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Senate Candidates on Health Issues
Election Day is here! Today, California Healthline examines the race for California’s Senate seat between challenger Rep. Tom Campbell (R) and incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D).
Stocks Rise on Hope of Bush Presidency
Election anticipation filled Wall Street yesterday, as pharmaceutical and tobacco stocks rose slightly on the faith that Texas Gov. George W. Bush (R) will become the next president and the industries will “escape” price restrictions and litigation, Bloomberg News/New York Times report.
Volunteers Help Hospitalized Patients Vote
Being hospitalized on Election Day is no reason not to vote, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Issue Overshadowed by Medicare, Rx Drugs
While health care issues have dominated this year’s presidential campaign, the problem of the uninsured has been largely overlooked compared to the high profile issues of Medicare and prescription drug benefits, the California Journal reports.
Candidates Address Health Care in USA Today
As voters today decide who will be the next president, USA Today‘s Forum Column provided Texas Gov. George W. Bush (R) and Vice President Al Gore one last opportunity to explain why he should be elected.
Web Site Measures Medical Care
DoctorQuality.com Inc., a Philadelphia start-up company, last month began to offer
in-depth evaluations that “seek to measure medical care more extensively than any other Internet service,” the Philadelphia Inquirer report.
Stanford University has convened an independent panel to investigate allegations of “medical and academic misconduct” against Drs. Camran Nezhat and Farr Nezhat, gynecologists “widely admired in their field” for their innovations in gynecologic surgery and endometriosis treatment.
Hospitals Struggle with Regulations
California hospitals are struggling to comply with
state- sanctioned seismic standards, which could cost an estimated $20 billion by 2030, USA Today reports.
Health Care Hot in Electoral Battlegrounds
With Election Day just hours away, presidential candidates Texas Gov. George W. Bush (R) and Vice President Al Gore continue to scramble for votes in key battleground states — Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri — where health care has played a pivotal role in the campaign.
Ralph Nader Touts Universal Health Plan at Rally
It hasn’t been easy being green for third party presidential candidate Ralph Nader. As the election draws near, many Democrats and liberal activists are stepping up efforts to urge Nader to drop out of the race.