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Mark Udall: wrong on costs, misguided on coverage
From the Denver Business Journal on Mark Udall: Udall, D-Colo., said he is “carefully reviewing this legislation,” entitled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But he did say he was “encouraged” that the measure, which Senate Majority Leader Harry … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado health care, Harry Reid, Mark Udall, Massachusetts health
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Health care bill: fewer insured, higher premiums
Obama Care – more uninsured, higher premiums, writes economist Martin Feldstein in the Washington Post: A key feature of the House and Senate health bills would prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to anyone with preexisting conditions. The new coverage … Continue reading
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Tagged death spiral, guaranteed issue, HR 3962, mandatory insurance, Massachusetts health, uninsured
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Bizarro Health Care ‘Reform’: Expect Less, Pay More
Pajamas Media was kind enough to publish my article about the Democrats’ “Bizarro” health care reform. Here’s the first few paragraphs: Expect less, pay more. It’s not the slogan for some “Bizarro World” Target store in a comic book; it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged competition, mandatory insurance, Massachusetts health, patient-as-customer, taxes
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Mandatory insurance: higher costs, less care, rights violations, & rationing
So explains Paul Hsieh MD in “ObamaCare: A National Version of RomneyCare” Massachusetts’ system of mandatory insurance drives up costs and violate individual rights “Coverage” is not the same as actual medical care The Massachusetts plan will end in rationing. … Continue reading
Feds bail out Massachusetts, but who bails out feds?
Writes Grace-Marie Turner in the Wall Street Journal: Massachusetts is a problematic model on which to base federal health-care reform because the state relies heavily on Medicaid. Washington in 2008 agreed to provide the state with $10.6 billion over three … Continue reading
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Tagged mandatory insurance, Massachusetts health, Medicaid
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Massachusetts: Your insurance is illegal!
Here is yet another example of how mandatory insurance can make your insurance policy illegal. Writes Wendy Williams in the Wall Street Journal: …Massachusetts requires every resident to have health insurance, and this year, without informing us directly, the state … Continue reading
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Tagged illegal insurance, mandatory insurance, Massachusetts health
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Massachusetts health care: long waits, poor access
“The percentage of primary care practices closed to new patients is the highest it’s ever been as recorded by the Medical Society.” — Massachusetts Medical Society Is this what we should expect if insurance is mandatory across the United States? … Continue reading
Mandatory insurance: wrong for America
Paul Hsieh, M.D. has an excellent op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor about the harms of mandatory insurance. It begins: In his recent speech to Congress, President Obama could have promoted healthcare reforms that tapped the power of a truly … Continue reading
How mandatory insurance makes affordable insurance illegal
Life with mandatory insurance, from the Wall Street Journal: Peter and Kirsten MacDonald of Brockton, Mass., are the kind of young, healthy individuals Massachusetts needs in the system to spread the risk and help pay for it. But the MacDonalds … Continue reading
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Tagged illegal insurance, mandatory insurance, Massachusetts health
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