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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Take the moral high ground in health care debate
Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute makes the case to “capturing the moral high ground” in the health care debate: Why Only Private Health Care is Moral. He gave this talk at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. … Continue reading
Medical tourism on a cruise ship?
The following video is based on a new novel called Universal Coverage, by Daniel Putkowski. That is, it’s not real. However, medical tourism on a cruise ship is an interesting possible consequence of increased government control over our medical care … Continue reading
Posted in physicians & medical quality, PPC
Tagged choice, competition, health care video, medical tourism
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Baucus plan would increase insurance premiums
The Associated Press reports: The health insurance industry is warning that a comprehensive Senate bill would increase the cost of a typical policy by hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars a year after lawmakers eased up on the requirement that … Continue reading
Post-claims underwriting no justification for government health plan
If you internet service provider violated the contract you made with them by canceled your policy (say you’re hogging bandwidth) is that a reason for government to create a tax-funded “public internet service provider”? Of course not. The ISP in … Continue reading
Health care bill: fly government airlines!
Please enjoy (and pass around) our latest video, health care reform. It is less than 90 seconds and chock full of laughs and fun! Also, check out our other videos to the right of this post. Similar Posts: Single-payer “universal” … Continue reading
Health care bill: huge costs, more taxes, national ID
the Cato Institute points out three “irrefutable facts” about the Baucus health care bill: The real cost of the bill is in excess of $2 trillion. The bill contains an enormous middle-class tax hike. The bill creates a national ID … Continue reading
Saturday: Denver Post/9News health-reform forum
Here’s a chance to make your voice heard. From the Denver Post: The Denver Post and 9News have gathered most of Colorado’s congressional delegation — including both senators — so you can hear what they have to say about health … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado health care, PPC
Tagged Colorado health care, Colorado Town Hall Meetings
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Massachusetts: Your insurance is illegal!
Here is yet another example of how mandatory insurance can make your insurance policy illegal. Writes Wendy Williams in the Wall Street Journal: …Massachusetts requires every resident to have health insurance, and this year, without informing us directly, the state … Continue reading
Posted in mandatory insurance, PPC
Tagged illegal insurance, mandatory insurance, Massachusetts health
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Denial of claims: Medicare does it most
Critics of non-government insurance complain that such companies deny claims, and imply that this would never happen with government-run insurance such as Medicare. In a previous post I pointed out that in Massachusetts, Medicaid denies a higher percentage of claims … Continue reading
Posted in coverage isn't care, Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, PPC
Tagged coverage is not care, denied claims, Medicare
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The Hypocritic Oath
A nice cartoon by Glenn McCoy at Slate: Related posts: Make Congress enroll in “public option” Congress & gov’t employees would be exempt from new insurance mandates. Similar Posts: Make Congress enroll in “public option” Who’s exempt from new insurance … Continue reading