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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Questions about the “right” to health care
The alleged “right” to health care lurks behind increasing government involvement in medicine. If there were such a right, asks Stefan Molyneux, “when does a woman in the process of becoming a doctor switch from someone with a right to receive health care to someone with an obligation to provide it?” Continue reading
A Radically Different Approach to Health Insurance
John Goodman of the National Center for Policy Analysis writes: [B]efore the current era, the most common form of health insurance — other than Blue Cross plans — was indemnity insurance with a fee schedule. A typical benefit consisted of … Continue reading
Posted in insurance, tax code, HSAs
Tagged concierge medicine, HSAs, patient-as-customer, real insurance
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Workers, not employers, bear the (full) cost of health benefits
Many workers believe they pay one part of their health insurance premium, and their employer pays the rest. But that’s not how it works. Really, you pay the full cost of your health benefits. Continue reading
Posted in insurance, tax code, HSAs, myths & fallacies, PPC
Tagged employer-sponsored insurance
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Accountable Care Organizations threaten quality medical care
Beth Haynes writes: The PPACA [HR 3590] is “nudging” doctors out of independent practice and into working as employees of large practice groups or hospitals. This move is occurring because of the bundled payment structure of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) … Continue reading
Posted in physicians & medical quality
Tagged Accountable Care Organizations, HR 3590
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Amendment 63 election results
Find Amendment 63 election results here. See also: Commentary in support of Amendment 63 & refuting the opposition Latest blog posts about Amendment 63 Similar Posts: Colorado Amendment 63 Amendment 63 protects your individual rights Amendment 63 vs. CO Medical … Continue reading
Medicaid expansion – how much will it cost Colorado
Devon Herrick at the National Center for Policy Analysis writes: According to various estimates, there are 10 million to 13 million uninsured people who are already eligible for Medicaid – but not enrolled. When the individual mandate to obtain health … Continue reading
Obama admits health “reform” is a means to single payer.
President Obama: … when Social Security was passed, it applied to widows and orphans, and it was a very restricted program … But the point was that we had created a framework that allowed us then to continue to make progress. That’s … Continue reading