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Fingerprints Can Reveal Drug Use, Medical History

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Posted on December 15, 2008 - 10:20pm at fishwreck
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Watch what you touch people.

Stacey Campfield, Put Up or Shut Up

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Posted on September 3, 2008 - 8:12am at Tiny Cat Pants
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Stacey Campfield says:

To A Smart and Thoughtful Lurker

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Posted on September 1, 2008 - 3:13pm at Milk Breath and Margaritas
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My Post of Extreme Excitement about Sarah Palin made a thoughtful reader of this blog delurk out of surprise.

Here is part of what she (I think she's a "she") wrote:

More on Sarah Palin

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Posted on September 1, 2008 - 3:13pm at Milk Breath and Margaritas
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My Post of Extreme Excitement about Sarah Palin made a thoughtful reader of this blog delurk out of surprise.

Here is part of what she (I think she's a "she") wrote:

“During the first week nearly 100 customers were in line each morning to apply for assistance”

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Posted on July 13, 2008 - 12:23pm at Stone Soup Station
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Anyone who has tried to get some help through MAC prior to July 1 discovered that they'd "plumb run outta money," as one of the ladies I spoke with there told me while trying to help an elderly man fill a script.

I have sent probably close to 100 people in their direction since the first of July, as this was the

"As a caring civilized group of people, we need to make sure we don't place people's lives at risk."

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Posted on May 12, 2008 - 8:46pm at Stone Soup Station
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Running folks continually through the ER for services they should be receiving from clinics and their regular physicians is beyond outrageously expensive.

Advocates fear vulnerable group will lose medical benefits

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Posted on May 12, 2008 - 11:40am at Vivian Wilhoite District 29
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By CLAUDIA PINTO • Staff Writer Tennessean) • May 11, 2008

Healthcare advocates fear that 140,000 TennCare enrollees will lose their benefits in the coming year, and they are urging legislators to create a safety net now.

McLames Voodoo Health Care Plan

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Posted on April 4, 2008 - 7:29am at The Crone Speaks
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Krugman continues what Elizabeth Edwards started — pointing out that McLame’s Health Care plan is a failure.

Why I Hate Insurance Companies

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Posted on February 13, 2008 - 10:39am at Southern Beale
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I support the general concept of insurance--I get that there is a benefit to pooling resources and all--but when you add the profit motive in there, you end up on pretty shaky moral ground.

Case in point, Blue Cross of California:

Facing a torrent of criticism Tuesday, Blue Cross of California abruptly halted its practice of asking physicians in a letter to look for medical conditions that coul
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