Health and Public Safety
April 19, 2007 -
As a follow up to Chris's post today, here's more background on TVA's nuclear power program.
April 19, 2007 -
The Public Citizen Health Research Group has a new report out on state Medicaid programs across the U.S.
March 29, 2007 -
A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 50% of advertising on television shows for children under 12 is for food. According to the report:
March 15, 2007 -
If it's springtime, state legislators are in session and tort reform is again a hot topic in states where it hasn't already been passed. Here in Tennessee, a proposed comprehensive "health care liability" bill (HB1993/SB2001) would, among other things:
March 13, 2007 -
The deplorable conditions at the Army's Walter Reed Medical Center revealed by the Washington Post's recent investigative reports have resulted in a number of high-profile resignations and firing
March 12, 2007 -
To understand how efforts to crack down on illegal immigrants can end up backfiring against U.S. citizens, see today's New York Times story titled "Citizens Who Lack Papers Lose Medicaid."
February 22, 2007 -
It was one of the most heartrending incidents that unfolded during the Hurricane Rita disaster: A motorcoach evacuating frail elderly residents and staff from a Texas assisted living facility in advance of the storm burst into flames on Interstate 45 near Dallas, killing 23 passengers and injuring 21 others.