Voter Guide to Health Care | Cancer at 23 | McCain Must Reveal Medical Records

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Progressive Voter Guide to Health Care AlterNet Find out how the candidates compare on health insurance, prescription drugs, obesity, veterans' health and more. Read more »   Approximately one quarter of Americans do not have adequate health insurance to cover their medical costs, now the number one cause of family bankruptcy. The system is long overdue for an overhaul, and both candidates have reform on their agendas. But their ideas for reform are fundamentally different: Barack Obama views health care as a right and John McCain views it as a responsibility. Those philosophies have shaped their health care proposals at every level, from how they would address the uninsured population to how they would handle the obesity epidemic. To help you learn what sets the candidates' health care proposals apart, AlterNet has created a voter guide, summarizing Obama and McCain's positions on 10 important health issues. Be sure to check it out before you head to the ballot box. Thanks for reading, Heather Gehlert Managing Editor     Cancer at 23: How Health Insurance Failed Me By Carey Purcell, AlterNet I had a job and health insurance when I got sick, but my claim was denied. And that was just the beginning. Read more »   States Taking Pharma to Court for Risky Antipsychotic-Prescribing Spree By Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet Certain antipsychotics are leaving legions of children and elderly in chemical straightjackets for treatment of conditions they didn't even have. Read more »   Income and Education Are Bigger Determinants of Health Than Insurance, Report Shows By Maggie Mahar, Health Beat A new report reveals the degree to which a child's health is determined by the hand he or she draws at birth. Read more »   Is Chinese Pulse Diagnosis the Key to Preventive Medicine? By Carol Greenhouse, Ode An ancient practice can identify many illnesses long before Western medicine turns up the problem. Read more »   Medical Neglect Is the Norm in Women's Prisons By Betty Brink, Ms. Magazine Women inmates die and suffer from medical neglect in a prison system that is much more of a threat to them than they are to anyone else. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     New Questions Arise Over McCain's Health By Nico Pitney, Huffington Post Urge McCain to offer full public disclosure about his health records. Read more »

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