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Why to condemn insurance companies
Is the for-profit insurance industry a “predator” that “prevent[s] us from having a decent health care system”? Letter writer Bruce Robinson says so (Daily Camera, December 1). He’s partially right. The real predators are politicians who inhibit needed health policy … Continue reading
Insurance company wrong-doing no rationale for government health plan
The Denver Post published my letter to the editor on October 31. (Yes, I just saw it now.) Re: “The cost of failure on health care for Colorado,” Oct. 28 online-only guest commentary. Say your neighborhood deli rigged its scales … Continue reading
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Obama lies (or misleads) on health care
Michael F. Cannon (Cato) and Ramesh Ponnuru (National Review Online) list 21 misleading or false statements in president Obama’s speech about health care a couple weeks ago. Here’s the list. To see why these are false and/or misleading, read the … Continue reading
Want health care like the U.S. Postal Service?
Just in case that sounds appearling, William Shughart II of the Independent Institute (CA) makes some good points in a recent op-ed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. An excerpt: When President Obama told the people attending a town hall meeting … Continue reading
Death by lack of insurance: statistical trickery
If past cycles are any indicator, we are about due for another round of studies showing that being uninsured kills. Headlines will abound, commentators will wring their hands, and anyone who opposes ObamaCare will be portrayed as an insensitive killer. … Continue reading
Mandatory auto insurance does not justify mandatory health insurance
President Obama has stated that “under my plan, individuals will be required to carry basic health insurance — just as most states require you to carry auto insurance.” Ari Armstrong points out why this analogy is false: It is simply … Continue reading
Non-profit health insurance already dominates market
John Lott makes excellent points (emphasis added): Given all the attacks on profit-making insurance companies, what is possibly more surprising is that by far the dominant players in the “full” insurance market are non-profits. Indeed, one of the motives of … Continue reading
Rescission of health insurance no rationale for government control
Economist Scott Harrington makes some excellent points about health insurance rescission in the Wall Street Journal. Here’s the take home point: If existing laws and litigation governing rescission are inadequate, there clearly are a variety of ways that the states … Continue reading
Rationing vs. choosing how to spend your own money
Ronald Bailey makes the distinction at Reason: …”rationing” depends on who is allocating the scarce resources. It’s not rationing if an individual decides to spend his money on a 16-ounce steak—but it is rationing if he can only purchase a … Continue reading
ObamaCare and health “reform” myths
Ari and Linn Armstrong summarize a few of myths, lies, and distortions about ObamaCare in their latest column in the Grand Junction Free Press: Myth No. 1: Opponents of Obamacare are the ones creating myths. Myth No. 2: Opponents of … Continue reading