Recently, volunteers with the American Cancer Society made a trip to Tallahassee to show their support for the recent Tobacco User Fee/Tax bill that has been filed for Florida. Supporters of the bill advocate that the increase in price for tobacco products will have a number of effects on Floridians. Firstly, the rise in cost [...]

A sad factor in the nature of America’s health care system is that it is so backwards and places more importance on profit than on providing care for the people who need it. Health insurance should be available to everyone, so that children don’t die of cancer simply because his parents have lost their jobs, [...]

When it comes to deciding what treatment is appropriate and beneficial without being wastefully costly, who should make the call? Doctor’s insist that they are the patient’s advocate and are the experts on what treatment should be used and to what degree. Medicaid officials, however, feel that physicians cannot always be trusted and will try [...]