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North Dakota Rejects ObamaCare ‘Exchange’
“I certainly am not going to legitimize Obamacare with my vote,” said Rep. Wes Belter, R-Fargo. “We, as a state of North Dakota, need to follow some of the other states who have said no… It is the law, but the fight should not be over.” Continue reading
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Ohio Issue 3 election results: health care freedom passes
On Tuesday Ohio voters approved the Ohio Health Care Amendment to the Ohio state constitution: “no law or rule shall compel … any person… to participate in a health care system. … No law or rule shall prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health insurance. … or rule shall impose a penalty or fine for the sale or purchase of health care or health insurance. Continue reading
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Vermont’s path to single-payer medicine: coverage will not guarantee care
“Upon examination, Vermont’s new law is not actually the start of single-payer health care, but rather the continuation of failed state government attempts to socialize the state’s health care system.” – Sally Pipes, Pacific Research Inst. Continue reading
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Health care: Maine moves toward freedom, Vermont toward single-payer authoritarianism
Maine adopts free-market reforms (though they conflict with federal health control bill), while Vermont goes single payer. Continue reading
Virginia & Tennessee move to block mandatory insurance
See the following posts at StateHouseCall.org: Health Care Freedom in Virginia by James Lansberry and Freedom of Health Care Act Advances in Tennessee by John LaPlante. In Virginia both the House and Senate have passed the bill. In Tennessee the … Continue reading
Buying insurance across state lines not a “race to the bottom”
Colorado politicians forbid citizens from buying more affordable insurance available in other states. Ed Sealover reports in the Denver Business Journal: Colorado Republicans‘ top health-care bill is coming before a House committee today. But don’t expect you’ll ever hear about … Continue reading
Virginia Senate tries to block mandatory insurance
From the Washington Post‘s Breaking News Blog: Virginia’s Democratic-controlled state Senate passed measures Monday that would make it illegal to require individuals to purchase health insurance, a direct challenge to the party’s efforts in Washington to reform health care. … … Continue reading
Colorado HB 1256 would lower insurance costs
The Denver Business Journal published the following letter of mine in its March 6 edition: Colorado House Bill 1256 would bring affordable insurance to thousands of Coloradans by allowing them to buy less expensive policies available in other states (Health … Continue reading
Learning from Arizona Proposition 101
Should supporters of health care freedom try to emulate Arizona’s Proposition 101 in other states, it’s worth learning from this measure that almost passed. I suspect the arguments against 101 described below are disingenuous. Even if the proposition were tweaked … Continue reading