Tag Archives: fairness

Colorado House Bill 1008: Why women pay higher insurance premiums

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Linda Gorman, Director of the Independence Institute‘s Health Care Policy Center explains why Colorado House Bill 1008 is a bad idea: House Bill 1008 would make it illegal in Colorado for insurance companies selling accident, sickness, or health insurance to … Continue reading →

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Colorado Insurance Commissioner penalizes affordable insurance

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

The Sunday Denver Post ran a front-page article about how insurance companies charge women under 40 higher premiums than men.  It also notes that men in their 50s payer higher premiums than women. In any case, Colorado Insurance Commissioner Marcy … Continue reading →

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Rich retirees sponging off the poor via Medicare

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

A fine segment on Medicare from John Stossel’s recent special, You Can’t Even Talk About It. Some great moments: AARP representative claiming information technology will “have to” bring costs down, even if it won’t. He also correctly identifies  that Medicare … Continue reading →

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Obama vs. his economic advisors, Part I

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Barack Obama says his health care reform “strengthens employer–based coverage.”  But the government’s favoring employer-based coverage has had terrible consequences.  Just ask Jason Furman, one of Obama’s economic advisors.  In an article published in Health Affairs he wrote: The tax … Continue reading →

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How to argue for Health Savings Accounts

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Summary: The best defense of Health Savings Accounts is not that they promote wise spending and bring costs down. It’s that they are a step toward a more ethical tax policy. Conservatives, Republicans, and free-market advocates often tout Health Savings Accounts … Continue reading →

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Equality and health care

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Socialist politician Aneurin Bevan, father of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS), has stated that “everyone should be treated alike in the matter of medical care” and that “the essence of a satisfactory health service is that rich and poor are … Continue reading →

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