Health Care Reform & RA
Joy125’s Blog
Diagnosed in my 20s, I’ve had RA for over 30 years. I’ve been on several RA meds since then — from aspirin and gold shots — to currently enbrel and methotrexate.
By the time the biologics came on the scene, I already had joint damage, and have had foot surgery and both knees and both [...]
25 Amazing Infographics and Studies Showing the Cost of Sickness
It seems that no one can escape the topic of health care and its costs today, but do you really know the full impact of these costs? Over the past decade, many institutions and scholars have pulled together infographics and studies that show costs for various illnesses on specific populations, or on specific illnesses on [...]
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All too often, we hear about dreams being compromised due to the limitations of living with rheumatoid arthritis. Sometimes, it just seems like “what we can do” does not quite match up with “what we want to do”.
When the arthritis begins to affect our hands and fingers, it’s even easier to start to get scared [...]
A Call To Revolutionize Chronic Pain Care In America
National Panel Sounds Alarm About Lack Of Physician Training To Treat Chronic Pain; Major Health Groups Endorse New Report Which Calls For Urgent Medical School And Health Care Reform
“Epidemic” of under-treatment affects more than 70 million Americans suffering from persistent back pain, headaches, joint pain; disproportionately affects minorities and low income
WASHINGTON, [...]
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The Things We Do For Health Insurance…Er…I Mean…Love
Once upon a time, there was a girl who believed in love, and marriage, and the fairy tale wedding, and the happy ending. But then she got lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, and realized that she had to be realistic about things…And while love might conquer all, health insurance conquers more…
Getting Closer to Myself: http://gettingclosertomyself.blogspot.com/2009/10/things-we-do-for-health-insuranceeri.html
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All Into The Risk Pool
This system forces sick people to bear high costs for chronic illnesses over which they have little control. Only when we include everyone in the risk pool do we have an insurance system that does not punish individuals for being sick.
Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/opinion/lweb23douthat.html
If you have not already, please do take a look at The Faces [...]
We Are The Faces Of Pre-Existing Conditions
We are your sisters and brothers, daughters and sons, mothers and fathers. We are your friends, coworkers, and neighbors. We have pre-existing conditions, but they do not define us. And they should not prevent us from accessing comprehensive, affordable health insurance.
More Info: http://facesofpreexistingconditions.blogspot.com/
Please check out this new project from our friend Lisa at New Knees [...]
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Yesterday, Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy wrote about some of the more “negative” aspects of living with rheumatoid arthritis – and how these could be thought of in a positive manner. Living with rheumatoid arthritis has taught me a lot, and I am actually eager to see how much it will continue to teach me in the [...]
