Today was a great day for blogging. Today there was a lot of material for the Liberal brethren to feel proud about. Good reporters, good journalists, and good Democrats have been pushing back against Republican hypocrisy. They did so with fact based and easy to understand commentary and arguments. These are stories that should be […]
Colonoscopy, A Justification For Obamacare But Single Payer Is Still Best
Last week I read the New York Times article “The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill” by Elisabeth Rosenthal. The article started with the following chart. Suffice it to say that anyone reading the above chart should be appalled. The chart above shows that Americans are paying much more for the same procedures, at times by several […]
7 Million To Be Pushed Out Of Job-Based Insurance. Let’s Hope For Millions More
When one hears a title of a story like “Seven million will lose insurance under Obama health law”, the rule thumb is to first panic. Should not Obamacare have ensured that that would not occur? When one further dives into the story and realize that it means seven million will lose insurance provided by their […]
Private Health Insurance Is Rationing For Profit & Middle Class Wealth Transfer Transport To Wealthy
Ron is a friend of mine that I met at QLS Health Complex in Kingwood, TX (now Life Time Fitness). A couple of years or so back we use to play racquetball several mornings a week. We also played a few tournaments. He is in great shape and plays racquetball like a 30 year old. […]
Government Healthcare Delivery More Efficient Than Private Sector
America’s safety net, specifically Medicare is continuously under attack. Many politicians claim that its growth rate makes the budget deficit untenable lest there be substantial changes; in other words, draconian cuts. An article in the Business Insider by Joe Weisenthal is dispelling that myth. He states The conventional wisdom on the deficit is: Right now […]
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