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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, October 2, 2009Show Me the (Stimulus) Money!By Paul GessingFiled As: Budget and TaxAt long last, the federal government has its new stimulus-tracking website up and running. Interested taxpayers and journalists can now start digging to find out where some of the billions of dollars that have been printed up in Washington under Obama’s stimulus plan are going. The website is more »»
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