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Category Archives: Healthcare
Health Justice Act Before Fall Veto Session
Universal Health Care process is before the Illinois Senate this fall. A coalition based in CU is a major activist group agitating for its passage. The Health Care Justice Act of 2003 initiates a process to achieve universal health care. … Continue reading
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(Medical) Debtors Prison Alive and Well in Champaign County
- and unplanned, and with the rising cost of health care, many people are quickly plunged into debt, bankruptcy, financial ruin, and poor health as a result of mounting bills and hospitals’ aggressive collection practices. … Continue reading
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Servicios de Interpretación en los Hospitales
Las personas de habla inglesa limitada deben recibir servicios de interpretación de intérpretes calificados y familiarizados con la terminología médica para así dar la verdadera asistencia sanitaria al paciente. Las leyes y las pautas federales requieren que todos los proveedores … Continue reading
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CCHCC and local immigrants kick off campaign for improved hospital interpreter services
.% population and 11.1% of the Champaign County population have Limited English Proficiency. This means that a growing number of people in our community face the danger of being unable to adequately communicate with health care providers. … Continue reading
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Why Gun Regulation is a Health Care Priority
is dependent not just on health care, but also on a decent standard of living –including adequate food, clothing, housing, and social services – and on a safe community. It is not enough … Continue reading
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Projects of the Champaign County Health Care Consumers
of Champaign County residents (led by Mike Doyle), concerned about the lack of citizen/consumer representation on the local health planning board, formed Champaign County Health Care Consumers (CCHCC). In the 1970s, the federal government required the … Continue reading
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Adding Health and Care to Our Healthcare System
contributing a personal anecdote on health care I was immediately inspired to write about my mother.My mother’s “missed” diagnosis, her unnecessary surgery, her fight for life after the surgery, the month in the hospital that … Continue reading
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Experiences Within and Without the Medical System
After deciding upon the theme of “health care” for our November issue, the Public i editorial collective asked fellow community members to share their personal experiences with the health care system, whether positive or negative (we anticipated more of the … Continue reading
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Diagnosis of a Failing Medical System
Few would dispute the assertion that the United States health care system is in deep crisis. Health care spending for 2001 was more than $1.4 trillion, or 14.1% of the GDP. This comes to spending per person of $4,631, compared … Continue reading
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