Can I get a price check?
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyHow much we pay for healthcare depends on where we live, and where I live seems to be most expensive. But do we really know HOW much we pay for healthcare? We know how much are insurance premiums and how much our co-pays are but do we KNOW how much the care costs? I know that as much as I've experienced in the healthcare systems I cannot tell you how much something as simple as a chest x-ray cost. Have you EVER seen a price list at your doctor's office

Dying is Not the Worst that Can Happen
Watch CBS News Videos OnlineI know people may disagree, but I believe painful suffering is worse than dying. It was my mother who first spoke those words and made me understand. It was shortly after my sister had passed away in 1992 following a three year battle with Aplastic Anemia and a failed bone marrow transplant. She passed away after nearly a month in ICU and an open heart surgery during which her heart stopped and she most likely suffered more brain damage that the previous seizures caused. My sister was young, there was hope, there was a possible cure to improve her overall condition, there was not a question to do everything po

All, Some, or None
Last night a historical vote passed in the Senate allowing for debate to begin on the Healthcare Reform bill. While I am ecstatic that the motion passed, I am quite angry and dumbfounded why anyone would vote against furthering discussion o