-
Categories
health policy sites
health policy primers
HR 3590 "ObamaCare"
Category Archives: morality
Donald Berwick: blame “private” enterprise, embrace politically-controlled medicine
Any health care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized, and humane must, must, redistribute wealth from the richer among us to the poorer and the less fortunate. Excellent health care is by definition, redistribution. Britain, you chose well. –Donald … Continue reading
Defeat ObamaCare’s “moral narrative”
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.” … Continue reading
Lack of equality in Japan’s government-run health care
A popular justification of government-run health care is that everyone should have access to the same care, regardless of their ability to pay. Yet, Japan has a form of socialized medicine, but it does not happen here. Consider a recent … Continue reading
To defeat government-controlled medicine, repudiate morality of need
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 … Continue reading
Posted in charity, morality, PPC
Tagged Ayn Rand, charity, persuasion, right to health care
Leave a comment
Harry Reid & Democrats’ health “reform” will enslave us
As you’ve probably heard, Senate Majority Leader Harry Read likens those who oppose the Democrats’ so-called health care “reform” as those who opposed the end of slavery: Melissa Clouthier points out the irony of this, as it is the Democrats’ … Continue reading
Take the moral high ground in health care debate
Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute makes the case to “capturing the moral high ground” in the health care debate: Why Only Private Health Care is Moral. He gave this talk at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. … Continue reading
Health care is not a privilege … nor is it a right
Pajamas Media has published my article on rights, privilege and health care. Here’s the introduction: A popular but flawed argument is that “health care is a right, not a privilege.” Health care is neither a right nor a privilege. Rather, … Continue reading
No right to health care
Paul Hsieh at Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine notes some recent articles on the right to health care. Of them, I like the following for explaining why the right to something people produce negates rights of the individuals that … Continue reading
Medical care and the ability to pay
The following passage from Virginia Postrel’s recent article in The Atlantic gets to a central premise, too rarely debated, about health care policy (emphasis added): allowing patients to buy drugs to be administered within the NHS would threaten the system’s … Continue reading