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Friday, July 31, 2009

Voluntary versus Coercive Rationing 

By King Banaian

Filed As:  Health Care

My friend Ed Morrissey writes a column for the American Issues Project that picks up on my praise of ... more »»

Friday, July 31, 2009

Watch 20/20 Tonight 

Cats and dogs and CT scans, oh my!

By Grace-Marie Turner

Filed As:  Health Care

ABC News "20/20" is planning to air a segment tonight with John Stossel about the health care systems of Canada and Great Britain. The latest word is that I will be on the program. "20/20" airs tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern, but please check your more »»

Friday, July 31, 2009

Rock and Roll and Health Care Hell 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

This analogy about a government takeover of health care, spotted on a Facebook update [repeated verbatim]: "Money for nothing and Socialized Healthcare for free? I think I just checked in to Thee Hotel California."

Actually, that would be OTHER people checking you into the hotel for you. ... more »»

Friday, July 31, 2009

Beware of Cheery Cost Estimates of Government Programs 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

The following comes from the Georgia Public Policy Foundation's "Friday Facts" e-mail:

What do voodoo and U.S. health reform have in common? “The administration estimates $1.5 trillion over 10 years with no increase in the deficit. But ... more »»

Friday, July 31, 2009

Twittering the Health Care Bill 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

Healthcarehorserace.com reports on a man who is taking on the U.S. House health care bill bit by bit -- or rather, Tweet by Tweet.

Friday, July 31, 2009

“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

The quote above is from Mahatma Gandhi and it described how his movement eventually achieved victory. Apparently, although we skipped the ridicule part, from reading the pages of the Albuquerque Journal, we at the Rio Grande Foundation must be ... more »»

Friday, July 31, 2009

Incentives Rather than Micro-mangement 

By Grace-Marie Turner

Filed As:  Health Care

House Republicans released a more »»

Friday, July 31, 2009

Incomplete Information 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

No surprise here: A review of broadcast media reveals that major television broadcasters talk up the promises of a government health care takeover, and give its dangers short-shrift.

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Rich Noyes and Julia Seymour review a recent study from the Media Research Center,... more »»

Friday, July 31, 2009

Illinois Policy Institute on Kennedy-Dodd 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

The Illinois Policy Institute critiques one health care policy floating in the U.S. Senate. If anything, it most likely underestimates the damage that could be done to health care choice and the economy.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Economy Down? Kill the Jobs-Makers 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

Kansas City Small Business Monthly doesn't have a high opinion of the economic ramifications of nationalized health care:

"Small business owners have been on pins and needles all year awaiting the definition of 'small ... more »»

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