Health Care Reform: Another Victim of US Presidentialism The vote by the US House of Representatives on health care reform has been hailed by many as a victory for those many million Americans deprived of any sort of medical coverage. True, there are important, new developments, which Rose Ann DeMoro of the California Nurses Association does a very good job of...

Confused about Health Care Reform? You’re not alone I have received questions from many clients over the last several months asking about what health care reform means and what it will or will not do. Unfortunately, I myself have more questions than answers. Here are the questions I think we need to ask ourselves, and be able to answer, before deciding to...

Health Care Reform, Bad Policy I’m a fan of the notion that the health care industry has gotten out of hand.  The system, including the pharmaceutical industry, needs some kind of reform to become more available, more cost-friendly, more efficient, and as silly as it sounds, healthier.  However, it’s for these reasons that...

Health Care Reform and Behavioral Health: Responding to New Demands and Emerging Health Crises All signs point to Congress passing a comprehensive health care reform bill in 2009, potentially expanding health insurance coverage to 46 million uninsured Americans. This objective will be achieved through a combination of Medicaid eligibility expansions as well as the creation of a new health insurance...

California Officials Offer Varied Views on House Health Care Reform Bill California officials and advocates are offering different predictions about how the House’s recently passed health care reform bill (HR 3962) will affect California and the rest of the country, The Hill’s “Blog Briefing Room” reports. California Lawmakers California Democratic Reps....