Political Squabbling May Cause US to Fail to Improve Failing Health Care System

Political Squabbling May Cause US to Fail to Improve Failing Health Care System
12, 2013 – The aging of the population has not been the primary cause of high health care costs over the last decade in the U.S. Nor has it been the large number of tests and treatments being prescribed. Instead, new Johns Hopkins-led analysis suggests … Read more on SeniorJournal.com

Pa. National Guard striving to help soldiers in need get mental health treatment
Mary came to Harrisburg after a year of being a catch-all staffer for a Maryland politician. Partisanship … Sarah Lambert with the Guard's Resilience, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention program. But the problem is compounded when soldiers do … Read more on Newsworks.org (blog)

Preventing death by overdose
Across Maryland, the number of heroin-related deaths increased by 54 percent in 2011 to 378 in 2012, according to a June report by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The deaths are prominent among 25- to 34-year-olds. … 2015, which … Read more on Frederick News Post (subscription)