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"At a moment of drastic political upheaval, a shocking investigation into the dangerous, expensive, and dysfunctional American healthcare system, as well as solutions to its myriad of problems. In these troubled times, perhaps no institution has unraveled more quickly and more completely than American medicine. In only a few decades, the medical system has been overrun by organizations seeking to exploit for profit the trust that vulnerable and sick...
24) HealthCare.gov
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A new (July 2010) one-stop service mandated by the health care law. The idea is to help people find and compare health insurance plans. Major sections of the site include a tool for finding health insurance options, preventive care, a hospital comparison database, and details about the new health care law.
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"Our pre-March 2020 world is gone forever. Irretrievable. For in league with mass surrender to all-powerful technology, the "restrictions" against human assembly, speech and gathering, culture and worship brough on by pandemic panic have brought new cultural norms frighteningly at odds with traditional Western notions of freedom and independent thought. Indeed, in our fear of public ostracism and shaming and our ready abandonment of free, open, spontaneous,...
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With the rise of the Tea Party and the election of Donald Trump, many middle- and lower-income white Americans threw their support behind conservative politicians who pledged to make life great again for people like them. But as Dying of Whiteness shows, the right-wing policies that resulted from this white backlash put these voters' very health at risk--and, in the end, threaten everyone's well-being. Physician and sociologist Jonathan M. Metzl travels...
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Presents U.S. legal authorities, strategies, and programs that address preparedness and response to protect public health in the events of natural disasters, bioterrorism, chemical, radiation, and food emergencies, and mental health crises. Includes a directory of state offices that coordinate public health and emergency management and the ASPR (Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response) Blog.
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The promise that 'deinstitutionalized' mentally ill people would be helped to re-integrate into society has turned out to be an empty one. In many U.S. cities, people with psychiatric disorders are now a majority of the homeless population. Los Angeles physician Milt Kogan provides care to mentally ill patients living on the streets or in the city's 'board and care' facilities. This documentary follows him as he tends to clients with schizophrenia,...
31) HIV.gov
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Presents a comprehensive array of programs, resources, and tools from various U.S. Federal agencies that address HIV/AIDS policies domestically and internationally. Targeted audiences include patients (including the newly-diagnosed), patients' family members, healthcare providers, and consumers. Offers a primer entitled "HIV/AIDS 101" and a service locator that enables local identification of HIV testing sites and care services.
32) HealthCare.gov
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Presents the official U.S. government site where individuals, families, and small businesses may learn about and enroll in health and dental plans pursuant to Public Law 111-148, the Affordable Care Act of 2010. Includes an extensive library for consumers and glossary.
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