Governors normally have jurisdiction over public health emergencies, but a widespread biological attack would cross state boundaries.
We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion.
By offering individuals ownership and control of their health care coverage, we return control to the patients; and that is exactly where it should be.
There is no question that managed care is managed cost, and the idea is that you can save a lot of money and make health care costs less if you ration it.
We must urge a national dialogue on better methods of curbing preventable gun violence, and address the need for mental health awareness and access to psychiatric services in this country.
Depression has been called the world's number one public health problem. In fact, depression is so widespread it is considered the common cold of psychiatric disturbances. But there is a grim difference between depression and a cold. Depression can k...
We all want more information available when making health care decisions for ourselves and our families.
In the same vein as these events, National Minority Health Month also serves as a reminder of how much work needs to be done to eliminate health and healthcare inequities.
For me, it always has to be about health. That's why I'm a vegan. Well, I don't even do that for my health entirely, I do it for animals.
Congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care. Like many women across America, I am outraged.
I know the exploding cost of health care is at the root of our long-term fiscal challenges.
There are so many cliches associated with mental health - such as the 'fine line between lunacy and genius' - which are, on the whole, a load of rubbish.
Our goal is to make Maine the healthiest state in the nation and reduce our overall health care costs.
Discussions of health care in the U.S. usually focus on insurance companies, but, whatever their problems, they're not the main driver of health-care inflation: providers are.
Genomic science, as the newest frontier in scholarly research, is throwing open the door to a revolutionary way of approaching our health, the health and welfare of animals, and the sustainability of our environment.
City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure.
I always worked very hard against the unconstitutional individual mandate in health care. I didn't praise it.
As I travel around Idaho and visit with seniors, I hear almost universal concern about the rising cost of health care, particularly the cost of prescription drugs.
Obamacare is a perfect tool to crush free enterprise and force all Americans into a socialist health care system.
Nurses are an integral component of the health care system, and it is important that we recognize the over 2.7 million registered nurses for the significant work that they do.
As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation.
