Category: Single Payer Health Care

TheVoiceOfJoyce Soon Urban and rural communities will feel and understand each other’s pain. The Argentina deal for a Trump crony is a betrayal of the Cattleman and farmers. When will Trump’s constituency understand , Trump helps Trump and doesn’t care about Americans. It’s hard to believe, if you’re a follower. However, self interest must come first.

October 23, 2025

Americans are not really so different, nor should we divided. We are all being hurt in different ways, as Trump carries out the Heritage Foundation agenda, Project 2025. Resist, protest and read Paul Krugman’s analysis of the State of our Union. Understanding of each other’s differences and pain is crucial for our survival. United we … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Soon Urban and rural communities will feel and understand each other’s pain. The Argentina deal for a Trump crony is a betrayal of the Cattleman and farmers. When will Trump’s constituency understand , Trump helps Trump and doesn’t care about Americans. It’s hard to believe, if you’re a follower. However, self interest must come first.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill must be Stopped.

June 23, 2025

Don’t forget 16 million may lose Medicaid, healthcare and rural hospitals will close. Imagine the ripple effect of decreased services. Coupled with layoffs from the Federal Government that won’t impact the economy till September. Again , imagine the impact on local economies. The next Protest is July 4 th. 2% of the US protested peacefully. … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill must be Stopped.

TheVoiceOfJoyce 66% of the Public opposes cuts to Healthcare.

May 2, 2025

Excellent article by the Kaiser Family Foundation on our Healthcare and the reckless cuts to programs that sustain our lives. http://www.kff.org/medicaid/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-april-2025-publics-view-on-major-cuts-to-federal-health-agencies/

TheVoiceOfJoyce House budget bill would allegedly cut $800 Billion in Medicaid

February 25, 2025

Both the Senate and House REPUBLICAN Budget bills will drastically cut Medicaid . Interesting, Two Trillion in cuts are scheduled over a decade. 72 million Americans are insured by Medicaid and they’re not all in rural Communities. Why should the poor and middle classes pay for defense and border control? Oddly, 2 Billion a year … More TheVoiceOfJoyce House budget bill would allegedly cut $800 Billion in Medicaid

TheVoiceOfJoyce Healthcare is in crisis here, the Uk and the EU. Low salaries, understaffing, medical deserts, less GP’s entering the work force are creating a healthcare disaster . In GB, nurses are prepared to walk out. 100,000’s are needed for work and remain out of the workforce of most western nations. WHO is looking at European health system collapse. The US is also facing severe nursing shortages and long lines are occurring. As Covid cases continue to rise, will we be putting off other treatments? Better to address the issues now. In America, we need standards of care, a ratio of patient to healthcare professional staffing. Based on our populations need for more wellness and stress visits, more Dr’s and other healthcare professionals are needed. Can we pay more, educate and train more Dr’s and nurses and limit the role of insurance companies in our decision making? Healthcare for profit, is not working.

December 15, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/14/a-ticking-time-bomb-healthcare-under-threat-across-western-europe In a third of countries in the region, at least 40% of doctors were aged 55 or over, the report said. Even when younger practitioners stayed despite stress, long hours and often low pay, their reluctance to work in remote rural areas or deprived inner cities had created “medical deserts” that were proving almost … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Healthcare is in crisis here, the Uk and the EU. Low salaries, understaffing, medical deserts, less GP’s entering the work force are creating a healthcare disaster . In GB, nurses are prepared to walk out. 100,000’s are needed for work and remain out of the workforce of most western nations. WHO is looking at European health system collapse. The US is also facing severe nursing shortages and long lines are occurring. As Covid cases continue to rise, will we be putting off other treatments? Better to address the issues now. In America, we need standards of care, a ratio of patient to healthcare professional staffing. Based on our populations need for more wellness and stress visits, more Dr’s and other healthcare professionals are needed. Can we pay more, educate and train more Dr’s and nurses and limit the role of insurance companies in our decision making? Healthcare for profit, is not working.

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce In a letter to the editor, so much of what’s wrong with American Healthcare has been detailed and they’re my pet peeves, too! The Pharmaceutical Industry hasn’t created break through products, because they’re making huge profits by advertising to the Public. Stop the advertising and their money can be used for R&D and lowering their costs to us. The insurance industry is linked to healthcare, their for profit model and reams of paperwork, benefits them and not the hospital or the patient. Third, there are too few physicians in America by design. Our Country lags behind other Nations in quality of care, costs and a decrease in mortality. When does healthcare change to serve the needs of “We the People”? Who is doing a well health assessment of you? When will we adapt standards of care guaranteeing a ratio of healthcare providers to consumers? Our quality of life is important. Good health makes it possible to pursue our dreams!

December 12, 2022

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/11/why-american-health-care-is-so-expensive/ But Mr. Goldhill didn’t mention that pharmaceutical companies in the United States spend more on sales and marketing (including consumer advertising and direct marketing to physicians and other health providers) than on research. Why, for instance, do we allow advertising of prescription drugs, when its only function is to have ill-informed patients pressuring physicians … More AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce In a letter to the editor, so much of what’s wrong with American Healthcare has been detailed and they’re my pet peeves, too! The Pharmaceutical Industry hasn’t created break through products, because they’re making huge profits by advertising to the Public. Stop the advertising and their money can be used for R&D and lowering their costs to us. The insurance industry is linked to healthcare, their for profit model and reams of paperwork, benefits them and not the hospital or the patient. Third, there are too few physicians in America by design. Our Country lags behind other Nations in quality of care, costs and a decrease in mortality. When does healthcare change to serve the needs of “We the People”? Who is doing a well health assessment of you? When will we adapt standards of care guaranteeing a ratio of healthcare providers to consumers? Our quality of life is important. Good health makes it possible to pursue our dreams!

TheVoiceOfJoyce This plant, situated in Willowbrook, Illinois , has been in operation since the mid 1980’s.

November 26, 2022

The plat, employing more than 18, 000 workers, releases EtO , an ethanol sterilization gas into the atmosphere. By 2006, The EPA, deemed this gas to be carcinogenic. Why weren’t emissions capped and, or, the plant shut down, then! Instead, with cancer cases piling up, in 2018, the Willowbrook community learned of their danger and … More TheVoiceOfJoyce This plant, situated in Willowbrook, Illinois , has been in operation since the mid 1980’s.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Our health Data searches and concerns are no longer private on the Internet. They never were. Android phones have ad privacy that must be used constantly, otherwise, those browsers, like WebMD, Drugs.com and key words like depression or anxiety are passed on to 3 rd party advertisers targeting you. HIPPA Laws don’t apply to the Internet. Our behavior is tracked by Facebook and Google, every time we search. Our searches, identify us , the information is sold to 3 rd Parties and they can use it , as they wish. Our employers can see our searches and data, insurers, credit card grantors or law enforcement. Apple products are less invasive, we can click the “ do not track “ option. However, our internet providers are using the same business model as Social Media Platforms and they , too, are harvesting information on us and selling it for profit. The Solution, redefining Section 230 of the FTC Law granting Internet Companies absolute control over our data. Write new Laws and amend Section 230, to protect our Medical Privacy and all other personal information, we don’t want shared. All our data should belong to us, it’s not for sale to be potentially used against us. HIPPA privacy, I want it! Do you?

September 22, 2022

http://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/22/health-apps-privacy/ We click through quickly and accept ‘agree’ without really contemplating the downstream potential trade-offs,” he said. Those trade-offs could take a few forms, like our information landing in the hands of data sellers, employers, insurers, real estate agents, credit granters or law enforcement, privacy experts say. Even small bits of information can be combined … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Our health Data searches and concerns are no longer private on the Internet. They never were. Android phones have ad privacy that must be used constantly, otherwise, those browsers, like WebMD, Drugs.com and key words like depression or anxiety are passed on to 3 rd party advertisers targeting you. HIPPA Laws don’t apply to the Internet. Our behavior is tracked by Facebook and Google, every time we search. Our searches, identify us , the information is sold to 3 rd Parties and they can use it , as they wish. Our employers can see our searches and data, insurers, credit card grantors or law enforcement. Apple products are less invasive, we can click the “ do not track “ option. However, our internet providers are using the same business model as Social Media Platforms and they , too, are harvesting information on us and selling it for profit. The Solution, redefining Section 230 of the FTC Law granting Internet Companies absolute control over our data. Write new Laws and amend Section 230, to protect our Medical Privacy and all other personal information, we don’t want shared. All our data should belong to us, it’s not for sale to be potentially used against us. HIPPA privacy, I want it! Do you?

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce For every Supreme Court Ruling removing our Rights, the restoration depends on an Act of Congress. Congressional Legislators can restore our rights. If there is no Legislative will, vote those Legislators who obstruct our Freedoms , out of office. A Presidential Executive Order will help. Pro Bono litigators will help to protect our Rights. None of these actions are a substitute for Legislative Law to protect our Rights Nationally.

July 8, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/08/joe-biden-to-sign-order-offering-protection-women-denied-right-to-abortion

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce with a third of the US population urged to stay indoors due to dangerous heat conditions, what happens to our crops, water supplies and livestock. While we’re seeking to increase fuel in the short run, try The War Production Act to blitz the Country with renewable energy. We’re in crisis now and there’s no reason to believe times won’t be worse.

June 16, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/15/us-weather-heat-warnings-alerts-record-temperatures