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...Obama came onto the national stage, I’ve heard disgruntled chatter from the voting bloc he takes most for granted: young progressives. We were the backbone and energy of his campaign, and our inboxes are still flooded weekly with calls for volunteers and donations. But as health- care reform stalls and sours, many of us are losing confidence. And if I were Obama, I’d be worried about this more than anything. Because the health-care battle is about more than health care: It’s about whether young Americans will regain faith...
...Like the many millions who campaigned for Obama and celebrated his victory, I was confident going into the summer that significant health-care reform would pass and would define his first year in office, if not his presidency. After all, the time was ripe: President Obama had campaigned hard on health-care reform and now had a mandate. The public seemed to understand that reform was not just a matter of extending care to the growing millions of Americans without it, but also a matter of harnessing out-of-control costs. Despite the best efforts of Fox News...
...population of 95 million expected to be over age 60 by 2050, Japan is the most rapidly aging country in the world. Its demographics have traditionally been seen as a liability and a drag on productivity. But it could be a ripe opportunity for the domestic economy. The health-care-service industry is growing, and the technologies developed to handle the aging population will be of use to other industrialized nations when their time comes. Liberalization of growing sectors such as nursing and medical care would allow consumers to pay extra for premium services and thus stimulate domestic demand. While...
...dated Aug. 10, says, "It is very difficult to be precise on matters of prognosis for any disease, and Mr. Megrahi's condition is no different ... Factors in favor of a good prognosis in Mr. Megrahi's case center around his background of general good health, quality of health care and overall lifestyle, involvement in his care and compliance with treatment." Justice Minister Straw has said he originally argued to have al-Megrahi excluded from last November's bilateral prisoner-transfer agreement but ultimately gave in to Libya's demands; in the end, al-Megrahi was freed under Scottish...
...With their country being wealthy, Libyans are relatively happy - even though they have little free speech and no democratic elections. Health care and education are free, and the prices of staple foods are controlled. Unlike Libya's neighbors, Egypt and Algeria, the country has "no big urban proletariat with very little money," says Dalton, who sees little threat to Gaddafi's continued rule, despite his astonishingly long reign. (See pictures of Africa...