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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Public health plan: if it were a basketball game
Both the House and Senate care bills include a new government-run health plan. (See the Wall Street Journal‘s comparison.) In June I wrote the following: Supporters of the “public insurance option,” that is, government-run insurance that competes with commercial insurers … Continue reading
Posted in PPC
Tagged competition, Harry Reid, health care video, HR 3962, public option
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Reid’s Senate Bill: contact your Senator
The Institute for Health Freedom advises you to contact your Senator today about tomorrow’s vote “on a motion to proceed” on Harry Reid’s health care bill (Sat. Nov 21). There are many reasons not to like this bill. The Institute … Continue reading
Posted in Policy - National, PPC
Tagged Harry Reid, mandatory insurance, Medicare, taxes
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HR 3962: Will health care bill criminalizes affordable insurance
Dr. Paul Hsieh has a great article in the Washington Examiner about HR 3962 and mandatory health insurance. It begins: Suppose the mafia came to your town and forced everyone to purchase all their meals at mob-approved restaurants. The mafia … Continue reading
Medicare’s “global budget” & bureaucratic medical decisions
From the Wall Street Journal: Democrats are quietly attempting to impose a “global budget” on Medicare, with radical implications for U.S. medicine. … If Democrats impose such a commission nationwide, it would constitute a radical change in U.S. health care. … Continue reading
Posted in Policy - National, PPC
Tagged capitation, global budget, Medicare access, physicians, rationing health care
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Health care bill punishes medical device innovation
Jeff Scialabba at the Ayn Rand Institute has written a two-part blog post on how HR 3962 would punish medical innovation. Part one is about the benefits of medical devices and the cost of bringing them to market. It begins: … Continue reading
Medicare: unfair, inefficient, fraudulant, costly
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons describes key problems with Medicare. But of course any kind of “Medicare for All,” or Medicare Part E (E for everyone, get it?!) will have these problems. Of course not. It is structured … Continue reading
The AMA: customer and supporter of government health care
Reposted from John Goodman’s health policy blog: People are fond of believing that the American Medical Association (AMA) represents physicians. But if representation follows revenues, the AMA’s most important customer is probably the federal government. In1983, an agreement between the … Continue reading
Posted in physicians & medical quality
Tagged American Medical Association, Linda Gorman
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Killer: National Organ Transplant Act
From the Institute for Justice: Every year, 1,000 Americans die because they cannot find a matching bone marrow donor. Minorities are hit especially hard. Common sense suggests that offering modest incentives to attract more bone marrow donors would be worth … Continue reading