Health care reform should mean all Americans can get coverage while allowing doctors to heal patients instead of being bureaucrats,those were the words of the President as he called on AMA delegates to join him reforming American healthcare, President Obama spoke before the 2009 House of Delegates, sharing his vision for healthcare for all citizens. Dr. Dan Edney was there in Chicago for the Presidents speech and offers his first-hand analysis.
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On this weeks program, Dr. Dan examines the issue of medical futility, the concept of dealing with conflicts about treatment decisions, defining a very narrow window through which the clinician may unilaterally withhold or withdraw treatment deemed to be futile. Also, Dr. Edney offers perspective on the recent move by President Obama to lift the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.
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President Obamas $33 billion bill SCHIPS expansion bill is now law. What is SCHIPS, who qualifies for this public health program and what is the historical significance of this expansion? On this program Dr. Edney examines the health-care plan for children, its cost and what effect it will have on future healthcare reform. Also, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s cancer diagnosis and the in and out of HHS nominee Tom Daschle.
Where have we been, we are we going and how do we get there? These are some of the general questions people are asking today when it comes to the economy and especially in reference to healthcare. What were the victories and defeats of the Bush adminstration? Will President Obama be able to do any better? What is his stimulus plan all about? Get the answers from Dr. Dan on this weeks program.
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