Opponents of the Democrats' health care "reform" proposals have said the new legislation would lead to higher costs, lower quality, and less access. But with the passing of HR 3692 (House) and HR 3950 (Senate) looks like the Democrats will have their way. Why? In the Investor's Business Daily, Yaron ...
If you plan to attend the September 12 the Freedom Rally in Denver, here are some slogans to consider if you want to make a sign. I want to emphasize that opposing the Democrats' proposals does not mean keeping the status quo. In fact, the policies Democrats advocate would actually ...
You often hear animosity for insurance companies from the Left. That is, those who want more government control of medical insurance. Yet, those who want less government should advocate repealing laws that coddle insurance companies at the expense of patients. As I wrote last week, insurance companies could gain so ...
This video is an entry for the Galen's Institute's "Do No Harm" contest. All the entries are here. I haven't watched them all, but I've learned something. Each video is about 90 seconds. If it doesn't grab my attention in the first 10 seconds or so, I move on to ...
It's not enough to know how government meddling in medical insurance markets and medical care has driven up costs and leaves us vulnerable to huge medical costs. You have to present it right. Political consultant Frank Luntz has some suggestions, as reported in Politico. Some points that I liked when ...
Says David Catron:
While conservatives talk about the insurance market, the Left talks about “covering the children.” While conservatives talk about socialized medicine, the Left talks about “the uninsured.” In other words, conservatives yammer about concepts while the Left talks about people.
That’s why we are getting our asses kicked. And it is why we will ...
Defending the proposal for a politically-controlled monopolistic government insurance plan in Colorado, Rep. Daniel Kagan (D-Cherry Hills Village) said:
"I think it is our responsibility that every single Coloradan, regardless of their wealth or position in society, get the health care they need ... It is our obligation."
Let's say this is ...
I often hear this from people who defeind confiscating taxpayer's money without their consent to pay for a government run insurance program for the elderly. They use this argument to justify wanting "Medicare for all." How does a defender of individual respond? Here's a way:
"If government employees can keep administrative ...
From Monday's Denver Post:
the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 plans to submit its signatures for a pair of initiatives Wednesday. The UFCW measures would mandate companies with 20 or more employees to provide health-care coverage... [Amendment 56]
To get a clear picture of how this mandate would play out, ...
Summary: Community rating (CR) forbids insurance companies from risk-rating their premiums. Say someone supports this because it supposedly helps make insurance more affordable and accessible to higher-risk consumers. You could counter this with empirical evidence that it's not effective. But more effective is to expose CR as a stealth method to ...
