American Maggie

Shortly before the House voted to pass the healthcare reform bill, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stood on the floor of the chamber, praised past social reforms like Medicare and Social Security and “now, tonight, health care for all Americans. In doing so, we will honor the vows of our founders who, in ...

Following the recent announcement from Democratic Congressman Marion Berry (AR-1) that he would not be seeking re-election in 2010, the Facebook world was aflutter with groups and posts encouraging conservative, Princella Smith to run for Congress in her hometown district; “Run Princella Run!” echoed on Facebook and through the Twittersphere. Since American Maggie ...

I remember my dad calling me into my parents' bedroom. I could tell from the look on both of my parents' faces that something was wrong. "The biopsy wasn't benign," he said. "Your mom has been diagnosed with breast cancer." It's one of those moments you'll never forget, but one that you convince yourself never happened.  My ...

Providing a glimpse of what may come nationally, New York state's appointed Governor David Paterson has mandated that all medical personnel in hospitals, including physicians, nurses, and aides receive the H1N1 swine flu vaccination by November 30th, 2009 or risk being fired. Richard Daines, New York's Commissioner of Health appointed by New York's unelected Governor Paterson, recently stated at ...

The President's speech has changed nothing. President Obama changed nothing about his plan.  His speech did not move Congress any closer to reforms that would put patients first.  Instead, he vowed to "call out" people he deems as "misrepresenting" his plan. The American people have called out the President and congressional leaders for trying to force their ...

Last night, President Obama compared the insurance pool he proposes as akin to private colleges versus state universities. Seems to me that the private colleges cost far more than state schools and that without private endowments, they would ultimately fail. Sounds like what will happen to his health care plan…ultimately, he’ll put the private insurance ...

The country’s healthcare system is badly in need of reform – a reform that has sustainable solutions to improving access, affordability and quality of care. During a global move toward consumerism, the reform of something that accounts for approximately 1/6th of America’s economy must be done in terms of the larger economy.  That being said, ...

In the spring of 1998, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I am alive today because of my family, my faith and the freedom that the American health care system provides. I have no doubt that I am a survivor today because I, along with my doctors and my family, was in charge of my own health ...

The summer of 2009 will go down in the history books as the time when America was deeply divided, polarized even, on one single issue: healthcare. The partisan divide over what one side called “healthcare reform” and the other called “socialized medicine” became so deep that Democratic lawmakers took to labeling protesters at town hall ...

The overwhelming backlash against the Washington-centric health reform proposals making their way through Congress has clearly put the Obama administration and its allies in Congress on the defensive, altering the health reform debate. The American people want their voices to be heard: They are frightened by a cascade of big spending programs that move power and ...