Update II: Minneapolis to open temporary VA clinic in Rice Lake

Update: Veterans Administration clinics in Hayward and Rice Lake may re-open Monday

Another exhibit demonstrating that health care ought not be a commodity to be sold for profit, especially for our veterans.

The VA contracted out health care services for veterans to Corporate Health & Wellness, Inc and the company subsequently closed down two VA clinics in Northern Wisconsin, complaining that they were not making a profit.

The VA and Corporate Health & Wellness, Inc's CEO Mary Cheek have a hell of a lot of explaining to do.

I wonder how they received this VA contract.

Did Mary Cheek contribute money to Republicans? Readers who have a minute ought to look into this.

From Business Week, Dinesh Ramde reports:

Update: Stem Cells Eyed to Cure Crohn's Disease in Europe-wide Trial

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to finding the cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Some two million Americans suffer from this intestinal disorder of an unknown cause.

An aggressive but small group of Americans are dedicated to finding a cure and new treatments, (such as Irwin M. and Suzanne Rosenthal, William D. and Shelby Modell, and Henry D. Janowitz, M.D.).

Health care reform, an absolute necessity for Wisconsin and the rest of the country, is moving forward despite the opposition of the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce.

And this effort to change the way the state does business, literally and figuratively, could also help guide additional changes in other state policies with the common good in mind.

The full argument is here.