Zitat des Tages von Irwin Redlener:
If we ensure access to health care and 'best practice' asthma treatment for children, especially those at high risk, there is the potential to save the health care system billions of dollars.
Hospitals are about healing.
President Obama was deeply and clearly affected by the Sandy Hook disaster.
Medicaid and the Child Health Insurance Program are the two most important safety net programs for children.
When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptoms of undiagnosed illnesses, they are less likely to do well in school.
There's only so much academic disruption that a young child can deal with before he just can't catch up.
Even the best community organizations and faith-based initiatives and the extraordinary charity of Americans across the country can't carry the brunt of eliminating poverty.
Having insurance doesn't guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor.
From a population point of view, it's actually very important that as few people as possible get the flu. People getting the flu is not a private matter. The risk for healthy people is really about your friends and neighbors and fellow travelers.
