Tag Archives: Frédéric Bastiat

Medicare head Donald Berwick: You’re a pawn

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

In the American Spectator David Catron points out a disturbing quote from Medicare & Medicaid Services head Donald Berwick is. Berwick’s view of rationing is, in fact, the opposite of [Paul]  Ryan’s. The latter believes it should be driven by … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Progressive Fatal Conceit

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Writes George Will: Progressives are forever longing to replace the governance of people by the administration of things. Because they are entirely public-spirited, progressives volunteer to be the administrators, and to be as disinterested as the dickens. … Professor Obama, … Continue reading →

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Colorado SB 61: insurers might deny fewer claims, but at what cost?

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

Colorado SB 061 is a case of what is seen and what is not unseen.  What is seen: fewer denied insurance claims (probably).  What is not seen: increased insurance premiums and more people who cannot afford insurance. The bill summary … Continue reading →

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Single-Payer Health Care Treats People Like Pawns

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Summary: Senator Obama said that if he ”were designing a system from scratch, I would probably go ahead with a single-payer system. ” This reveals his implicit view of American citizens and the status of citizens under single-payer health care: they are like ingredients and politicians (“designers”) are the … Continue reading →

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The Romance of Single-Payer Health Care

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Pushing single-payer politically-controlled health care, Princeton health care economist Uwe Reinhardt says: “[Americans] act more and more like a people sharing a geography. You don’t have the ethos that goes with being a nation. In Canada, in Taiwan, they view health … Continue reading →

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Politicians: save us from human nature!

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Addition to Tuesday’s post on medical care in the Czech Republic: An intriguing part of Sunday’s New York Times article about medical care in the Czech Republic was a quote by Harvard’s Marc J. Roberts, included in the excerpt below: … Continue reading →

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