Category Archives: Health Care System

Is Wealth Redistribution the Best Way to Get Excellent Health Care?

Dr. Berwick, the new interim apppointment to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is in the news a lot lately over his remark about “… any health-care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized and humane must – must – redistribute wealth from the richer among us to the poorer and less [...]
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Vagueness Impedes Economic Growth – Why?

Writing in The Wall Street Journal this week, Daniel Henninger suggests a “void-for-vagueness doctrine” for Congress.  What does he mean by “vagueness?”  And, why is this suggestion so very important for economic growth?  Let’s talk about it now. The impetus for The Wall Street Journal column was the recent Supreme Court decision that found that the [...]
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New Health Care Law – Costs are Going Up and Up and Up!

The ink is barely dry on the new health care law and the Washington Examiner reports on their website that cost estimates are increasing … and not just a little.  According to the article, the cost impact on Virginia will be $1.5B which is almost $400M more than the original cost estimate.  And, that’s just one State!  This [...]
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Is the Outlook for Jobs Very Bleak?

An opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal this week paints a very gloomy picture for jobs in America.  According to the article, at least one third of the 162,000 new jobs created in March were temporary census jobs and the actual new jobs created were insufficient to keep up with population growth.  In addition, [...]
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Is Health Care Rationing on the Horizon for Americans?

While many Americans are battling to repeal the very unpopular health care law just passed in the United States, The Wall Street Journal reports this week on another battle taking place in Great Britain related to health care rationing.  The information from The Wall Street Journal paints a grim picture of the hardships endured by the Brits thanks to their government-run health care system.  Far [...]
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Congress Passes Health Care – What’s Next?

Congresses passed the health care bill last night, voting to effectively take over and socialize America’s health care industry and voting against the clear will of the American people articulated in poll after poll.  What can we expect next? Constitutional Tests.  First, we can expect that the new law just passed by Congress will be signed by the President and [...]
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The Constitution, Economic Freedom and Health Care “Reform”

Health care “reform” continues to be at the top of the news.  Constituents are flooding Congressional phone lines.  The debate rages on.  Last week, I made a strong case against so-called health care “reform” outlining 14 key points.  Today, I want to take a step back and focus on health care “reform” from two critically important vantage points: our [...]
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A Strong Case against Health Care “Reform” – 14 Key Points (Part 4)

This week, President Obama is once again pushing hard for so-called health care “reform.”  Such health care “reform” might better be called government-controlled or government-dictated health care for every American.  With all the debate going on, let’s summarize a strong case against so-called health care “reform.” In Part 1, the 14 Key Points against government-controlled health care [...]
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A Strong Case against Health Care “Reform” – 14 Key Points (Part 3)

This week, President Obama is once again pushing hard for so-called health care “reform.”  Such health care “reform” might better be called government-controlled or government-dictated health care for every American.  With all the debate going on, let’s summarize a strong case against so-called health care “reform.” In Part 1, the 14 Key Points against government-controlled health care are [...]
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A Strong Case against Health Care “Reform” – 14 Key Points (Part 2)

This week, President Obama is once again pushing hard for so-called health care “reform.”  Such health care “reform” might better be called government-controlled or government-dictated health care for every American.  With all the debate going on, let’s summarize a strong case against so-called health care “reform.” In Part 1, the 14 Key Points against government-controlled health care are [...]
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