Out-of-control government spending - The Times and Democrat

Out-of-control government spending
The Times and Democrat
I personally don't know anyone that would want to be kept alive in this state by artificial means or heroic medical care (It might make the family feel good ...

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Who should decide when care is futile? - Philadelphia Inquirer

Who should decide when care is futile?
Philadelphia Inquirer
Should doctors ever be able to decide that medical care is futile and stop treatment regardless of the wishes of a patient's family, friends, or guardians? ...

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Living With the Aches That Won't Go Away - New York Times


New York Times
Living With the Aches That Won't Go Away
New York Times
But for more than 70 million Americans, including Melanie Thernstrom, pain is chronic, and the primary reason that they seek medical care. ...

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Mega-schools are mega-dumb - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

Mega-schools are mega-dumb
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
The families pay no taxes, avail themselves of the best medical care on the west coast, all for free and now education in the finest school in the universe. ...

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Doctors avoid candor at life s end - Barre Montpelier Times Argus

Doctors avoid candor at life s end
Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Recently, over the objections of New York state's medical society, Gov. David A. Paterson signed into law the New York Palliative Care Information Act, ...

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Putting a Lid on Health Care Inflation Is Possible - Century Foundation

Putting a Lid on Health Care Inflation Is Possible
Century Foundation
Yet health care bills continue to rise. In 1990, we spent 12% of GDP on medical services and products. Now we spend 17% --without comparable improvement in ...

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States respond in health care lawsuit - Las Vegas Review-Journal

States respond in health care lawsuit
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The filing continues an ongoing legal battle between backers of a law supporters say will increase access to medical care to about 16 million people and ...

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