The Right to Health Care and the U.S. Constitution

Mike Magee Medical Historian Presidents College at the University of Hartford May 5, 2021 “The Constitution and Health Care in America.” On the surface, it sounds like a straight forward topic – a simple presentation. But a gentle scratch at the surface reveals a controversy that literally dates back 250 years. And so, I added […]

Historic Cultural Clashes and Access to Health Care: Griswold v. Connecticut.

Mike Magee On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, I hope you’ll join me from 1:30 – 3:00 PM for a virtual lecture that President Biden highlighted in his speech to Congress this week – “Health Care ‘Right’ and the U.S. Constitution”. Register HERE. (Here is a small segment.) ____________________________________________________ It began on March 7, 1844, with […]

Is Health Care a “Right”, a “Privilege” – or Simply a “Necessity?”

Mike Magee I am currently knee-deep into preparations for an online lecture at the Presidents College at the University of Hartford on Wednesday, May 5th, at 1:30 PM titled “The Constitution. and Your “Right” to Health Care in America.” I’ve been at it for over a month. The classic debate centers on the Constitution’s […]

Putting the Genie Back In The Bottle. Health Care For All Is the Cork.

Mike Magee Two years ago, James Comey wrote an editorial in the New York Times which began, “America has long had a radioactive racist soup in the center of our national life. Donald Trump thinks he is stirring it for political benefit. He’s actually doing something more dangerous.” The January 6th insurrection, followed by the […]

Join Me, Wednesday, May 5th. “The Constitution and the Right to Health Care.”

Mike Magee MD May 5th seems far into the future with the pandemic still raging, distressing images of insurrection and a 2nd Impeachment fresh and current, and relief checks “in the mail.” But Spring is coming! So I hope you’ll reserve May 5, 2021, from 1:30 to 3:00 PM, for a fascinating online lecture: “The […]

There Is No Safe Haven for Patients in the Privatized U.S. Health Care System.

Mike Magee TIME correspondent Karl Vick, in an article titled “What Happens When Amazon Takes on Health Care”, in February, 2018, wrote: “The U.S. health care system is the antithesis of Silicon Valley.” But is it really? Vick was referring then to the formation of a new, as yet unnamed non-profit joint venture between Jeff […]

God Bless BioNTech and Pfizer…and Now Let’s Build a First-In-Class National Health Care System.

Mike Magee As Americans cover-up against second and third waves of Covid-19, Americans once again place their hopes and prayers on a great scientific discovery to snatch us from the flames. The latest miracle cure, the just approved Pfizer vaccine, is highly efficacious and safe, and should provide emergency relief in the days and months […]

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