Arthritis Found. Pays Tribute to Sen. Kennedy | Arthritis Information
The Arthritis Foundation pays tribute to Sen. Kennedy, who was an advocate and champion for people with arthritis.
”Today, the Arthritis Foundation and the 46 million adults and the
300,000 children affected by arthritis have lost a great friend,” said
John H. Klippel, M.D., president and CEO of the Arthritis Foundation.
“Sen. Kennedy was an advocate and a true champion for people and
children with arthritis. Through his leadership and support of the
Arthritis Prevention Control and Cure Act, he fought for the needs of
people with arthritis, the nation’s most common cause of disability. We
extend our heartfelt sympathy to Sen. Kennedy’s family at this time.”
In Sen. Kennedy’s distinguished memory and honor the Arthritis
Foundation has created the Edward M. Kennedy Advocacy Scholarship to
recognize and foster advocacy and public service to those impacted with
arthritis. The Edward M. Kennedy Advocacy Scholarship will be awarded
each year to an individual who has demonstrated public service in their
local community and will enable them to attend the Arthritis Foundation
Advocacy and Kid’s Summit held each year in March in Washington, DC.
Advocacy
In 2008, Senator Kennedy was awarded the Arthritis Foundation’s
Advocacy Leadership Award for his efforts at spearheading and
championing the introduction of the Arthritis Prevention Control and
Cure Act. This legislation strengthens arthritis research and
prevention initiatives and would ensure that more people are diagnosed
early to avoid pain and permanent disability.
Joie2009-08-26 12:24:45Wow.
I am going to have to re-think my donation this year.
[QUOTE=Joie] The Arthritis Foundation pays tribute to Sen. Kennedy, who was an advocate and champion for people with arthritis.
”Today, the Arthritis Foundation and the 46 million adults and the 300,000 children affected by arthritis have lost a great friend,” said John H. Klippel, M.D., president and CEO of the Arthritis Foundation. “Sen. Kennedy was an advocate and a true champion for people and children with arthritis. Through his leadership and support of the Arthritis Prevention Control and Cure Act, he fought for the needs of people with arthritis, the nation’s most common cause of disability. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Sen. Kennedy’s family at this time.”
In Sen. Kennedy’s distinguished memory and honor the Arthritis Foundation has created the Edward M. Kennedy Advocacy Scholarship to recognize and foster advocacy and public service to those impacted with arthritis. The Edward M. Kennedy Advocacy Scholarship will be awarded each year to an individual who has demonstrated public service in their local community and will enable them to attend the Arthritis Foundation Advocacy and Kid’s Summit held each year in March in Washington, DC.
Advocacy
In 2008, Senator Kennedy was awarded the Arthritis Foundation’s Advocacy Leadership Award for his efforts at spearheading and championing the introduction of the Arthritis Prevention Control and Cure Act. This legislation strengthens arthritis research and prevention initiatives and would ensure that more people are diagnosed early to avoid pain and permanent disability.
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Thanks for posting this Joy...I will continue to donate to The Arthritis Foundation
which Kennedy criticized for being a giveaway to the insurance
companies -- "providing billions of dollars to the health insurance
companies."
Below is a link to a video from 1971 of newsman Walter
Cronkite, and President Richard Nixon and Senator Kennedy speaking
about their respective health care proposals.
http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/health-care/video-ted-kennedy-fighting-for-national-health-insurance-nearly-three-decades-ago/
Joie, those of us that are against a nationalized healthcare are not against it because of who proposed it or which party they belong to. Who cares if Nixon wanted it? A bad idea is a bad idea no matter who thinks it up.
From
the Kaiser Foundation, a timeline of Senator Edward Kennedy's
healthcare disappointments and achievements. You will be amazed.
By Jennifer Evans and Jaclyn Schiff
Aug 26, 2009
"Sen. Edward Kennedy never had to worry about getting quality
healthcare, but he spent much of his career seeking to guarantee that
all Americans had that same access to health services he had. "Every
American should be able to get the same treatment that U.S. senators
are entitled to," he wrote in Newsweek last month. "This is the cause
of my life."
Here are highlights of his health policy milestones:
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2009/August/26/Kennedy-health-care-timeline.aspx
Pretty sure Christopher Bond ( R ) Montana 2005 Introduced the Arthritis Prevention Control and Cure act. Glad Ted and others supported it but I wonder what it has accomplished ?I have never heard of a christopher Bond of Montana, gonna have to google that one 6t5.Christipher is the real name of your Senator Kit Bond[QUOTE=Linncn]Joie, those of us that are against a nationalized healthcare are not against it because of who proposed it or which party they belong to. Who cares if Nixon wanted it? A bad idea is a bad idea no matter who thinks it up.[/QUOTE]
Exactly..
there aren't any party lines in my thoughts about healthcare reform
I think that Kit Bond is the former governor and now senator from Missouri.
http://bond.senate.gov/public/Edited to add a link to Senator Bond Wiki page...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Bond
Spelunker2009-08-27 11:17:01
[QUOTE=Linncn]Joie, those of us that are against a nationalized healthcare are not against it because of who proposed it or which party they belong to. Who cares if Nixon wanted it? A bad idea is a bad idea no matter who thinks it up.[/QUOTE]
And remains a bad idea no matter how long it has circulated in the White House, the judiciary, congress, or the senate.
[QUOTE=buckeye] Christipher is the real name of your Senator Kit Bond[/QUOTE]
We don not have a Senator Kit Bond. Our senators names are Jon Tester and Max Baucus, and a Rep, Denny Rheberg.[QUOTE=Spelunker] I think that Kit Bond is the former governor and now senator from Missouri.
http://bond.senate.gov/public/Edited to add a link to Senator Bond Wiki page...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Bond[/QUOTE]
Yup thats him form MISSOURI
[QUOTE=Linncn] Joie, those of us that are against a nationalized healthcare are not against it because of who proposed it or which party they belong to. Who cares if Nixon wanted it? A bad idea is a bad idea no matter who thinks it up.[/QUOTE]
Linncn, please explain to me how you think national health care is a bad idea. It will in no way interfere with your health care plan. What it will do is get uninsured americans, insured so you and I are not eating their bills every year. I think that every single american should pay for health care, even the poor. Sliding scales do work. Nothing is for free and should not be. If you are homeless but can afford to smoke 3 pks of cigs a day, then you can probably pay for health insurance, do you agree? Everyday, I see this where I work. Jeez, I can afford my cigarettes, but I think the hospital should foot the bill for my 9 dollar Rx for antibiotics. I don't buy it.
Sorry, I should have kept this in the other thread.
[QUOTE=Linncn]Joie, those of us that are against a nationalized healthcare are not against it because of who proposed it or which party they belong to. Who cares if Nixon wanted it? A bad idea is a bad idea no matter who thinks it up.[/QUOTE]
I shared that bit of history because I was unaware that President Nixon proposed national health insurance and I couldn't help but wonder had he not resigned, what course health care reform may have taken in 1971.
And for those who "demonize" Democrats for proposing health care reform, those that say it is a "liberal's" issue to provide health care for all -- well, not so, in 1971, a Republican president proposed national health care.
From McClatchy news article from 2007:
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Nixon first proposed national health insurance as a conservative California
congressman in 1947. He grew up poor and lost two brothers to tuberculosis,
which marked him for life. He frequently pointed to the cure for tuberculosis as
a medical marvel that underscored the need for a public-private partnership on
health care.
"It was something personal for him," Price said of Nixon's health-care
push.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/22163.html
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