blog # 20

fed vs anti-feds

 Health care was one of the things that we talked about during  history. Also the fact is that health care is still a piece of history because people are still arguing about. President Obama made a stand and implemented a health care plan that most people do not understand. This also relates to fed vs anti-feds because the democrats want the health care to change and the republicans do not want universal health care, or the manner that it has been setup at this point. I think this is on both fed and anti-feds side because one wants it one way and the other wants it the other way. I am going to be interviewing my grandpa about this and seeing what he thinks it was or will be.

His thoughts on on my topic in points.

Federalists

• government controls providers
• government controls and dictates coverages 
• government Obama demand control of health care providers
• providers approved by government are in control of cost and services

Anti-feds

• government should limit cost coverages
• government should not control and adminster
• Doctors and medical professionals should be in control.

Opinion
government had made health care inefficient and costly they need to deregulate.

• providers make margin profits and decrease quality of care 
• government needs to allow open competition of providers across state lines
• government need to tort reform to limit cost of malpractice suits. Obama has and will make health care cost more and coverage and care will decrease

Life the Book

1. What are you most proud of in your Life: The Book writing? Try to describe this is detail!

Well I though I did better this time than I did last time. Well I put a lot of though into it because it was going to be a life story about someone I know and I knew I had to do my best.

2. What are some changes or new ideas that you have developed in your writing through the course of this semester?

Well writing out side and writing with friends are fun and we bounce off each other and it is sometime quieter when i am outside by myself.

3. If you had a little more time to work on your writing for LifE: The Book, what would you do differently? What would you change about your writing?

Well I think I would not change much but I would have a lot big essay than I have now.

4. How has the additional element of publication in a book affected the way you approach writing?

This make me work harder to get it done and a lot of people can see it and I am going to bring a copy to my old school so they can see what i am doing now.

blog # 18

What are your character's main goals for the Senate Health Care Hearings?

Bill Nelson wants to expand the health care coverage to 32 million people, Prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to anyone with preexisting conditions, Stop insurance companies from dropping someone when he or she gets sick, Allow children to stay on their parent’s insurance plans until age 26, Provide discounts to seniors to help the pay for the cost of prescription drugs when they hit the Medicare coverage gap known as the “doughnut hole”, and Offer tax credits to small businesses to help them provide insurance to their employees.

What do you want to accomplish?

Bill Nelson hopes his goals gets passed into the bill.

How do you plan to accomplish it?

Get one other Senator from the republicans side to vote with Bill Nelson and the rest of the democrats.

Who are you working with to get this done? 

Both Carli's and Jerry.

Blog # 17

1. By Kudlow "Then there’s the charade of all those private health providers visiting the White House and promising $2 trillion in savings. Utter nonsense." he said this because it is true that a lot of private health providers do this because they just want money to come there way.

This impact my character a lot because they had a lot of trouble paying for their own bill for treatment for their daughter and my best cousin.

2. By George F. Will "a nation-ruining issue." he says this because right now it is a nation- ruining issue because Obama did not fix the issue he just covered it up on top of the issue.

This impacts my character for life the book because it would have been nice to have medicare for this treatment so she didn't have to pay a lot out of pocket. and that they said that in four years this will be fix and in full affect saying that kid can still be under there parents health care coverage until the age of 26.

3. By Joel A. Harrison "Recognizing these hidden costs that U.S. households pay for health care today makes it far easier to see how a universal single-payer system—with all of its obvious advantages—can cost most Americans less than the one we have today." I agree with him because then everyone would have health care coverage even the children and we wouldn't have to pay for it until later though tax. This will also impact my character for my story life the book because it was hard for my cousin to fund raise just enough money to pay for her treatment.

4. By Randell Hoven "In fact, we pay more for health care in taxes than countries that provide universal coverage."  "Then we pay more than that amount again in private coverage." I agree because in Joel Harrison's view again state " we pay 15% of coverage in GDP health care and others only paid about 8-10% of the coverage. this impact my character because it is showing that America is paying more then they have to it should be on the other Countries to pay for more of the health care because they are smaller them America."

Blog # 13

 http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/adult-non-hodgkins/healthprofessional 


http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/203399-overview

http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/summary/2009/bendamustine-lymphoma1209

Big Idea

4. The history of Non- Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer. Hodgkin's Lymphoma (Disease) has a colorful history: It was not the first cancer discovered but it was one of the first in which treatments were investigated and ultimately successful. The importance may lie in a long-term survivor matching their treatment time frame to determine which treatments and methodologies were used and available during the same time.
Government funding is divided among many different forms of cancer. Today the government provides 130.9 million dollars towards Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
3. Cancer invade the lymphatic system. lymphatic system (lim-FA-tik SIS-tem)
The tissues and organs that produce, store, and carry white blood cells that fight infections and other diseases. This system includes the bone marrow, spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, and lymphatic vessels (a network of thin tubes that carry lymph and white blood cells). Lymphatic vessels branch, like blood vessels, into all the tissues of the body.
2. Science picture for Big idea

Blog # 16

This quote impacts my article for life the book because if my character had health care then she would not have had fund raising opportunity, but that would be good and she would be happy ether way.

By Sen. Berrie Sanders "I think the answer to the first question is pretty clear, and one of the reasons that Barack Obama was elected president. Most Americans do believe that all of us should have health care coverage, and that nobody should be left out of the system. The real debate is how we accomplish that goal in an affordable and sustainable way. In that regard, I think the evidence is overwhelming that we must end the private insurance company domination of health care in our country and move toward a publicly-funded, single-payer Medicare for All approach."

His quote impacts my article because when my cousin went into the hospital she had a lot of visitor from me, her soccer team/ fund raising team, and a lot of other family members.

By Bryan Young "Is this bad enough to need an emergency room visit?"

this doesn't really impact my article because he is not showing quotation points on his view. I can say that what he should of done was gone down to a hospital and ask the doctor to take a survey and see how many people are pay with out health care coverage and how many are because my character had to fund raise to get her money to pay for her treatment. that is what good friends do for each other and team mates and etc. 

By Hornberger "At its core, the solution to America’s health care crisis lies in the abandonment of the notion that health care is a right." 

This impacts my article because it is saying if I had food one day and the next day I needed to go to the doctor will i be able to afford my health bill with out medicare.

By Helen Redmond "The health care crisis impacts every aspect of our lives down to the most seemingly insignificant personal decisions we make. This national bully terrorizes and forces us to live in fear."

These quotes express how they are changing health care for all ages and that includes adolescence which would have been nice for my character to have health care coverage.

By Reid “demands for the first time in American history that good health will not depend on great wealth.”   “acknowledges, finally, that health care is a fundamental right—a human right—and not just a privilege for the most fortunate.”

This impact my article because it is showing how sometimes health is affordable but sometimes they aren't like my character but ether way we can save her life would make no difference really the only difference would be that she would not have had to pay but medicare would pay for here. 

By Barack Obama “affordable health care” “decent standard of living”

blog # 15

4. Describe the types of health care problems Americans face, and the government's role in seeking solutions.
there are a lot of different health issue these days. here are the top 10 from http://www.livestrong.com/article/36536-top-health-problems-america/ .

Question 4 relates to my topic because cancer is in the top 10 health care problems in America.

1. Using a specific example, describe what makes a compelling character in narrative nonfiction or literary journalism. 

Well in the covenant study guide shows that the compelling character is the main character or the one who is telling the story.

2. Using a specific example, describe what makes an interesting plot in narrative nonfiction or literary journalism.

An interesting lot has to have a good character, a setting to go with the story and a problem that the character has to over come and a solution to the problem. from the Darwin surprise in my view and what i see in my view.

3. What specific steps do authors take to write non-jargon-based scientific writing?

In open channel the scientific quotes, I think shows the non- jargon- based writing because it gives out a lot of background information to the reader. So they can go back and understand the writer prospective.

4. What specific steps do authors take to encourage their readers to connect with their stories?

Well they make  them so they are ether interested in the story so much that they want more like concerts not pancakes and they add in things that will help the reader understand there prospective and they might want to learn more about certain discovery's that are happening around the world. this is what I get at from the covenant when I look at the article and what my friends have wrote about it. 

All these question that Randy gave use can help me make my report better in a lot of ways and all this is paying off I think now. I think that all of us are going to make great reports so we can share with the world and share are opinion on a topic that we now a lot about also showing the problem that some of are families are going throw right now.