Your Government-Run Health Care Outrage of the Day: 11,000 Colonoscopy Patients at Three VA Clinics May Have Been Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  April 1st at 09:18 AM  | 

Over 11,000 veterans who received routine colonoscopies at three VA health centers are being warned to get blood tests for HIV, hepatitis, and other malignant viral infections in the wake of revelations that government-employed clinic staffers frequently neglected to sterilize the equipment between procedures. Patients at the Veterans Affairs health centers in question — 3,260 in Miami (FL), 1,800 in Augusta (GA), and 6,400 in | Read More »

Pelosi: Obama Backs Down on Charging Combat Wounded for Health Care

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  March 18th at 04:09 PM  | 

At a meeting with veterans’ groups on Capitol Hill, Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) said: President Obama listened to the genuine concerns expressed by the veteran service organizations regarding the option of billing service-connected injuries to veterans’ insurance companies Based on the respect President Obama has for veterans and the principle concerns of our veteran leaders, the president made the decision that combat wounds should not be | Read More »