March, 2009

Remember when you memorized phone numbers?  Sure I remember it, but today with my cell phone holstered at my side, the only numbers I seem to remember are the ones I knew before I had a cell phone. I know this all sounds like one of those bank commercials with the serene sounding announcer but truth is, today the ways we communicate with each other and our surroundings have been profoundly changed by technology.  Unfortunately these changes have largely not touched the healthcare “system.”

SHOUTAmerica would like to highlight the new initiative, 80 Million Strong for Young American Jobs. The new effort is an alliance formed in order to advocate for legislation that improves the current and future employment outlook for America's Millennial generation.  The initiative draws inspiration from some worrisome realities facing our generation of young adults:

The following guest post was authored by Matt Canedy, the Director of Health Policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC).

Too often partisanship poisons our national dialogue. Unfortunately, respectful discourse across party lines has become the exception - not the norm.

Bill Blake recently authored the following guest blog post to address the relationship between businesses, employees and health insurance costs.  Mr. Blake is the Executive Director of HealthCare Guaranteed a non profit organization dedicated to promoting a plan for comprehensive healthcare reform, the Guaranteed Healthcare Access Plan, authored by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, formerly Chairman of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, and Prof. Read more