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Obama Care
We all agree that medical care should cost less and be available to more people. The problem is that most of the health care reform proposals coming from Congress and the White House are reforms designed to give government more … Continue reading
Single-payer “universal” car care
This video is an entry for the Galen’s Institute’s “Do No Harm” contest. All the entries are here. I haven’t watched them all, but I’ve learned something. Each video is about 90 seconds. If it doesn’t grab my attention in … Continue reading
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Tagged health care video, persuasion, single payer
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The “public plan” deception: Isn’t it about choice
A scary video showing that the proponents of the “public” medical insurance plan see this as a means to establishing a monopoly on medical insurance. I’d like to see this video go “viral.” If you would too, take a moment … Continue reading
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Tagged health care video, Public Health Plan, single payer
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Canadian gov’t: “no freestanding constitutional right to health care”
Bottom line: The province of British Columbia claims that there is constitutional right to health care. Yet, it’s illegal to pay a doctor for services for medical care that’s covered by the government plan. But why would you do that? … Continue reading
Posted in regulation, single payer
Tagged Canada health, rationing health care, right to health care
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In Canada, regulators decide who gets care
On April 14 the Denver Post published an excellent letter by Tish Jeffers of Centennial. Excellent work, Tish! Re: “Look to Canada for single-payer success,” April 11 letter to the editor. So, Timothy Snowden, who visits Canada often, has polled … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada health, choice, coverage is not care, single payer
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Natasha Richardson and Canadian health care
From an AP story last week: … questions are arising over whether a medical helicopter might have been able to save the ailing actress. The province of Quebec lacks a medical helicopter system, common in the United States and other … Continue reading
Canadian government: You’re “too old” for hip surgery
This and other disturbing reminders of what happens when government “guarantees” health care – see the article in the Wall Street Journal. via FIRM. Similar Posts: Mandatory insurance is a tax Pelosi health care bill & rationing: H1N1 vaccine an … Continue reading
Australia’s government-run health care is “down under”
From the II’s Linda Gorman: According to the Australian Medical Association, every public hospital in New South Wales is dangerously overcrowded, causing 1,500 unnecessary deaths each year. Patients stack up in corridors and emergency rooms waiting for beds. Hospitals routinely … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, coverage is not care, Linda Gorman
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Polis vs. Polis on health care
Dr. Paul Hsieh of Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine had an excellent op-ed in the (Boulder) Daily Camera yesterday. He calls out Colorado Congressman-elect Jared Polis‘s inconsistent view on the role of government and markets, and eloquently shows why … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado health care, Jared Polis
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The “Colorado Guaranteed Healthcare Act”
From the Northern Colorado Business Report: State Rep. John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, said he plans to introduce a bill in the next session of the Colorado General Assembly aimed at creating a single-payer health-care system for the state. Kefalas … … Continue reading
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Tagged CO Guaranteed Healthcare Act, Colorado HB 09-1273, Colorado HB 1273, HB 09-1273, John Kefalas
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