Pro e Contra for the health care bill by Zivka Deleva
Few days before the senators are going to vote for the health care bill, President Barack Obama, for whom this law was one of the crucial in his campaign, he signed the bill yesterday. He pronounces “a new season in America”. Such battered words are not going to cover the malcontent of his people, and that’s why his popularity falls every day, more and more. Before the official vote, some points of the law, are still provoking dilemmas and debates among the senators. This law includes more expensive subsidies for people that earn less, offers bigger help for older people, when it comes to drug prescriptions. One hundred senators are about to vote for th! e law. Democrats seat on 59 chairs. The law is going to be brought with a simple majority, and not with the usual 60 votes. Republicans biggest fact why shouldn’t this bill be accepted are that it is going to increase the taxes and that it shouldn’t be obliged. They have a lot of amendments to add and that might complicate the complete version of the fix-it bill, and return it back to the White House and then back to the Senate. And normally, in politics there are a lot of games and a lot of deals if a politician wants to gain something. For example, Obama wanted to sign an order affirming the law against federal funding of abortions, only in the cases of rape, incest or danger to the woman's life. But few anti-abortion Democrates threatened not to vote for the health care bill, so Obama moved his amends of the law. I guess this is nothing strange, because every vote counts. The plan with the new health care bill is about 32 million Americans to get insurance ! over the next decade.
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American President Obama signed down the healthcare reform. As it was expected he would not stop until he got it passed. For the country it is the the real change. When we consider American public wasn't really into climate change, the world policy, the change of values had to explode somewhere else - domestic issues – apart Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan military problems it was a bubble called healthcare reform. Critics and defenders totally agreed, the change was needed, but that was where the common sense ended. The case became a political issue, media bubble and the public was usually led into the chaos and misunderstanding. The fight for the proposal wasn't fair at all! , one could have seen the worst accusations from mouth of those robbing the country the most. Most of the critics have already been profiting from war, oil industry in the Middle East and tried to avoid the attraction by shouting and pointing at someone else's problem.But Democrats were not playing better at all – one can still remember low minded ads overwhelming TV, billboards and newspapers. They produced massive campaign not to make the public know about the details of reform, they made a campaign by accusing the other side. It was more personal than political fight.And by that they were playing politics of the dead bug – by not listening to the public, not commenting, not publishing any information till the very last moment.Right now, the paper has been passed – and it comes to the breaking point – the change in the minds of the people.Living in Europe, it's normal to be insured from birth to death. Everyone get's federal insurance covering basi! c healthcare. The exceptional steps are funded by additional p! ersonal insurance and personal investments. Of course there have been always problems with the list of sickness and medicaments that were supposed to be covered and which not, with the bureaucracy and low level of medicare somewhere – but the idea of being covered was mutual. There has been never a fight against the common service. Ever.If you read public reactions over internet, you can see it is more philosophical – mostly uneducated users say they don't want to pay for other people, no matter in what conditions. The idea of common sense seems to be very unusual, I would say, evil in their eyes. I feel there's the policy of paying for every aspect of one's life, so people were just used to cover every surgeon, step and medicare with a check – now they don't want to pay for the group, for society.Yes, emotions! Some say it was the attack on American ambitions and sense of profit. Some say it was the attack on privacy and decision freedom. Everyone say it would not! pay more for society.But if these people were raised taxes without significant reason, they would all shut up and followed. The arguments of filling someone else's pockets is certainly not relevant – the insurance companies have already been profiting on this system. And these very same people have been filling the pockets of high society group for decades. They have the right to be angry, but they should be educated and tolerant. To realize the facts and their political leaders.For me it is also a miracle the fact of having just two and two(!) main groups in Congress for centuries. Too much simplification, too many layers of history and tradition to cover the malfunction of that system. While beating the opposite, the real problem or the solution disappears. If people would realize this point, one could have seen the biggest change in American history ever.
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Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by mycobacteria which usually attacks the lungs. It is spread through air, so when one person has the disease and he coughs or sneezes while traveling on the bus or subway, anyone who gets in touch with that person can be infected as well. Even though the times when this disease was a major cause of death and illness are already gone, it can still result in death – especially when the disease is left untreated. TB kills more than 50 percent of its victims. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week the nation’s tuberculosis rate dropped more than 11 percent. In comparison with last years, when t! he TB rates have been falling generally about 4 percent, this is the largest single-year decrease in more than 50 years. Such a big drop was unexpected and so the experts are cautious about celebrating. Although final report is due in the fall, some factors which caused this drop are already known. First of all stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants can be responsible for this drop. Screening them before they leave their native countries can significantly decrease the number of infected people. The screening changes were made in 2007 and they guarantee that any immigrant suspected of having TB will be completely tested and will also receive at least 6 months of treatment. Development of antibiotics and public health efforts could be other factors which influenced decrease of TB rates. And decrease from 4.2 cases per 100,000 people to 3.8 is significant indeed.
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Eden na četvorica se neosigurani! by Barbora Misakova
Ne opagja samo brojot na državnite zatvori. Nova studija otkri deka sé ušte ima malku neosigurani ugje što živeat vo Kalifornija. Spored sobranite podatoci, rečisi eden na sekoj četvrt Kaliforniec na vozrast pod 65 godini, nema zdravstveno osiguruvanje za vreme na barem poslednite godini. Možebi za del od vas ovie statistiki kje bidat šokirački, no podobro e da se živee vo vistinski svet, ne mislite taka? Koga Univerzitetot od Kalifornija gi sporedi brojkite od rezultatite od minatite nekolku godini, toa isto taka gi šokiraše i istražuvačite. Dodeka vo 2007 godina, 6.4 milioni Kalifornijci nemaa ! osiguruvanje, dve godini podocna, brojot porasna za 25 procenti na 8.2 milion neosigurani lica. Kako što reče za „Rojters“, Šana Aleks Lavareda, edna od avtorkite na istražuvanjeto: „Očekuvavme da vidime nekoe zgolemuvanje, sekako, no edna od ovie veličini beše prilično iznenaduvačka.“ Kako što Lavareda dodade sistem koj se zategaše dolgo vreme, konečno se skrši vo 2009 godina. Zgolemuvanjeto na lugjeto bez osiguruvanje e povrzano so recesijata. Porastot na gubenjeto na rabotnite mesta i opagjanjeto na pomošta za rabotodavcite, bea direktnite posledici na recesijata. Rabotosposobnite vozrasni pomegju 18 i 65 godini, pretstavuvaat grupa kade rečisi eden na trojca se neosigurani. Toa nesomneno ja pravi Kalifornija nacija so najgolem broj neosigurani lica vo koja bilo država. Za vreme na minatite dve godini, proporcijata na Kalifornijci što gi pokrivaše drž! avnata programa za zdravstvena zaštita porasna od 15.3 na! 16.5 pr ocenti. Studijata pokaža deka iako federalnata vlada ponudi pomoš za otuštenite rabotnici, 62 procenti od tie što gi izgubija zdravstvenite prednosti blagodarenie na nivnite rabotni mesta, bea forsirani da baraat pokritie od drugi izvori ili da stanat neosigurani.
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First Lady trying to change the fast food nation by Zuzana Zelenakova
On Tuesday meeting of the Grocery Manufacturers Association First Lady Michelle Obama addressed food giants directly and asked them to try to be more careful about the nutrition value of their products. The amount of obese children in the US is alarming and still growing. Michelle Obama talked to representatives of such brands as Coca-Cola, Del Monte or General Mills in her continuing efforts to raise awareness of this problem. "We need you not to just tweak around the edges but entirely rethink the products you are offering, the information that you provide about these products, and how you market those products to our children," she said. She urged the companies to put ! more effort into the marketing of healthier food and more importantly to make products which contain more nutrients and less useless unhealthy ingredients. "While decreasing fat is certainly a good thing, replacing it with sugar and salt isn't," she urged. "This needs to be a serious industrywide commitment to providing the healthier foods parents are looking for at prices they can afford." Earlier this year the First Lady also agreed to promote Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which aims at delivering fresh, healthy and nutritious food to all urban and rural communities that has been missed out so far, and all that in seven years. Michelle Obama´s campaign is focusing on children food culture, particularly school lunches and vending machines, which are one of the main sources of extra-sugar and extra-calories food children are eating. Former President Bill Clinton who was part of a similar campaign few years ago in cooperation with the American Heart Association sai! d he admires immensely First Lady´s efforts. "She'll get ! visibili ty for it that I can't get. She's a lot younger than I am. She'll relate better to a lot of the kids in the schools. They'll relate better to her. I think it's a really great thing for her to do this," he said.
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Not only state prison numbers drop. A new study found there is also still less insured people living in California. According to the collected date nearly one in four Californians under age 65 lacked health insurance during at least part of last year. Maybe for some of you will these statistics be shocking, but it is better to live in real world, don’t you think? When the University of California compared the figures from the past few years results shocked also researchers. While in 2007 there were 6.4 million of Californians with no insurance, in two last years the number increased 25 percent to 8.2 million uninsured people. As Shana Alex Lavarreda, one of the study&! #8217;s authors told Reuters: “We expected to see some increase, certainly, but one of this magnitude was quite surprising.” As Lavarreda added a system that was straining for long time finally broke in 2009. Increase of people with no insurance is connected with recession. Soaring job losses and also drop in employer-provided coverage were recession’s direct consequences. Working-age adults – between 18 and 65 years, represent group where nearly one in three is uninsured. That makes from California undoubtedly the nation with the highest number of uninsured in any single state. During the past two years, the proportion of Californians covered by state healthcare program increased from 15.3 to 16.5 percent. The study showed that even though federal government offered subsidies to laid-off workers, 62 percent of those who lost their job-based health benefits were forced to seek coverage from other sources or became uninsured.
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1 zo 4 Kalifornčanov je bez poistenia! by Barbora Misakova
Ako sa zdá, v USA neklesá už len počet väzňov. Nová štúdia potvrdzuje, že v Kalifornii žije čoraz menej ľudí s poistením. Podľa získaných údajov takmer jeden zo štyroch Kalifornčanov, pod vekovou hranicou 65 rokov, nebol poistený v priebehu celého či časti minulého roka. Možno budú výsledky štatistík pre mnohých z vás šokujúce, no je lepšie vedieť pravdu a poznať reálny stav. Keď Kalifornská Univerzita porovnala dáta z predchádzajúcich dvoch rokov, šoko! vaní zostali aj samotní výskumníci. Kým v roku 2007 bolo 6.4 milióna Kalifornčanov nepoistených, o dva roky neskôr toto číslo vzrástlo o 25 percent, čo predstavuje 8.2 milióna nepoistených ľudí. Ako Shana Alex Lavarreda, jedna z autoriek štúdie povedala pre Reuters: „Očakávali sme nejaký ten nárast, samozrejme, ale nárast takýchto rozmerov bol dosť prekvapivý.“ Ako Lavarreda dodala, systém, ktorý bol preťažovaný dlhý čas sa nakoniec v roku 2009 celkom rozpadol. Nárast počtu ľudí bez poistenia je spojený samozrejme s recesiou. Neustále zvyšovanie nezamestnanosti a s tým spojený pokles poistení zabezpečovaných zamestnávateľom sú priame dôsledky krízy. Pracujúca skupina ľudí – medzi 18. a 65. r! okom života, predstavuje skupinu, kde jeden z troch ľ! ;udí ; nemá žiadne poistenie. Kalifornia je tak bezpochyby národom s najvyšším počtom nepoistených ľudí zo všetkých amerických štátov. V priebehu posledných dvoch rokov sa percento Kalifornčanov krytých štátnym zdravotníckym programom zvýšilo z 15.3 na 16.5 percent, no v porovnaní so zvyšujúcim sa počtom nepoistených ľudí je to nič. Štúdia ukazuje, že i napriek štátnej pomoci vo forme príspevkov pre robotníkov, ktorí stratili zamestnanie až 62 percent tých, ktorí stratili prácu, je nútených hľadať poistné krytie v inde, príp. zostať nepoistený.
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It's certainly an interesting watch to see a performance of American politicians handling the battle of healthcare reform. It's also certainly to see the reaction of American people. Two wills opposing each other. While President Obama pushes hard to get each vote possible, while Democratic allies promise to launch great advertising campaign with the most unusual target group – 17 Democratic Senators who voted against the bill and the Service Employees International Union threatens Senators taking away its support if the bill loses again, at that very moment each relevant public opinion poll shows the majority of American people is against the proposed reform.Misunder! standing may be a reason too, the process has been lasting more than a year, Government is keeping the policy of a dead bug, nervously keeping every information guarded till the very last moment. According observers, public has not been properly informed with the details of the bill.Public is not the only one without information – some politicians openly suggest they haven't read the bill as well. Here we go for instance with Democrat Henry Waxman. The line could continue.The misunderstanding comes with more variations of the bill – the original proposal has been updated several times and its original content is really far away from current idea. The form, however doesn't meet the agreement of both parties. The pressure on politicians and president rises. President doesn't hide he wants every vote possible. That means to unite his Democratic troop which seems to be only a matter of time. Although more than dozen of Democratic Sentators agreed with Republicans' o! bjections and stopped the bill in Congress for few months, som! e of the m may change their minds. Among mind flexible Senators is now even Republican James Oberstar of Minnesota. No doubt President is willing to pass the reform, since it has been one of his strongest pre-election issues. He wants it because Democrats lost the crucial majority in the Congress to pass reforms with literally no problems. He wants it so bad also because of November elections that could reflect the power of the party. Where is the ordinary citizen with his opinion, one doesn't know. Politicians don't consider the polls, that is a fact.What a performance!
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It's certainly an interesting watch to see a performance of American politicians handling the battle of healthcare reform. It's also certainly to see the reaction of American people. Two wills opposing each other. While President Obama pushes hard to get each vote possible, while Democratic allies promise to launch great advertising campaign with the most unusual target group – 17 Democratic Senators who voted against the bill and the Service Employees International Union threatens Senators taking away its support if the bill loses again, at that very moment each relevant public opinion poll shows the majority of American people is against the proposed reform.Misunder! standing may be a reason too, the process has been lasting more than a year, Government is keeping the policy of a dead bug, nervously keeping every information guarded till the very last moment. According observers, public has not been properly informed with the details of the bill.Public is not the only one without information – some politicians openly suggest they haven't read the bill as well. Here we go for instance with Democrat Henry Waxman. The line could continue.The misunderstanding comes with more variations of the bill – the original proposal has been updated several times and its original content is really far away from current idea. The form, however doesn't meet the agreement of both parties. The pressure on politicians and president rises. President doesn't hide he wants every vote possible. That means to unite his Democratic troop which seems to be only a matter of time. Although more than dozen of Democratic Sentators agreed with Republicans' o! bjections and stopped the bill in Congress for few months, som! e of the m may change their minds. Among mind flexible Senators is now even Republican James Oberstar of Minnesota. No doubt President is willing to pass the reform, since it has been one of his strongest pre-election issues. He wants it because Democrats lost the crucial majority in the Congress to pass reforms with literally no problems. He wants it so bad also because of November elections that could reflect the power of the party. Where is the ordinary citizen with his opinion, one doesn't know. Politicians don't consider the polls, that is a fact.What a performance!
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I woke up this morning and saw Chilean people living in the tents on the public lawns, squares, everywhere on open spaces. The absurdity of this picture was increased by the amount of empty buildings surrounding them. But nobody entered. If you demand the answer – you would better imagine the earthquake of 8.8 magnitude, then massive tsunami destroying several tens of coastal villages, then the organization chaos and striving. No supplies, no electricity.Three days in a moving chaos – then tsunami again. As before – unexpected or better said – uninformed. Tsunami, followed by the earthquakes between 6.7-7.2 magnitude caused hysteria among the survivo! rs. With every shake, people are running to open spaces, far from buildings and the coast. It is also a difficult situation for real-estate sector. Although owners of disturbed buildings promise the reconstruction, lodgers are precarious and don't want to live there. A lot of people are leaving sites. What is left behind is corrupted areas with soon to collapse buildings. It seems the area is being rewritten again. But what a price! Chilean disaster caused great portion of shock and chaos in the country. More than 24 after the catastrophe there were only 100 soldiers on the sites. The food and information connection has been cut. President Michelle Bachelet called for help with one day delay. The number of victims has exceeded 800, yet counted economic waste summed 15 billion dollars. The environmental damage remains uncounted.Earthquake and striking tsunami are the cause of massive leaving of coastal regions. What remains is a no men's land. People are leaving – who ! is going to stay for reconstruction?One does imagine the enorm! ous effo rts to bring it back to life.
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