We had hoped that the 106th Congress would address the health care and HMO issue by giving more power to patients. Instead, the House Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property has scheduled a hearing this week on a bill to lay the groundwork … [Read more...] about Who Controls Your Medical Records?
“Know Your Customer” Stirs up a Hornet’s Nest
The Clinton Administration's stealth plan to monitor everyone's personal bank account has hit a bump in the road. With the public comment score now standing at 20,000-to-18 against the controversial Know Your Customer (KYC) regulation, the … [Read more...] about “Know Your Customer” Stirs up a Hornet’s Nest
Deception in Clinton’s State of the Union Speech
"There's one more right you should have. As more of our medical records are stored electronically, the threats to our privacy increase. . . . We will protect the privacy of medical records this year." Bill Clinton received big applause for that … [Read more...] about Deception in Clinton’s State of the Union Speech
Whatever Happened to Informed Medical Choice? — February 1999
Whatever Happened to Informed Medical Choice? Why are American infants and schoolchildren being forced to submit to hepatitis B vaccinations even though the French Health Ministry has suspended them in schools because of evidence they can … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened to Informed Medical Choice? — February 1999
Whatever Happened to Informed Medical Choice?
The New York Times has just given us a front-page report on how the pharmaceutical corporations spent $5.3 billion last year sending their representatives into doctors' offices and hospitals, with gifts and meals, to sweet-talk physicians into using … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened to Informed Medical Choice?
Republicans Must Seize the Health Care Initiative
Republican losses in the recent election are partly attributable to Congress's default on the health care issue. The Republican Congress has refused for four years to empower patients with real control over their own health care. Instead, the … [Read more...] about Republicans Must Seize the Health Care Initiative
Compulsory Medical Treatment Is Un-American
Why are American infants and schoolchildren being forced to submit to hepatitis B vaccinations even though the French Health Ministry has stopped giving them because of evidence they can cause neurological disorders and multiple sclerosis? Has … [Read more...] about Compulsory Medical Treatment Is Un-American
What’s Behind AMA Support for Clinton’s Health Plan?
Many were surprised when President Clinton went to the offices of the American Medical Association (AMA) to announce his 1998 health care bill, which he calls the Patients' Bill of Rights and which others call the Clinton-Kennedy bill. Its enormous … [Read more...] about What’s Behind AMA Support for Clinton’s Health Plan?
Congress’s Secret Plans to Get Our Medical Records
Americans were outraged to learn about the Federal Government's plans to assign a personal identification number to every medical patient. But Congress nevertheless passed H.R. 4250, the so-called Patient Protection Act, which allows anyone who … [Read more...] about Congress’s Secret Plans to Get Our Medical Records
The NEA Union Stays the Leftwing Course — August 1998
The NEA Union Stays the Leftwing Course The good news is, we were saved from the threat of a mega-union running the public schools when delegates to the National Education Association (NEA) convention this summer repudiated their own leadership by … [Read more...] about The NEA Union Stays the Leftwing Course — August 1998
