Of COBRA Bills and Other Snake Oil
by Republican Senator Jim Bunning, who was known as a daffy baseball pitcher back in the day and a casual senator with a tendency to napping …
Category: Health
Cardiologists Foresee Their Profession Ending Under DemCare
USA Today reports that cardiologists, one of, if not the, most elite of surgical specialties, have filed suit against Kathleen Sebelius and the Health and …
Taxing Cadillac Health Plans un-American
MIT professor Jonathan Gruber says that a plan to tax so-called “Cadillac” health care plans isn’t a tax at all. But what else could it …
Democratic Grinches Ruin Medical Care System on Christmas Eve
In a straight party-line vote, Democrats in the U.S. Senate today passed a health care system reform bill through their side of Congress, despite the …
Dem. Senator Bennet Idealistic, Wrong on Health
Interim Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is obviously an idealist, as his recent interview with CNN indicates. His response to the question that many vulnerable representatives …
Government Medicine Ethics
Sarah Palin is making waves by saying that the Democrats’ mega-healthcare plan – which seems likely to pass the House at any moment – will …
Democrats Making Health Care Worse
Paul Krugman wonders how health care will work after the Democrats’ proposed reforms pass through Congress. That question may be premature, although it’s a good …
Follies of Health Care Centralization
The Congressional Budget Office says that Senator Max Baucus’ draft of a health care reform bill including a public option for health insurance will reduce …
Health / Liberalism / Politics
Civil War of Words
Liberal intellectuals Patrick Kennedy and Bette Midler made headlines this week by claiming that right-wing opposition to Democrats’ plans to create a government-run health care …
Health / Liberalism / Politics
More on Liberal Entitlement
Ron Lieber of the NY Times has a new piece up detailing Congress’ thoughts about halving the amount of pre-tax dollars that American families can …