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Medicare “buy in”: more deficits, higher premiums, & step toward single-payer
A Wall Street Journal editorial summarizes: [Harry Reid] is claiming that a Medicare “buy-in” for people from ages 55 to 64 has overcome the liberal-moderate impasse over the “public option.” But if anything, this gambit is an even faster road … Continue reading
Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, PPC
Tagged crowd out, Harry Reid, HR 3590, Medicare, uninsured cost-shift
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Obama Care kills competition
Cato‘s Michael Tanner summarizes why the proposed “public health plan” would drive commercial insurers out of business: A government-run plan would have an inherent advantage in the marketplace, because it ultimately would be subsidized by taxpayers. The government plan could … Continue reading
The “Public” insurance plan’s huge market share
Talk about unhealthy competition. From Heritage: A new study released today by the Lewin Group, one of the most well-respected health care consultancies in Washington, gives new estimates on “The Cost and Coverage Impacts of a Public Plan” like the … Continue reading
Government insurance expansion wastes taxpayer dollars
The Denver Post published my letter on Thursday: New insurance law wastes taxpayer dollars Re: “The governor’s first two years; Two views of his energy level,” Jan. 4 Denver & The West story. The Post reports that Gov. Bill Ritter … Continue reading
Cutting tax rates would fund charitable programs to replace government charities
From the Pacific Research Institute: In 2005, Americans contributed $48 billion to health and social services via individual donations, as well as through foundations and corporations. Philanthropic giving is insensitive to tax rates, constantly hovering around two percent of income … Continue reading
Obama’s health care reform: road to single-payer serfdom?
Will Obama’s proposal for a nation-wide mandate for guaranteed issue insurance decimate insurance companies to the point that government will have to “save the day” with a single-payer monopoly that Obama really wants? Consider this from the Associated Press: Barack … Continue reading
Posted in Policy - National, PPC, regulation, single payer
Tagged crowd out, guaranteed issue, Paul Krugman
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How many parents will drop insurance in response to SB 08-160?
Last June Governor Ritter signed Colorado Senate Bill 08-160, which expanded eligibility for the the Colorado Children’s Health Program Plus (SCHIP in Colorado) to 225% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), “adjusted for family size.” Now check out the following … Continue reading
Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP
Tagged Colorado Child Health Plan Plus, crowd out, SB 08-160, SCHIP
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Medicaid is hazardous to your health
Colorado’s 208 Commission has released detailed evaluations of its four favored health care reform proposals. The Commission’s goals include improving access, encouraging personal responsibility, and supporting a “financially viable, sustainable and fair” system. Yet these proposals preserve or expand Medicaid, … Continue reading