Paul Hsieh, M.D. writes:
The key is Obama’s declaration, “I don’t know how this plays politically, but I know it’s right.” Ultimately, Obama and his liberal base believe that government-guaranteed health care is a “moral imperative” — i.e., “it’s right.” And that will also be the key to ...
The Denver Post reminds us of why government should neither expand Medicaid, nor force us to donate to charities, especially ones run by government:
Roughly 19 percent of new food-stamp applications were delayed statewide in October. For Medicaid, 18 percent of new applicants didn't get timely benefits that month, according to ...
Paul Hsieh, MD reminds us of how, in both the House and Senate health care bills the so-called health care "reform" will further empower government officials to tell us what insurance we can and cannot have:
Under any system of mandatory insurance, the government must necessarily determine what constitutes an “acceptable” ...
The Wall Street Journal editorial board explains how so-called insurance exchanges of the House and Senate health care bills are government-run insurance:
Both bills [House and Senate] blow up the individual and small-business insurance markets, to be replaced with new "exchanges" in which people can buy heavily subsidized coverage and insurers ...
Opponents of the Democrats' health care "reform" proposals have said the new legislation would lead to higher costs, lower quality, and less access. But with the passing of HR 3692 (House) and HR 3950 (Senate) looks like the Democrats will have their way. Why? In the Investor's Business Daily, Yaron ...
The Democrats' proposals would "reform" nothing. Instead, they would entrench problems with the status quo, as economist Arnold Kling explains in "The Non-Debate over Non-Reform."
Consider the country's total health care spending. Patients' out-of-pocket spending accounts for only about 10 percent. Insurers and government split the remaining 90 percent almost evenly. ...
Denver Health CEO Patricia Gabow extols virtues of "public" government-run health programs, Denver Health included (Denver Post, July 5). Yet she neglects to mention the problems. For example, how they increase private insurance premiums by underpaying doctors, how doctors often refuse to see patients, and how these financially unsustainable programs ...
Some gems from Michael Cannon at Cato-at-Liberty about how taxpayers are footing the bill for Nadya Suleman’s octoplets and six other children:
A reasonable person might ask, “So what? Poor kids need help. Would you rather let them die?” That certainly does not seem to be the answer. Yet there are ...
From the Pacific Research Institute:
In 2005, Americans contributed $48 billion to health and social services via individual donations, as well as through foundations and corporations.
Philanthropic giving is insensitive to tax rates, constantly hovering around two percent of income for the last half century.
However, income is extremely sensitive to tax rates, ...
On Saturday the Rocky Mountain News ran a article on the Inner City Health Center:
Inner Center Health Center is...somewhere between a free clinic and the emergency room, a place for medical treatment, reassurance and consideration.
"We're a patient-centered health care home," said Pam Krotchko, director of resource development.
ICHC is not unlike ...
