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More doctors drop Medicare patients
I like Ted Kennedy’s slogan “Medicare for all.” It reminds voters that America already has a highly successful, popular single-payer program, albeit only for the elderly. — Paul Krugman, June 13 2005 How “highly successful” is Medicare? Consider the following … Continue reading
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Tagged Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare access, Paul Krugman
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Medicaid strains ER more than uninsured
A common rationale for compulsory insurance is that the uninsured get their medical care from emergency rooms for free, and pass on the cost to the insured. I debunked this reasoning in an earlier post. Yet, for those who do … Continue reading
Posted in mandatory insurance, Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, myths & fallacies
Tagged Medicaid, uninsured, uninsured cost-shift
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Marxism via Medicaid
In a letter printed in the Rocky Mountain News last week, Diana Hsieh reminds us that the principle behind Medicaid, and all government-run charities (a.k.a. "entitlement programs") is the foundation of Marxism: Parents, not society, should care for kids Gov. … Continue reading
Open letter to supporters of Colorado SB 160
To: Stephen Kapanos, Vice President Public Policy & Advocacy Bill Lindsay and Penfield Tate, Health Care Committee, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Elisabeth Arenales, Esq., Director, Health Care Program, Colorado Center on Law and Policy Mental Health America of Colorado, … Continue reading
Posted in charity, Colorado health care, morality
Tagged Colorado health care, Medicaid, SB 08-160, SCHIP
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Charity Care instead of government programs
I’ve written about the injustices of Medicaid: It provides lousy care, make prescriptions more expensive for everyone, and fosters government dependence by inhibiting self-reliance. And get this, last week the Wall Street Journal reported that state governments use it as … Continue reading
Profit motive lowers Rx prices, politicians don’t
In February the Denver Post reported that Coloradans using a new state prescription program for lower-income people will end up paying more for most drugs than they would at chain pharmacies, according to a Denver Post cost comparison. Meanwhile, last … Continue reading
FamiLIES USA and Medicaid “cuts”
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 … Continue reading
Medicaid Billing: nothing simple about it.
Advocates for more government control of health care like to say that having only one “insurer” will simplify billing. For a brief introduction to their 68-slide version of simple billing, browse through the Colorado Medical Assistance Billing Program 2007 Practioner … Continue reading
SB-160: Compulsory charity immoral & impractical
Earlier this month The Rocky Mountain News published a commentary of mine about the inherent immorality of government-run charities (in this case, those for children’s health insurance) and a proposal to challenge such charities to compete with voluntarily-funded charities. The … Continue reading
Posted in charity, Colorado health care, Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, morality
Tagged Colorado health care, mandatory insurance, Medicaid, SB 08-160, SCHIP
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Medicaid is hazardous to your health
Colorado’s 208 Commission has released detailed evaluations of its four favored health care reform proposals. The Commission’s goals include improving access, encouraging personal responsibility, and supporting a “financially viable, sustainable and fair” system. Yet these proposals preserve or expand Medicaid, … Continue reading