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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Insurance company wrong-doing no rationale for government health plan
The Denver Post published my letter to the editor on October 31. (Yes, I just saw it now.) Re: “The cost of failure on health care for Colorado,” Oct. 28 online-only guest commentary. Say your neighborhood deli rigged its scales … Continue reading
Posted in myths & fallacies, PPC
Tagged Mike Cerbo, post-claims underwriting, rescission, right to health care
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Shocking death toll England’s flagship hospital
From the Independent (UK): Poor standards of care at an accident and emergency unit in one of the country’s flagship hospitals may have contributed to the unnecessary deaths of over 400 patients, an official NHS investigation has concluded. Dirty equipment … Continue reading
Health “reform” vs. medical technology & innovation
From a new Cato Institute policy analysis, Bending the Productivity Curve: Why America Leads the World in Medical Innovation: The health care issues commonly considered most important today — controlling costs and covering the uninsured — arguably should be regarded … Continue reading
Democrats & AARP exploit young adults
Excerpts from Robert Samuelson’s “Health ‘Reform’ That Burdens Our Young” in Newsweek: One of our long-running political stories is the economic assault on the young by the old. …This makes no sense for the nation, but as politics it makes … Continue reading
Harvard Medical School Dean: Health “reform” a failure
Some choice words from Jeffrey S. Flier, Dean of Harvard’s Medical School. Some excerpts from his Wall Street Journal article: Our health-care system suffers from problems of cost, access and quality, and needs major reform. Tax policy drives employment-based insurance; … Continue reading
Mark Udall: wrong on costs, misguided on coverage
From the Denver Business Journal on Mark Udall: Udall, D-Colo., said he is “carefully reviewing this legislation,” entitled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But he did say he was “encouraged” that the measure, which Senate Majority Leader Harry … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado health care, Policy - National, PPC
Tagged Colorado health care, Harry Reid, Mark Udall, Massachusetts health
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Who gets bribes for Democrat health care “reform”?
What special interest groups got paid off in the Democrat-sponsored health care “reform” bills? They include unions, the AARP, the American Medical Association, the state of California, and the state of Louisiana. See: Health Care BS’s Health reform: Who got … Continue reading
Posted in Policy - National, PPC
Tagged AARP, American Medical Association, rent seeking, unions
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Dishonest cost projections for Democrat health bills
From the Wall Street Journal: …the bills are fiscally dishonest, using every budget gimmick and trick in the book: Leave out inconvenient spending, back-load spending to disguise the true scale, front-load tax revenues, let inflation push up tax revenues, promise … Continue reading
Democrats seek to ban affordable insurance
HSA-qualified insurance: affordable premiums, patients spend prudently & take responsibility for their own health, and can save for future expenses. But politicians like Harry Reid want to make HSA-qualified insurance plans illegal. Read about it in the Wall Street Journal: … Continue reading
Government health care cost overruns
Harry Reid’s Senate health bill up for a procedural vote on Saturday, which could allow it to move forward to debate. (Yet Republicans are pushing to read the whole thing, which could take 34 hours!) In any case, be wary … Continue reading
Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, Policy - National, PPC
Tagged competition, government spending, politician credibility
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