Archive for the 'Health insurance' Category

Health Insurance Was Made for Man, Not Man for Health Insurance (Self-imposed Slavery)

Many of you must personally know people who are ready to retire, but don’t do it, simply because it will cause them health insurance problems. If they quit their jobs, they will no longer get employer sponsored health insurance. Then they either have to pay much higher premiums that they cannot afford, or they cannot [...]

Pharmaceutical Money and Congress

Here are some statistics about how pharmaceutical companies financially influence Congress and legislature: Members of the House and Senate received an average of $25,277 and $81,891, respectively, in pharmaceutical industry contributions in 2008 Pharmaceutical industry spending to lobby the federal government exceeded $1.5 billion from 1998 to 2008, more than any other industry The ratio [...]

The Lyme Epidemic: IDSA Caught with Conflicts of Interest

Lyme disease is one of the biggest catastrophes deluging the world and there is a marked lack of awareness. To make it worse, the Infectious Disease Society of America are far from helping the situation. In 2006, and IDSA panel upheld the view that chronic Lyme disease does not exist. But in 2007 an antitrust [...]