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FIRST BIOETHICS CONFERENCE ON CANCER HEATLH DISPARITIES RESEARCH

Editorial Statement: Dr. Neil Schulman a professor/physician at Emory University School of Medicine and am impressed with your FIRST BIOETHICS CONFERENCE ON CANCER HEATLH DISPARITIES RESEARCH. For many years without any success I have been raising issues with media, the medical profession, hospital administrators, legislators, etc. THE INSANITY AND INHUMANE POLICIES IN THIS COUNTRY which allow certain STATE MEDICAID PROGRAMS to prohibit access of patients to Medicaid support when they have early signs of cancer.  The policies in these states PROHIBIT access to early treatment via Medicaid AND THE PATIENTS ARE SENT LETTERS TELLING THEM THAT THEY CANNOT GET COVERAGE UNTIL THEIR CANCER SPREADS.  ACCORDING TO THE LAW, THE PATIENTS MUST BE DISABLED FROM THEIR DISEASE BEFORE THEY CAN GET ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE. I have had personal discussions relating to this issue with a top administrator for the Medicaid program in Georgia.  He stated that this was VERY SAD but as a government empl

What is happening to US

Written by, Dennis S Murray Sr. It’s been about three years now sense Former President Bush allowed many American’s to lose their life saving, homes, took us into two Wars, and more. However, for the present two and a quarter years President Obama has tried to reason with Congress to pass regulations, policy, and bills to get our economy on its feet, but we continue to see gridlock in our political system as Congressional members fight like selfish children for the last piece of the pie.   We have many common sense programs or policies that can help the American people stay in their homes and get back to work once again, but common sense is not what we are dealing with when it comes to our political system. Even though President Obama has drop the ball on occasion himself we shouldn’t abandon simple principles that can govern our lives better by being courageous and not stupid. Their is plenty of the blame to go around regardless of whom you talk to say; Michael Moore on De