Final Project

Universal health care is a topic that is particularly close to me. I have medical preconditions that should require me to have regular medical care. I am also experiencing symptoms of what might be something very serious. I would have had it checked out when I was working at my old job where I had [...]

Multi-media source notes:Small Business and Health Care Reform – 9

    Title: Small Business and Health Care Reform – 9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye6bTCN0j3I Summary: Open disscusion lead by Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez at the House Small Business Committee hearing on Health Care Reform in a Struggling Economy:  Whats on the Horizon for Small Business Topic: http://cdeross5150.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/policy-question/ Category: multi-media What is it?: video  Publication Information: Youtube.com/HouseSmallBizDems, 2/4/2009 Author: [...]

Multi-media source notes:Small Business and Health Care Reform – 5

  Title: Small Business and Health Care Reform – 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Bzi60kLQE Summary: Thomas Haynes, Executive Director of The Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Association, speeks about mandates negative effects on coverage and the low costs involved in risk pooling at the  House Small Business Committee hearing on Health Care Reform in a Struggling Economy:  Whats on the Horizon [...]

Multi-media source notes: Small Business and Health Care Reform – 3

    Title: Small Business and Health Care Reform – 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwOCVSl3VbU&NR=1 Summary: Dave Ratner representing National Retail Federation speeks about quality information, competitive insurance plans, employer mandates,  and high risk claims  in health care at the House Small Business Committee hearing on Health Care Reform in a Struggling Economy: Whats on the Horizon for [...]

Multi-media source notes: Small Business and Health Care Reform – 2

    Title: Small Business and Health Care Reform – 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XON0lAu4U0&NR=1 Summary: In his opening statements at the House Small Business Committee hearing on Health Care Reform in a Struggling Economy: “What’s on the Horizon for Small Business,” Ranking Member Sam Graves states the facts and figures of small business health care costs, unisured [...]

Multi-media source notes: Small Business and Health Care Reform – 1

    Title: Small Business and Health Care Reform – 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAaEZSfE_FE Summary: In her opening statements at the House Small Business Committee hearing on Health Care Reform in a Struggling Economy: “What’s on the Horizon for Small Business,”  Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez discuses how small business health care is blocking economic recovery.  Topic: http://cdeross5150.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/policy-question/ Category: [...]

Image source notes: The long road to healthcare reform

  Title: The long road to healthcare reform http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://media.ft.com/cms/0e694666-ca00-11dd-93e5-000077b07658.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0c2e182-ca0e-11dd-93e5-000077b07658.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss&usg=__jmPwT7MWXrKsSZe5v17Y6lE6eso=&h=281&w=470&sz=59&hl=en&start=110&tbnid=KZt5AVA5ZM5lbM:&tbnh=77&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsmall%2Bbusiness%2Band%2Bhealth%2Breform%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D100 Summary: President Obama and Tom Daschle  happily bandage a horified patient. Topic: http://cdeross5150.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/policy-question/ Category: image/journalistic  What is it?: image/illustration Publication Information: ft.com/ The Financial Times, 12/14/08 Author: Clive Crook/Bromley illustration Location: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://media.ft.com/cms/0e694666-ca00-11dd-93e5-000077b07658.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0c2e182-ca0e-11dd-93e5-000077b07658.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss&usg=__jmPwT7MWXrKsSZe5v17Y6lE6eso=&h=281&w=470&sz=59&hl=en&start=110&tbnid=KZt5AVA5ZM5lbM:&tbnh=77&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsmall%2Bbusiness%2Band%2Bhealth%2Breform%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D100 Accessed: 3/11/09 Support: Barack Obama, Tom Daschle Audience and Agenda: The Financial Times provides [...]

Image source notes: Mandates for Health Insurance

    Title: Mandates for Health Insurance http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hpm.org/controller/actorMatrix%3Fcontentid%3D2894&imgrefurl=http://www.hpm.org/en/Surveys/Johns_Hopkins_Bloomberg_School_of_Public_Health/11/Mandates_for_Health_Insurance.html%3Bjsessionid%3D406BE68AB76F90F1AAEE4753B71333B6%3Fp_t%3D1886%26content_id%3D251%26a%3Dst%26language%3Den&usg=__bXx0SIjpODMx2pOU2WJj1xfRB5Q=&h=443&w=547&sz=9&hl=en&start=88&tbnid=nudzG07Eg_shwM:&tbnh=108&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsmall%2Bbusiness%2Band%2Bhealth%2Breform%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D80 Summary: Health Policy Monitor grid chart rates people’s approval of mandated health insurance coverage by the catagories of: Physicians and hospitals; Democratic party; Patients/Consumers; Employers, Republican party; Insurance companies. Topic: http://cdeross5150.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/policy-question/ Category: Institutional/image What is it?: statistical chart Publication Information: Health Policy Monitor, hpm.org, 2008 Author: Petigara, [...]

Image source notes:COST: Small Businesses, Big Health Care Problems

    Title: COST: Small Businesses, Big Health Care Problems http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.newamerica.net/blog/files/2-3%2520Kaiser%2520HRET.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.newamerica.net/blog/new-health-dialogue/2009/cost-health-care-causes-big-problems-small-businesses-9904&usg=__gWQ8yJY6AuoQavbldTVUE4V2JZw=&h=355&w=501&sz=22&hl=en&start=19&tbnid=-eYOISlduh9lhM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsmall%2Bbusiness%2Band%2Bhealth%2Breform%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den Summary: Survey chart shows shows precentage of single coverage workers’ deductables by business size. Topic: http://cdeross5150.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/policy-question/ Category: image/institutional  What is it?: statistical chart Publication Information:  Kaiser Family Foundation, New America Foundation, The New Health Dialogue Blog, 2/3/09 Author: Kaiser/Meredith Hughes Location: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.newamerica.net/blog/files/2-3%2520Kaiser%2520HRET.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.newamerica.net/blog/new-health-dialogue/2009/cost-health-care-causes-big-problems-small-businesses-9904&usg=__gWQ8yJY6AuoQavbldTVUE4V2JZw=&h=355&w=501&sz=22&hl=en&start=19&tbnid=-eYOISlduh9lhM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsmall%2Bbusiness%2Band%2Bhealth%2Breform%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den   Accessed: 3/12/09 [...]

Image source notes: Obama and HCFANY Agree: The Time for Health Reform is NOW!

    Title: Obama and HCFANY Agree: The Time for Health Reform is NOW! Summary: A chart that shows what President Obama said at Fort Myers, Florida and what the HCFANY has to say about it. Topic: http://cdeross5150.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/policy-question/ Category: institutional/image What is it?: image, institutional blog Publication Information: hcfany.org, wordpress.com, 2/11/09 Author: hcfany Location: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://hcfany.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/obama-and-hcfany.jpg&imgrefurl=http://hcfany.org/&usg=__OdqyJIsdI-NPK2Mh3XZuI7wzRJs=&h=595&w=487&sz=116&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=TWpKZZFOJTeydM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsmall%2Bbusiness%2Band%2Bhealth%2Breform%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den Accessed: [...]