Monthly Archives: March 2010

“Health care” bill threatens your health care

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Paul Hsieh, MD describes how “bundled payments” give doctors perverse incentives misaligned with your best interest: One planned cost-cutting measure will be a new system of “bundled payments” where hospitals and physicians receive a fixed fee to take care of … Continue reading →

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ObamaCare fallout: employers are hurting

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

From the Wall Street Journal: ObamaCare passed Congress in its final form on Thursday night, and the returns are already rolling in. Yesterday AT&T announced that it will be forced to make a $1 billion writedown due solely to the … Continue reading →

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Mandatory insurance unconstitutional – so what?

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

TheHill.com asks: Thirteen state attorneys general have filled a lawsuit claiming that the new healthcare reforms are unconstitutional. Is this a real legal challenge or a political stunt? I hate to say it, but Justin Raimondo, editorial director of Antiwar.com, … Continue reading →

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The ObamaCare scam

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

The Daily Camera asked its editorial advisory board members their view of ObamaCare, formally HR 3590. My response was published in the March 27 edition: ObamaCare is a scam. It further empowers politicians to dictate how you seek medical care … Continue reading →

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Politics will further pollute your medical care

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Writes Paul Hsieh, MD in the Denver Post: … But no one should be surprised that under government-controlled health insurance, medical coverage decisions will be based on political considerations. Rather, the recent wrangling over abortion will be a mere preview … Continue reading →

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Why health care bill won’t reduce the deficit

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

From Reason.tv: One of the main selling points of health care reform [HR 3590] was that it would cut the federal deficit by a supposed $143 billion over the next decade and a trillion-plus dollars in the one after that. … Continue reading →

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Who’s exempt from new insurance mandates?

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

The New York Post reports: Good old Joe Biden, introducing Barack Obama at the health-care bill-signing lollapalooza in Washington yesterday, leaned over and whispered into the presidential ear (and a nearby open mike): “This is a big f—ing deal.” Sure … Continue reading →

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How Many Employers Will Stop Providing Health Insurance?

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Economist Bryan Caplan asks: How Many Employers Will Stop Providing Health Insurance? If preliminary summaries of Obamacare are true, it looks like individual health insurance will soon be a better deal than employer-provided health insurance.  In the individual market, you … Continue reading →

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Take the “Repeal It” health care pledge

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

From Club for Growth: I hereby pledge that if any federal health care takeover is passed in 2010, I will support – with my time, money, and vote – only candidates who pledge to support its repeal and replacement with … Continue reading →

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States sue to block mandatory insurance

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

The Denver Post reports: Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said Monday that he was joining with attorneys general from at least 11 states who are mounting a legal challenge to the health care overhaul [sic] that Congress passed Sunday. … … Continue reading →

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