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What insurance will the government let you have?
Paul Hsieh, MD reminds us of how, in both the House and Senate health care bills the so-called health care “reform” will further empower government officials to tell us what insurance we can and cannot have: Under any system of … Continue reading
Posted in charity, PPC
Tagged Health Choices Administration, HR 3590, HR 3962, illegal insurance, insurance as forced charity
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Obama Care: higher taxes & premiums, poverty trap for low-wage workers
A new study from Cato about the House and Senate health care bills House and Senate Democrats have produced health care legislation whose mandates, subsidies, tax penalties, and health insurance regulations would penalize work and reward Americans who refuse to … Continue reading
Will health “reform” kill HSAs & high-deductible insurance plans?
By attacking Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Democrats want use tax policy to punish people who prefer to buy medical care directly, rather than through insurance. Sounds like they favor the insurance industry, no? On January … Continue reading
Posted in insurance, tax code, HSAs, Policy - National, PPC
Tagged HR 3590, HR 3962, HSAs, illegal insurance
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AP on health bills: “meaningful negotiations occur behind closed doors”
That’s what I will do in bringing all parties together, not negotiating behind closed doors, but bringing all parties together, and broadcasting those negotiations on C-SPAN so that the American people can see what the choices are … – Barack … Continue reading
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Tagged HR 3590, HR 3962, politician credibility, politics of health care
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Obama Care: prohibit buying what you want, mandate what you don’t want
Dr. Paul Hsieh points out some scary aspects of the House health bill (HR 3962) and the Senate health bill (HR 3590): Under ObamaCare, patients will be forced to pay for certain kinds of medical care whether they want it … Continue reading
Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, Policy - National, PPC
Tagged choice, HR 3590, HR 3962, mandated benefits, Medicare, preventive care
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Health care bills fail to meet Obama’s promises
Patients First summarizes of how the House and Senate health care bills fail to meet president Obama’s promises: They won’t “slow the growth of health care costs.” They won’t “make the insurance you have work better for you,” or increase … Continue reading
Health care bill, arbitrary power & dictatorship
From Duke Visiting Professor John David Lewis in Pajamas Media: The essence of a dictator’s method is not to write harsh laws and enforce them rigidly. The world’s most destructive thugs have wanted something different. They have wanted to impose … Continue reading
Job openings for aspiring health care bureaucrats!
Jim Riemersma of Boulder wrote a clever and disturbingly accurate letter to the editor published in the Daily Camera (Boulder, CO): For recent University of Colorado graduates seeking employment opportunities, I would urge them to consider a career in health … Continue reading
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Tagged health care bureaucracy, HR 3590, HR 3962, public choice
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HR 3962 limits competition for dental benefits
Bob Mook of the Denver Business Journal describes how the House Bill (HR3962) would limit competition and force patients to give up their children’ speciality dental plans: Kate Paul, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Colorado, said that the … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado health care, PPC
Tagged Colorado health care, competition, dental, HR 3962, mandated benefits
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Public health plan: if it were a basketball game
Both the House and Senate care bills include a new government-run health plan. (See the Wall Street Journal‘s comparison.) In June I wrote the following: Supporters of the “public insurance option,” that is, government-run insurance that competes with commercial insurers … Continue reading
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Tagged competition, Harry Reid, health care video, HR 3962, public option
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