Health Care
Monday, October 19, 2009Health Alert: Swiss Health Care: The Good, the Bad and the UglyBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareI have often wondered why we don't hear more about the Swiss health care system -- especially by folks on the left. After all, just about every study of the topic finds the Swiss system to be the most egalitarian in the whole world. During the debate over Hillary Care, the White House flirted ... more »»
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009Health Alert: Private Sector SocialismBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareHere we are at the eleventh hour, about to enact Obama/Baucus/Kennedy/Waxman Care and no one other than the insurance industry executives seems to be aware of how genuinely foolish this reform is likely to be. At the top of my list of foolish things is the idea that no one should ever have to pay ... more »»
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009ObamaCare As a No Frills Airline......And You Thought Flying Couldn't Get Any Worse? By Linda GormanFiled As: Health CareNational Public Radio says that to understand a government health plan just substitute government airline for government health plan. A government airline would be just like a private airline exceptit would take you to Healthyville more efficiently because it wouldn't offer the pillow, the drink, or ... more »»
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Monday, October 12, 2009Health Alert: Short-Term Uninsurance: The Problem No One Is Trying to SolveBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareAccording to Politico, the White House is trotting out some new arguments lately, including pushing a report from the Treasury Department that tries to make clear that lack of insurance can happen to anyone, not just those with low incomes. For example, the report found that:
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009Health Alert: Three Days of Obama CareBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareIt's such a simple idea. Yet powerful. Compelling. Alluring. Irresistible. And it's scaring the bejeebies out of the health reform crowd on Capitol Hill. Here it is: Before Congress votes on a final health reform bill, the full text goes up on the Internet for everyone in the nation to ... more »»
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Monday, October 5, 2009Health Alert: Do We Need an Individual Mandate?By John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareThe trademark of the Administration’s approach to health reform is to point to problems and then propose solutions that do not solve them. For example, in response to the problems of cost, quality and access, Obama Care almost certainly will result in higher spending, lower quality and less access ... more »»
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Friday, September 25, 2009More Health Care Lessons from MassachusettsBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareA colleague at the Commonwealth Foundation sent me an article in which Mitt Romney again declares Massachusetts health care reform a success, claiming the increase in taxpayer spending was "only" $700 ... more »»
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Friday, September 25, 2009Why the Rush?By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareCongressional leaders and the White House are pushing forward with their aggressive agenda to remake our health sector as though they are oblivious to the fear and outrage outside the Beltway and the pleas of the American people to put on the brakes.Only one in five Americans say their health ... more »»
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Friday, September 25, 2009Federalism and the Single-Payer Crowd (opportunity to engage?)By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareI agree with the single-payer crowd (but just this once)A few days ago, I read the following headline for an opinion piece in the ABQ Journal “Bill Needs States’ Flexibility.” ... more »»
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Friday, September 25, 2009Disease Groups for Government CareBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareLet's count the number of parties in favor of a top-down, politically driven approach to health care. We've got big government fans generally, big unions, big insurance companies (willing to drop opposition to "guaranteed issue" if government requires everyone to buy their products), big ... more »»
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