Category Archives: health care

Morning Awful: Homeopathy

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Homeopathy”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailDarryl Cunningham Investigates: Homeopathy.

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Share the post “The Truth About Health Care”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailFor those who don’t know, until this week I worked for a large national company in a call center. Most of the calls I took dealt with prescriptions in one form or another. … Continue reading →

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GOP Health Care Proposal

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “GOP Health Care Proposal”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailObama asked Congress for a plan that does three things: “it must reduce costs, guarantee choice, and ensure quality care for every American.” The GOP plan is out today, and it doesn’t accomplish any … Continue reading →

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It’s Coming Down

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “It’s Coming Down”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailCalifornia, Louisiana, Alaska. Three states with Republican governors aspiring to a 2012 presidential bid (although one would need a Constitutional amendment). All three are in a state of budgetary collapse. Tell me again why anyone … Continue reading →

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Of Mothers and Donut Holes

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Of Mothers and Donut Holes”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailIf you were wondering why the “dial line” on CNN hit 100% among women while Barack Obama talked about health care in Tuesday night’s debate, I have this to say:BEEP. “AARP Prescription Discount … Continue reading →

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The Evils of Socialized Medicine

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Evils of Socialized Medicine”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailBEEP. Mail service call. “Hello, this is Matt. How may I help you?” Right off the bat, there is an edge to the caller’s voice. Before I can help him, I need his … Continue reading →

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SiCKO

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “SiCKO”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailMy girlfriend took me to see Michael Moore’s SiCKO last night. I was expecting to be amused and outraged, which is pretty standard for anything Michael does (and is why he’s such a target of conservative scorn). … Continue reading →

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Swiftboating for Kids

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Swiftboating for Kids”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailOnce again, Republicans are for the children until they are against them. Time Magazine ran an article this week about Graeme Frost, the disabled child who spoke out for SCHIP and got swift-boated for it. … Continue reading →

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Visiting Socialism

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Visiting Socialism”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail“If S-CHIP is creeping socialism, then maybe it’s time more Americans found out what socialism looks like.” That was my thought today as I left the VA medical center in Birmingham, Alabama, where a courteous and … Continue reading →