Medicaid strains ER more than uninsured

Friday, July 11th, 2008

A common rationale for compulsory insurance is that the uninsured get their medical care from emergency rooms for free, and pass on the cost to the insured.  I debunked this reasoning in an earlier post.   Yet, for those who do not agree with my critique (if you don't agree, please ...

The uninsured cost-shift scam

Monday, May 5th, 2008

When is it OK for someone to confiscate $400 from you each year, and claim that it's the moral thing to do, because it saves you $85? Typically such scam artists would end up in prison. But in this case, the perpetrators are Colorado politicians and the backers ...

Compulsory Insurance is Collective Punishment

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Remember grade school, when teachers would punish the whole class for the actions of just a few troublemakers? This is collective punishment, which is typically practiced during wartime or under martial law. Collective punishment has now arrived with compulsory medical insurance. Known as an "individual mandate," it's the law in Massachusetts. ...