Tobacco deal advances socialized medicine

Article Abstract:

US citizens must be discreet in accepting Pres Bill Clinton's proposal to increase tax charges levied to cigarette and tobacco companies for it poses far-reaching social consequences. According to Pres Clinton, the amount of money that will be generated from these taxes would be diverted to various child health care programs. However, these measures threaten the responsibility of parents to provide health care services to their children, since the government can easily remove such parental control by offering low cost health programs. Clinton's proposal may also add to the financial burden of tax payers should the government allocate inadequate funding to support its program.

Health Care, Health Care and Social Assistance, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Care Services, Taxation, Clinton, Bill, Medical care, Social policy, Cigarettes, Health services administration

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Who decides if children are vaccinated?

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The mandatory requirement in 35 states that children be vaccinated against hepatitis B is a violation of the right of parents to decide on whether their children should be vaccinated. It is also clear that children have very low risk of getting the disease. The high risk group is composed of intravenous drug users, prostitutes, blood transfusion recipients and health care workers. Moreover, the 'Physicians Desk Reference' lists a number of serious side effects in less than one percent of injections.

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Biological products exc. diagnostic, Vaccines for Human Use, Prevention, Children, Political aspects, Vaccination of children, Vaccination, Vaccines, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis B vaccine, Hepatitis B vaccines

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Treatment decisions: tort or contract?

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Decisions concerning treatments provided by health insurance companies will be governed better by contract law rather than tort law. Increased tort liability for health maintenance organizations (HMOs) does not benefit subscribers of the HMOs' plan but only the plaintiffs' lawyers. This makes low-income workers further averse to purchasing medical insurance because it places the price of medical insurance further beyond the reach of the average wage worker.

Property & Liability Insurance, Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers, Surety insurance, Health Maintenance Organizations, HMO Medical Centers, Laws, regulations and rules, Contracts, Property and casualty insurance, Health insurance, Tort liability, Tort liability of insurance companies, Insurance companies

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