California Nurses Association (CNA) past president Geri Jenkins told those attending the September 10 EDC meeting that public input in “how healthcare is run” is vitally important and she urged members to make use of their rights by becoming involved in the administration of Palomar-Pomerado Hospital District. “The CEO of Palomar-Pomerado (Michael Covert) makes over [...]

President Obama weighed into the deficit discussion with his own plan, announced mid-day April 13. His plan would cut $4 trillion in 12 years. He drew a stark contrast between his approach and that proposed for the Republicans by Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Greg Sergent (Plum Line blog in The Washington Post) called it [...]

by Francine Busby For so many of us who worked to get Obama elected, it is difficult to watch his enemies tearing at all his programs and initiatives and creating divsiveness and hatred at every turn. This article from the New Yorker is a must read because it explains the billions of dollars that have [...]

President Obama has signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Read the transcript of President Obama’s remarks. NEW: A Gallup Poll, published in the March 24 USA Today, shows 49 percent think passing the bill was “a good thing,” while just 40 percent think passage was bad for the country. Get details from USA Today. [...]

David Frum, former Bush advisor and editor of a website “dedicated to the modernization and renewal of the Republican party and the conservative movement,” has written an opinion essay that should warm the hearts of liberals wondering what health reform may cost Democrats. 3/25/10 UPDATE: Frum’s essay sparked retaliation from The Wall Street Journal, which [...]

Health reform has passed the House, and the reconciliation bill with its ‘tweaks’ has been sent to the Senate for action. Dan Weintraub provides a useful summary of what changes are set to take place and when in this post from HealthyCal.org. The San Diego Union-Tribune has a regional look at how representatives of various [...]

The Congressional Budget Office report on the projected fiscal implications of the final health reform bill has been completed and is available HERE (NOTE: very large 1.6 MB PDF). Democrats say the report predicts the latest reform bill would cut the deficit by an amount greater than previous bills. The report also says the bill [...]

By Michele Ann Mareck, EDC member I would like to offer a “big picture” comment on the recent very disturbing events in our county – events that reflect “tip of the iceberg” realities in our social fabric. [“For the record,” as they say, I am an elementary school teacher, 68 years old, from a ‘working [...]