If past cycles are any indicator, we are about due for another round of studies showing that being uninsured kills. Headlines will abound, commentators will wring their hands, and anyone who opposes ObamaCare will be portrayed as an insensitive killer.
The good news is that the majority of the supposed deaths ...
Update to: Is being uninsured a fatal disease?
Linda Gorman has once again taken Families USA to task for their bogus research. Last week it was about their claims of Medicaid "cuts." Most recently, her post at StateHouseCall.org debunks their "Dying For Coverage" articles, which make claims on how many ...
Update, June 18 2009: What you do not know about the uninsured cost-shift: If you've heard from Families USA the uninsured costs families and individuals with commercial insurance big bucks, think again. Check out a critique that debunks it here.
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When is it OK for someone to confiscate $400 from you ...
The essence of lying is the intent to deceive.
Families USA has issued a press release claiming that the Bush Administration's FY2009 budget contains "cuts in federal Medicaid payments." Yet, as Linda Gorman points out at StateHouseCall.org (and in the Rocky Mountain News ), these "cuts" are merely reductions ...
