Reframing the gun control debate: Is mental health the next focus?
One study found that people who eat chocolate regularly are more likely to be thinner than those who don’t. People in the study who admitted to eating chocolate five times per week or more had a lower BMI (Body Mass Index) than those who ate chocolate less frequently, according to the 2012 study published the journal Archives of Internal Medicine. [ Top 10 Bad Things That Are Good For You ] Appetite Control Chocolate contains filling fiber, which is a natural appetite suppressant. So, if you give in to that chocolate craving, you may end up eating fewer calories than if you tried to avoid chocolate. Although there are many reasons to enjoy chocolate, it’s also important to be smart about your consumption. Here are some tips for choosing high-quality chocolate, so you can retain all of its nutritional goodness. The darker the chocolate, the better for your health.Pure chocolate is actually quite bitter, which is why it is almost always combined with other ingredients in a chocolate bar.
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On health-care fraud, US is pennywise, poundfoolish
Asked how much better mental health services would help the problem, 46% said “a lot,” while 35% said “some,” and 9% said “not much,” according to a CBS News poll from February 2013at the height of this year’s gun control debate. Asked in the same survey how much stricter gun laws could help 21% said “a lot,” 33% said “some,” 19% said “not much” and 26% said “not at all.” When President Barack Obama announced a series of 23 executive actions in his gun control push this year, four of them focused on mental health components. White House spokesman Jay Carney was asked after the Navy Yard shooting whether Obama would push for renewed conversation about mental health and gun controlor, the reporter asked, does the president accept “this is the normal?” “Well, he doesn’t accept that it’s the new normal. He believes that Americans don’t and can’t accept that,” Carney said.
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While the GSK case is a high-water mark, it is not unusual for health-care fraud cases to recoup millions of dollars. Earlier this year, for example, a judge slapped a $17.3 million fine on corrupt Detroit-area pharmacist Babubhai Patel as he sentenced Patel to 17 years in prison for fraud involving Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance. With the roll-out of Obamacare, which will expand Medicaid enrollment rolls, as well increase the number of people with private medical insurance, Cantrell and others expect there to be even more opportunities for fraud. It’s only going to increase with the continued expansion of the Medicaid program because of the Affordable Care Act,” Cantrell said. “Last year, we closed over 1,200 complaints because of lack of resources,” Cantrell said.
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Health Law Separates Potential GOP 2016 Contenders
But, he added, time is running out. Less than one-quarter of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, about the same as approve of Republicans in Congress, according to recent national polls. Democrats poll slightly higher, and large majorities disapprove of the work of both. Yet, only about a third of Americans say they approve of the health care act. Christie has accepted for his state key provisions of the law, yet campaigned on behalf of candidates who support dismantling it. He has taken no public position on whether to fight the law to the point of government shutdown.
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