Health Care
Commentary
Something Fishy
The Obama administration has made a terrible mistake. On Tuesday, August 4, the White House posted a blog entry enjoining Americans to spy on one another, and to report any “disinformation” which might undermine the administration’s health-care reform: “There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there. ...
Commentary
Health Care Reform: A Better Plan
WASHINGTON — In 1986, Ronald Reagan and Bill Bradley created a legislative miracle. They fashioned a tax reform that stripped loopholes, political favors, payoffs, patronage and other corruptions out of the tax system. With the resulting savings, they lowered tax rates across the board. Those reductions, combined with the elimination ...
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How Stupid Can They Possibly Be?
So who is it this time? Well, it’s those savvy businessmen, wheeling and dealing inside the Beltway, as if the machinations that they arrange with the politicos are actually enforceable. Consider a New York Times report today, beginning with the following: Pressed by industry lobbyists, White House officials on Wednesday ...
Health Care
Government medicine stumbles in Canada, U.K.
Imagine that your two best friends are British and Canadian tobacco addicts. The Brit battles lung cancer. The Canadian endures emphysema and wheezes as he walks around with clanging oxygen canisters. You probably would not think: “Maybe I should pick up smoking.” While that response would be highly irrational, the ...
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Obama’s Health Plan Will Succeed
Many critics are busy complaining that President Obama’s healthcare reform plans are doomed to failure. It would be nice if they would just quit their whining and get back to caring for their polo ponies or something, because it’s clear that the plan will be successful. Think about it — ...
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Obama vs. Pelosi on Health Care
Jay Cost points out that one of the big problems with the government take-over is inconsistent messaging. And it starts at the top, as the clip shows. Linda Douglass runs a tape where the president insists: “Here’s a guarantee that I’ve made: If you have insurance that you like, then ...
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Prescribing Higher Health-Care Costs
And plans are underway that could result in restricted access to more expensive drug treatments among patients on government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. If a “public option” is included in any new health-care legislation, the new participants will not have access to cutting-edge drugs if federal bureaucrats determine ...
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Blue Dog Medicaid Deal Will Devour Us
Boy, are they wrong. The Medicaid amendment that they passed will cause states to accelerate their already out-of-control spending on Medicaid. Medicaid is a program for low-income households that is jointly financed by the federal and state governments. It has always contained a flawed incentive that causes states to overspend: ...
Health Care
How Will The Obama Healthcare Plan Be Paid For?
KPIX-5 News – CBS Affiliate, August 4, 2009 Nancy Pelosi was back in her hometown of San Francisco with a pitch for President Obama’s healthcare plan, but many question remain, like how it will be paid for. Hank Plante reports and interviews John R. Graham, Director of Health Care Studies ...
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Will Obama’s health care be better for dogs like it is in Canada?
Cheaper and better health care? On July 31st, television’s 20-20 provided an overview of Obama’s health care plan. Coverage came after they dealt with out-of-control spenders (unfortunately, not our government’s) and Phil Spector’s wife. In regard to Obama’s health care program, Sally Pipes of Pacific Research Institute said, “The only ...
Something Fishy
The Obama administration has made a terrible mistake. On Tuesday, August 4, the White House posted a blog entry enjoining Americans to spy on one another, and to report any “disinformation” which might undermine the administration’s health-care reform: “There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there. ...
Health Care Reform: A Better Plan
WASHINGTON — In 1986, Ronald Reagan and Bill Bradley created a legislative miracle. They fashioned a tax reform that stripped loopholes, political favors, payoffs, patronage and other corruptions out of the tax system. With the resulting savings, they lowered tax rates across the board. Those reductions, combined with the elimination ...
How Stupid Can They Possibly Be?
So who is it this time? Well, it’s those savvy businessmen, wheeling and dealing inside the Beltway, as if the machinations that they arrange with the politicos are actually enforceable. Consider a New York Times report today, beginning with the following: Pressed by industry lobbyists, White House officials on Wednesday ...
Government medicine stumbles in Canada, U.K.
Imagine that your two best friends are British and Canadian tobacco addicts. The Brit battles lung cancer. The Canadian endures emphysema and wheezes as he walks around with clanging oxygen canisters. You probably would not think: “Maybe I should pick up smoking.” While that response would be highly irrational, the ...
Obama’s Health Plan Will Succeed
Many critics are busy complaining that President Obama’s healthcare reform plans are doomed to failure. It would be nice if they would just quit their whining and get back to caring for their polo ponies or something, because it’s clear that the plan will be successful. Think about it — ...
Obama vs. Pelosi on Health Care
Jay Cost points out that one of the big problems with the government take-over is inconsistent messaging. And it starts at the top, as the clip shows. Linda Douglass runs a tape where the president insists: “Here’s a guarantee that I’ve made: If you have insurance that you like, then ...
Prescribing Higher Health-Care Costs
And plans are underway that could result in restricted access to more expensive drug treatments among patients on government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. If a “public option” is included in any new health-care legislation, the new participants will not have access to cutting-edge drugs if federal bureaucrats determine ...
Blue Dog Medicaid Deal Will Devour Us
Boy, are they wrong. The Medicaid amendment that they passed will cause states to accelerate their already out-of-control spending on Medicaid. Medicaid is a program for low-income households that is jointly financed by the federal and state governments. It has always contained a flawed incentive that causes states to overspend: ...
How Will The Obama Healthcare Plan Be Paid For?
KPIX-5 News – CBS Affiliate, August 4, 2009 Nancy Pelosi was back in her hometown of San Francisco with a pitch for President Obama’s healthcare plan, but many question remain, like how it will be paid for. Hank Plante reports and interviews John R. Graham, Director of Health Care Studies ...
Will Obama’s health care be better for dogs like it is in Canada?
Cheaper and better health care? On July 31st, television’s 20-20 provided an overview of Obama’s health care plan. Coverage came after they dealt with out-of-control spenders (unfortunately, not our government’s) and Phil Spector’s wife. In regard to Obama’s health care program, Sally Pipes of Pacific Research Institute said, “The only ...
