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Press on. Developmentshese we want to hear from you not only on this legislative effort but on the Bigger Picture of your message to congress when it comes to what the federal government should be doing on health care. Democrats, 202 202 01 republicans, 7488002 independents. If you want to give us a tweet you can do so and you can also post on our facebook page. Heres the press release from Susan Collins released yesterday after her announcement that she would not support the Graham Cassidy bill saying she has three major concerns. Both proposals make sweeping cuts in medicaid. More than 1 trillion would be taken out of the program. Both bills open the door for states to weaken protections for people with preexisting conditions. Physicians and Patient Advocates and insurers and hospitals agree they would lead to higher premiums and reduce coverage for tens of millions of americans. It was on cnn yesterday during a debate on health care that one of the cosponsors of Graham Cassidy talke
The 2016 we learned from the New York Times weve lost roughly 60,000 people to Drug Overdoses. That is more in one year that all the names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and likely, that number is underestimated because much of the data will not be in until the end of this year, 2017. Its staggering. For every fatal overdose its estimated there are 20 nonfatal overdoses and for 2016 that could mean your 1 million. 183,000 lives have been lost in the us from overdoses between 2015. Thats about 50,000 we lost over the last, 500,000 we lost over the next decade. The roots of this crisis began in 1980 when a letter to the editor in the journal of medicine was misinterpreted as evidence. It was unlikely someone become addicted out of 4000 cases a center was only four connections. Years later the joint Commission Following the american medical associations recommendation assessment established standards for Pain Management interpreted by many doctors as encouraging the prescription of
Good morning everyone. Today the subcommittee of oversight and investigation holds a hearing entitled combatting the Opioid Crisis battles in the states. Now, make no mistake the term combatting and battled are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of devastation around every corner of the nation. In 2015 there were more than in the u. S. , more than 33,000 deaths involved in opioid. 24 increase from the prior year. Overdose death rate in 2015 was almost seven times the rate of deaths from the heroin epidemic of the 1970s. For 2016 weve already announced from New York Times weve lost roughly 60,000 people to Drug Overdose and that is more in one year than all the names on the Vietnam Veterans memorial wall. And likely that number is underestimated because much of the data will not be in until the end of this year 2017. Its staggering. For every fatal overdose its estimated there are 20 nonfatal overdoses and for 2016 that could be near 1 million. More than 183,000 lives have
Who are preparing to take their talents to the world stage. Though we begin with a debate taking place across the nation. Spurred on by the massacre at a Historic South Carolina Church People are asking if the confederate battle flag should be removed from Public Places and its not just an issue in the south. Some are noticing the symbol around our area. We see where and how people are reacting to it. The Carolina Church shootings has renewed the fierce fight over the confederate race flag. A symbol of racism or heroism . This symbol was part of the memorial day parade here last month. But even in the nations capital, where all 50 state flags fly along Columbus Circle at union station, passers by are suddenly more aware of the Mississippi State flag and its confederate design. I think its despicable and they should be removed from all government. Its something that is bad but its not going to change any minds. Im not worried about the mississippi flag at all because it has part of it b