healthcare

It's Still the Stupid Party

The GOP is in full blown meltdown right now. Four responses to the State of the Union? Yah ... these guys would like to relitigate the membership list in the union. The fact is, they're after birth control and would really like to revoke the right to vote for people who are brown or have breasts. I mean they are WORKING ON THIS.

Last year at this time, I wrote this missive which the local papers could not run as an OpEd due to its length. I share it here in the hopes that Ruby's masterful spider will help it find an audience. 

Orange County Ranks As The Second Healthiest County In The State (Again)

A WRAL report on a recent study out of the University of Wisconsin has Wake County as the healthiest county in the state.

Orange County placed a respectable second overall with first place finishes in the categories of health behaviors, clinical care, and social and economic factors and second place finishes in morbidity and mortality.  Unfortunately, our overall score was depressed by an eighth-place finish in physical environment.  I guess we know where we have our work cut out for us.

The Orange County scores are at: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/north-carolina/2013/orange/county/outcomes/overall/snapshot/by-rank

Health Care and employees

I was in Ohio for the holidays. My sister works for a fastfood place. Her boss told her she needs to reschedule all of the full time employees to 28 hours or less so he does not have to comply with any of the new health law requirements. Is this happening in North Carolina and is it legal?

Loren

Looks like the NC General Assembly is trying to overhaul UNC Health Care. What will it mean for medicine in Orange County?

Chapel Hill 2020- "Changes in the Nation's Healthcare System" Presentation by Bill Roper

A presentation as part of the Chapel Hill 2020 Process by Bill Roper, Dean of the UNC School Medicine, Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and CEO of the UNC Health Care System. Brad Wilson, President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will also speak.

Date: 

Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Location: 

Town Hall, Council Chamber

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