. ...