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Friday, May 29, 2009

Testifying on Health Freedom in Arizona 

Limiting government power and maximizing individual choice

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Ballot questions (health), Health Care

The other day, I reported on my participation at a legislative hearing discussing a proposed amendment to the Arizona constitution that would prevent the government from eliminating any citizen's ability to resist being conscripted exclusively ... more »»

Friday, May 29, 2009

Where All the Doctors are Far Above Average 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

This might be the first time I've agree with Public Citizen, a group that advocates a government takeover of health care: It argues that a recent all-rosy report from Florida hospitals is suspicious.

From the Miami Herald:

Almost half ... more »»

Friday, May 29, 2009

Government in Your Bowels 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

What can Medicare for all do for you? One possibility: It could end the viability of virtual colonoscopies, requiring the real thing instead.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Americans for Prosperity Does Health Care Policy 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

Americans for Prosperity has launched a new project called Patients United Now. It aims to combat a government takeover of health care.

Among its principles:

As an American, you deserve the right to make all your own health care ... more »»

Friday, May 29, 2009

How the U.S. Stacks Up 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

We certainly don't have a perfect approach to health care in this country. But we're doing some things right, as a graph put together by Investors' Business Daily shows. It compares the U.S. with other ... more »»

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Expanded Coverage=Less Access to Care 

Massachusetts data show decrease in access since "reform"

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

I've always said that the closer the state gets to "guaranteeing" "universal" coverage, actual access to care decreases.  This has been the case in Massachusetts, since the 2006 reform that mandated health insurance for all.

A recent white ... more »»

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Steve Forbes and Academic Journals 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

Paul Hsieh already mentioned a paper on health care financing in other countries written by, among others, John Goodman and Linda Gorman (both contributors to StateHouseCall).

Gorman talks with Jon Caldara, president of the Independent ... more »»

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Invasive Species 

Filed As:  General, Health Care

Crikey! Another creative entry in the Galen Institute's "First, Do No Harm" video ... more »»

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Health Care Freedom in Arizona 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Ballot questions (health)

The Arizona Republic reports on the bill that John Graham mentions in the post below.

It includes a quote from a fan of turning health care over to government:

"What this effort is, is an attempt to protect the current system. This ... more »»

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Health Freedom Returns in Arizona 

HCR 2014 resurrects Prop 101's attempt to limit government power

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Ballot questions (health), Health Care

Last November, Arizona's Proposition 101 was narrowly defeated at the ballot box. Prop 101 would have prevented the government from enrolling people in a government or private health plan against their choice, or ... more »»

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