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September 29th, 2014 - 6:21 pm § in Misc.

Paying $$$ for the privilege of getting raped in Louisiana

Louisiana has become the epicenter of gouging rape victims for medical services that are supposed to be free. Federal law forbids charging victims for medical forensic exams (MFEs), aka “rape kits.”  Medical providers are required to bill state victim compensation funds, not victims, fo[...]

March 10th, 2014 - 4:27 am § in America

DIC … the D is for diabetes and the industrial complex.

The Diabetes-Industrial Complex As with the companies that profit from the “military industrial complex,” companies like  Novo Nordisk,  Amylin Pharmaceuticals,  Eli Lilly and  Johnson & Johnson com are only the biggest and most visible parts of the vast “diabetes ind[...]

October 15th, 2011 - 6:34 am § in China

SLIPPERY SLOPE: Middle class China turns to private health insurance

By Linda Pressly Reporter, BBC News 18 July 2011 excerpts Over half of all healthcare in China is paid for by the consumers themselves Healthcare – and how you pay for it – is one of life’s big worries. In China few people have private health insurance but the market is growing. Po[...]