John LaPlante
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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Tuesday, September 22, 2009Where Insurance Costs Go Down, Not UpBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareWhat's been working at keeping insurance premiums under control? Nothing that's being discussed in Washington these days. StateHouseCall contributor Merrill Matthews, along with Ray Ramthum, laid out some numbers in an op-ed published by Investors' Business ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009564 AmendmentsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe site Health Care Horse Race reports that there are 564 amendments to the Senate Finance bill. Read here for an assessment of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Or at least the bad and ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009Personal Insurance Mandate is UnconstitutionalBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CarePerhaps the most odious part of any health reform is the requirement that you buy health insurance. Anthony Gregory, a research analyst at the Independent Institute, says there are several reasons why a mandate may be more »»
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Monday, September 21, 2009If You Don't Like Insurance Companies, Why Subsidize Them?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareIn an ongoing debate in the Los Angeles Times with Larry McNeely, Michael F. Cannon makes a point that ought to be heard more often: "Democrats in Congress are taxing workers to pay off ... more »»
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Monday, September 21, 2009Homeschoolers Against ObamaCareBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe Home School Legal Defense Association has offered several criticisms of H.R. 3200. As a group, home-schooling families are small in number, but they are used to being politically active. Add a few more groups to ... more »»
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Thursday, September 17, 2009Back to Baucus: Marginally Less AwfulBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareReviews roll in for the Baucus version of health reform, released yesterday. Michael F. Cannon of the Cato Institute divides the outline into good, bad, and ugly. The good is that the plan one cheer for taking a step ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009I'll Be Watching YouBy John LaPlanteFiled As: PrivatizationMaybe this next item tells us that we have little to fear from more government in health care, since we're already being watched. Or maybe it tells us something else. The Los Angeles Times says that California has ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009Senate Finance Bill: Only Slightly Less DeadlyBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareSo you've seen the news. The Senate Finance Committee has come out with its version of a government takeover of health care. On the plus side, no "public option" (aka, government-run health insurance company). But there are a lot of negatives.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009Government Already Practices Rationing--and Will Do MoreBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CarePresident Obama makes another promise: "I will make sure that no government bureaucrat or insurance company bureaucrat gets between you and the care that you need." No bureaucrat? Sorry, Mr. President. It's already happening. Michael F. Cannon relays a report from a bureaucrat working ... more »»
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