Tag Archives: president’s health care proposal

Cato experts live-blogging health care summit

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Check out the video and live comments by Cato Institute scholars: Cato Experts Live-Blogging Health Care Summit Similar Posts: Real-time commentary on Obama’s health care speech Health care & the myth of United States’ poor life expectancy Obama care: dissecting … Continue reading →

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Obama’s health care proposal: death spiral, huge implicit tax rates, mandatory insurance

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

First the mandatory insurance, from the Institute for Health Freedom: (Feb. 23, 2010)—President Obama’s nationalized mandatory health-insurance proposal (released yesterday, 2/22) puts American families and small-business owners under the control of Big Brother regarding health-insurance coverage decisions. The proposal requires … Continue reading →

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Obama’s health care proposal: Putting politicians in control of your health care

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Some reactions to president Obama’s health care reform proposal released February 22, 2010: Keith Hennessey has a summary and analysis of possible political strategies behind it: Somebody in the Administration put a lot of work into this proposal.  It is … Continue reading →

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The conceit of Obama’s insurance price controls

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

President Obama has wants empower the federal government to forbid insurers from increasing their premiums more than the authorities allow.  Two reactions to this part of the president’s health care proposal: Don Boudreaux, Cafe Hayek on price controls: What cool … Continue reading →

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