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Hey FDA, government doesn’t ban cars because people drive them off cliffs
The government doesn’t ban cars just because some idiots drive cars off cliffs; it doesn’t ban pencils because pencils can be shoved into the eye; and it [e.g., the FDA] has no business banning a painkiller just because some patients don’t know how to use it correctly. Continue reading
FDA’s History Reveals Power Plays Produced No Health Benefits
So says a press release from the Independent Institute: Oakland, CA, Feb. 10, 2010—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested a $4.03 billion budget for FY2011, a 23 percent increase over last year. Prompted by the FDA’s vast reach … Continue reading
Reduce drug prices by reducing FDA’s authority
David R. Henderson and Charles L. Hooper have an excellent column in Forbes. An excerpt: Do you need a government agency to tell you which TV has a vivid picture? Do you need a government agency to tell you which … Continue reading
Democrats’ health-care proposals would entrench status quo
Economist Arnold Kling has an excellent essay at National Review on-line. I’ll quote only what Arnold himself has quoted from the article on his blog: The debate we should be having is over whether restraint in our use of medical … Continue reading
Sign the Do No Harm petition on health care policy
If you care about affordable, accessible, and quality health care in the United States, please read and sign the Do No Harm Petition from the Galen Institute: The Hippocratic Oath Taken by All Doctors: “First, do no harm” Politicians, policymakers … Continue reading
Posted in Policy - National, PPC
Tagged employer mandate, Federal Health Board, petition, Public Health Plan, regulation
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Where does your health insurance dollar go?
How much profit do they make? According to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers, just 3 cents on the dollar. This is pretty small compared to those in other industries. The profits would be less if there were more competition. That … Continue reading
Posted in insurance, tax code, HSAs, myths & fallacies
Tagged for-profit health care, regulation
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Dude, what free market?
The big lie behind pushing politician-controlled health care is: that the United States has a free-market in health care, and that it’s to blame for costs of medical care and insurance being so hight. AFL-CIO executives John Sweeney and Mike … Continue reading