The Governors support for Medicaid expansion in Florida is a positive development but no done deal. The Florida House and Senate will have to reconcile their different political and ideological views regarding this issue. Meanwhile, Florida also won its request from the federal government for a waiver granting a statewide expansion of the Medicaid Managed […]
CONTINUE READINGA recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) study http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-326 published this month (02/2013) points out that ” the combination of U.S. and international sanctions has adversely affected the Iranian economy and its future outlook. According to GAO’s analysis, the Iranian economy has consistently underperformed the economies of comparable peer countries across a number of key economic […]
CONTINUE READINGA recent posting on the AJC (American Jewish Committee) web site http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=7oJILSPwFfJSG&b=8478375&ct=12966983¬oc=1 titled ” AJC Calls for Further Senate Review of Hagel’s Record” states that “in light of his complex record in the Senate and controversial statements he has made since his public service on strategic and political affairs – notably grappling with the range […]
CONTINUE READINGAttached a link http://www.fiercepracticemanagement.com/story/gun-violence-research-policies-need-physician-voice/2013-02-13#ixzz2KvzL72pu to an interesting article titled ” Gun violence research, policies need physician voice” in which the author highlights five strategies outlined by Frattaroli and UC Davis physician Garen Wintemute emphasizing the physician’s role in gun violence prevention. ” The doctor is a clinician, in which he or she can ensure mental […]
CONTINUE READINGAttached a link http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/08/3224281/legal-loopholes-fuel-growth-of.html to an interesting article published in today’s Miami Herald highlighting the proliferation of so-called anti-aging clinics in South Florida whose unscrupulous operators are peddling steroids and growth hormones. I also recommend reading the excellent commentary by Fred Grimm http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/09/v-fullstory/3226189/fred-grimm-roids-are-all-the-rage.html. I hope that my fellow colleagues will join me in the effort to […]
CONTINUE READINGAttached a link to an article titled ” The Pediatricians vs. the NRA” published on slate.com. We need to continue pushing for the implementation of common-sense gun safety measures and doctors play an important role to communicate this issue with their patients. Yours Bernd
CONTINUE READINGIn an editorial titled “Lies about the ‘Jewish lobby” published in the Miami Herald Abraham Foxman pointed out that “t is so wrong and disturbing to hear the term “Jewish lobby” used in the context of excessive Jewish power. The term “Jewish lobby” and even “Israel lobby” is often employed in a highly derogatory context […]
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