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It’s Not Health Care ‘Reform’; It’s Exploitation
Scratch a health care “reformer” and you’re likely to find a health care exploiter. To stop health care exploitation we must address the root issue: the nature of rights and the purpose of government. Continue reading
Health care: both an entitlement & an individual responsibility?
Is it possible for health care to be both something you’re entitled to and an individual responsibility? I think not. If you’re “entitled” to health care, then other people are responsible for providing it to you. But if you are … Continue reading
Why we’re “crazy” about health care choice
Originally published in the Aurora Daily Sentinel, January 29th, 2010. This version has links to references. Why we’re “crazy” about health care choice By Brian T. Schwartz and Linda Gorman Sentinel Editor Dave Perry dismisses the Colorado Right to Health … Continue reading
Posted in Amendment 63, Colorado health care, mandatory insurance, PPC
Tagged AARP, Amendment 63, Amerian Medical Association, Colorado Amendment 63, Colorado Right to Health Care Choice Initiative, Linda Gorman, mandatory insurance, Massachusetts health, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, uninsured cost-shift
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Medicare Advantage exposes Medicare’s hidden tax
Says John Graham at the Pacific Research Institute in a new study: Medicare Advantage … allows consumers to get their benefits through private insurance plans. Under the Senate Health Care bill, the Medicare Advantage program, would be cut by about … Continue reading
Posted in myths & fallacies
Tagged choice, health insurance vouchers, HR 3590, Medicare Advantage, uninsured cost-shift
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Medicare “buy in”: more deficits, higher premiums, & step toward single-payer
A Wall Street Journal editorial summarizes: [Harry Reid] is claiming that a Medicare “buy-in” for people from ages 55 to 64 has overcome the liberal-moderate impasse over the “public option.” But if anything, this gambit is an even faster road … Continue reading
Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, PPC
Tagged crowd out, Harry Reid, HR 3590, Medicare, uninsured cost-shift
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Ritter increases your insurance premiums
From the Northern Colorado Business Journal: Bill Ritter today announced a plan that would trim about $320 million and reduce state jobs by about 267 positions in an effort to balance Colorado’s budget. Among the cuts are $18.5 million in … Continue reading
Michael Bennet’s health care confusion
From 9 News: [Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colorado)] says people can’t handle the double-digit health care cost increases they are seeing each year and that the people who have insurance can’t keep covering the costs of those who don’t and who … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado health care, PPC
Tagged Colorado health care, Michael Bennet, public option, uninsured cost-shift
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CO Medicaid cuts reimbursement rates. Will your insurance premiums go up?
“Doctors in Colorado began to see reductions in their reimbursements from the Medicaid program on Wednesday as an effort to fill financial gaps in the state’s budget,” reports a recent Denver Business Journal article. This could mean higher premiums for … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado health care, PPC
Tagged Colorado health care, Colorado Medicaid, Medicaid, uninsured cost-shift
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Colorado HB 1293: Prepare For More Expensive Medical Insurance
The Daily Camera published my thoughts on Colorado HB 1293: Prepare For More Expensive Medical Insurance: the Senate Finance Committee has approved Colorado House Bill 1293. The Denver Post claims that this bill would reduce your insurance premiums. Not so. … Continue reading
Colorado HB 1293: “The Colorado Healthcare Affordability Act”
This sounds like a way to get you to pay for other people’s health care, and not address the real problems of high medical and insurance costs. From the Denver Daily News: The Colorado Healthcare Affordability Act (CHAA), introduced last … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado health care, PPC
Tagged Colorado HB 1293, Colorado health care, Morgan Carroll, uninsured, uninsured cost-shift
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