A Maryland universal health care proposal was unveiled by coalition of citizen and business groups, calling for a statewide insurance pool and a requirement for all residents to buy health insurance.
The proposal released Wednesday from the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative, the nonprofit arm of the Health Care For All! coalition, aims to make it easier to get affordable health care, said initiative president Vincent DeMarco.
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HELENA – Tony Ryan, a former Colorado police officer, says his decades of service on the streets have led him to the conclusion that the war on drugs is not the answer.
“The point is we have no control. We need to take control,” he said.
Ryan is a speaker for the organization Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, a group which is rallying to legalize all drugs. Members of the organization, which includes former law enforcement officers like Ryan, Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks to President Obama, his vision for a world in which women’s health and lives are of critical importance to us all, and to the hard work of so many, the Global Gag Rule
today.
“Too many women die each day from complications caused by pregnancy, childbirth, or illegal abortion—complications that can and should be prevented.”
. Advocates, doctors, legislators and others are praising President Obama – not for an act of symbolic outreach Read the rest of this entry »

– As bad economic numbers fill the headlines day after day, Americans want to believe that better times are ahead. They want jobs, health care for the uninsured, accountability in business and other changes. And President Obama promised on the campaign trail that he would increase regulation of the financial industry, enable people to get affordable health care and put people back to work.
We’ve reached out to advocacy groups to see what they Read the rest of this entry »

lawmakers and Sept. 11 health advocates urged
yesterday to rehire a World Trade Center health czar who was let go last year by the Bush administration.
’s six-year term as director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health expired last July and he was not asked to stay on. Since 2006 he was the government’s point person for post-
illness. He often found himself at odds with the Bush administration in his advocacy for a federal Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s budget proposal may give a sense of whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will secure more funding to boost oversight of prescription drugs, medical devices and foods.
The FDA is on the verge of winning a major funding hike for the current fiscal year, and advocates say it is vital for the agency to gain even more money in coming years. Obama is set to unveil an outline of his fiscal 2010 budget Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Proponents of healthcare reform may have found their ally in U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, but the real campaigning has just begun.
While all eyes are on the president’s transition team as it begins evaluating the nation’s struggling economy and two wars, consumer advocates, union groups and others are determined to keep affordable healthcare front and center.
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es Call for New Approa
Citing concerns that the ABC prevention method — which stands for Abstinence, Be faithful and use Condoms — does not provide women with sufficient protection against HIV/AIDS because of issues such as rape, early marriage and low condom use, advocates for women’s reproductive health recently called for new approaches to reducing the disease among women, Ghana’s
reports. According to the
, the ABC method is not considered Read the rest of this entry »

[Oct 22, 2008]
      Citing concerns that the ABC prevention method — which stands for Abstinence, Be faithful and use Condoms — does not provide women with sufficient protection against HIV/AIDS because of issues such as rape, early marriage and low condom use, advocates for women’s reproductive health recently called for new approaches to reducing the disease among women, Ghana’s
reports. According to the
, the ABC method is not considered Read the rest of this entry »

Cuts to funding for mental health programs won’t save the state money, advocates said Thursday, arguing it will lead to higher spending elsewhere.
More than $5.5 million will be eliminated from state funding for such programs if lawmakers approve the most recent funding scenario for next year’s budget. Up to 90 beds could be lost at the Utah State Hospital, which houses the state’s most severely mentally ill.
Advocates describe the cuts as disproportionately Read the rest of this entry »