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Primary Care Can Be Comprehensive and Convenient for $2 a Day

For example of how people can get primary health care without insurance, see John Goodman’s post: Primary Care Can Be Comprehensive and Convenient for $2 a Day. Goodman notes that “all this will go away, however, if Obama Care is … Continue reading

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Concierge medicine: doctors tire of dealing with politically-controlled insurance

Concierge medicine “potentially poses a big threat to Medicare and to the new world of medical care envisioned under President Barack Obama’s health overhaul. ” Continue reading

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The AMA & biased legislation vs. health care mutual aid societies

Mary Ruwart nicely summarizes how the American Medical Association and legislation biased toward insurance companies crowded out health care mutual aid societies. Today their equivalents are health care cooperatives.  The following is from The Liberator Online, June 24, 2010: QUESTION: … Continue reading

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CNN: Doctors opt out of Medicare

Should we expect more of this if politicians expand government-run health programs? From CNN: When you think of low-paying jobs, doctor doesn’t usually come to mind.But with a 21% cut in Medicare payments slated to take effect later this month, … Continue reading

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N.Y. Bureaucrats vs. Dr. John Muney & the uninsured

The case of Dr. John Muney shows the outright injustice and immoral nature of government regulations that rob us of our individual rights to associate with one another in a peaceful manner.  Next time you talk about mandated benefits on … Continue reading

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