Health and Public Safety

February 16, 2006 - Reading DHS Secretary Chertoff's remarks about not having the logistics to track relief supplies (see previous post) made me wonder about something.

January 31, 2006 - Chris posted yesterday on the latest revelations that FEMA had ignored help that was available from other federal agencies, and notes that nobody seems to care and nobody is being held accountable. Here is a little thought exercise.

January 27, 2006 - In what passes for "the health care debate" in this country -- the only wealthy nation that doesn't attempt some form of universal care -- many states are forming commissions and holding hearings into how to face the two key issues of health policy: rising costs and declining coverage.

January 24, 2006 - Posted by R. Neal Housing isn't the only crisis in New Orleans. Health care is turning into a medical emergency:

January 10, 2006 - Posted by R. Neal Regarding the new law making it a federal crime to anonymously harass people on the internets:

December 1, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal Today is World AIDS Day, an event started by the U.N.'s World Health Organization in 1988 to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS crisis. In Nashville, Mary Owens, a/k/a "The Condom Lady", is doing her part:

October 20, 2005 - Posted by R. Neal The federal government has approved Florida's Medicaid waiver, effectively privatizing Medicaid in Florida: