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One more victim of Medicaid and employer-based insurance
John R. Graham of the Pacific Research Institute offers a great critique of Nicholas D. Kristof’s recent New York Times column. Kristof relates a distressing story about a John Brodniak, who lost his job due to illness, exhausted his COBRA … Continue reading
Example of Oregon medical care rationing
Here’s an example of rationing medical care in Oregon: Here’s the text of the TV station’s report. (via Cato at Liberty and the Heritage Foundation) Similar Posts: Health Reform Bad Medicine: The Real Costs & Consequences of ObamaCare One more … Continue reading
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Health Reform
In just 90 seconds this new health reform video highlights the upside-down priorities of Oregon’s Medicaid system. Lobbying groups have used the political process to push coverage for special-interest causes. This video is based on research Linda Gorman, Director of … Continue reading
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Bureaucrats get the best value for themselves, not you
In defense of government rationing of medical care, philosopher Peter Singer writes: The task of health care bureaucrats is then to get the best value for the resources they have been allocated. It is the familiar comparative exercise of getting … Continue reading
Distorted priorities of Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid)
When politicians decide how to spend taxpayers’ money on health care, they spend it on what is most politically popular. Linda Gorman writes that this means less emphasis on “procedures to save lives in immediate danger” and more “preventive care … Continue reading
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