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The Entitlement State Is Morally Bankrupt
“The problem with the entitlement state is not simply that it is bankrupting this country–the problem is that it is morally bankrupt.” Continue reading
Posted in charity, morality
Tagged Ayn Rand, entitlements, government spending, Medicaid, Medicare, right to health care, Social Security
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U.S. Credit Rating: Don’t Shoot the Downgrade Messenger
Attacking S&P for the U.S. credit downgrade is like criticizing your doctor for diagnosing your cancer. Continue reading
Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, Policy - National, PPC
Tagged government spending, Medicaid, Medicare
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video: the case for federal Medicaid block grants
The Medicaid program imposes high costs while generating poor results. This Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation video explains how block grants, such as the one proposed by Congressman Paul Ryan, will save money and improve healthcare by giving states the freedom to innovate and compete. Continue reading
The immorality of government medicine vs. your right to your own life
To save American healthcare, not to mention to save the country itself, advocates of freedom, free markets, & capitalism must take the moral high ground from the proponents of government-control, Dr. Yaron Brook tells patients and doctors at a Doctors Town Hall. Continue reading
Posted in charity, morality, PPC
Tagged Ayn Rand, Medicaid, Medicare, right to health care, SCHIP
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“Cuts Leave Patients With Medicaid Cards, but No Specialist to See” – NYTimes
Being enrolled in Medicaid does not guarantee that you get treatment, reports the New York Times. Also, “many … patients have jobs with private insurance but switch to Medicaid when they become pregnant, avoiding premiums, deductibles and co-payments.” Continue reading
The 12 Worst Features Of ObamaCare
The worst parts of ObamaCare include the Basic Health Plan, waivers, Accountable Care Organizations, and Medicaid Expansion. Continue reading
Posted in Policy - National, PPC
Tagged Accountable Care Organizations, HR 3590, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, Obama-Care
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How Medicaid Harms the Poor
“Despite the fact that the [researchers] controlled for age, gender, income, geographic region, operation, and 30 comorbid conditions, Medicaid fared poorly compared to those with private insurance, Medicare, and even the uninsured.” Continue reading
The Medicaid Wrecking Ball: it busts state budgets
Peter Suderman at Reason explains Medicaid is busting state budgets: Federal matching funds to states encourage eligibility expansion. More people qualify because of recession, but tax revenues are also down. Even Democrat governors are looking to limit eligibility. Continue reading
The Road To Socialized Medicine Is Paved With Pre-existing Conditions – The Objectivist – - Forbes
The government takeover of medicine & medical insurance has been an incremental process. At Forbes.com, read about the “general pattern of the expansion [where] advocates point to some group in real or alleged dire need and declare that Washington has a duty to act.” Continue reading
Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, Policy - National, PPC
Tagged Ayn Rand, crowd out, EMTALA, Medicaid, Medicare, pre-existing conditions, SCHIP
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Should you trust the Colorado Trust?
Colorado Trusts’s CEO repeats a common health care falsehood: that the cost-shift from the uninsured’s outstanding medical bills justifies mandatory insurance. While the cost-shift increases premiums, the amount is small compared to cost-shifting from mandatory insurance and Medicaid. Continue reading