Category Archives: Health Care
Revisiting Health Care
David Brooks wrote an excellent summary of all the reasons the recently passed health care bill is inevitably going to fail to achieve its purported goals. He highlights the need for both parties in congress to provide realistic plans for … Continue reading
Filed under Economic Policy, Health Care, Politics
A Politician That Can Count
It’s refreshing to see a politician in Washington from either party that appears both able and willing to do basic arithmetic. Watch this video from the Blair House Health Care Summit. As Investors Business Daily points out, neither President Obama … Continue reading
Filed under Economic Policy, Health Care, Politics
Responsible Adults Needed On Health Care
David Brooks is on a roll lately. His editorial “The Baucus Conundrum” succinctly summarizes the harsh realities of the health care debate – both the fundamental kinds of reform needed to the system and the clear reality that Congress is … Continue reading
Filed under Health Care
Jail Time For A Lack of Health Insurance
Politico reports that under the proposed health care plan: Americans who fail to pay the penalty for not buying insurance would face legal action from the Internal Revenue Service, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. The remarks Thursday from the committee’s … Continue reading
Filed under Health Care, Politics
Dean of Harvard Medical School Weighs In
In “Health care reform: without a correct diagnosis, there is no cure”, Jeffrey Flier correctly diagnoses the fundamental causes of the symptoms of our systemic health care problems: 1. Poorly conceived tax advantages for employer funded medical care that distort … Continue reading
Filed under Fundamental Perspectives, Health Care
Health Care – Exploring The Real Problems
In a comprehensive Atlantic article, “How American Health Care Killed My Father”, businessman David Goldhill analyzes what is really wrong with heath care that none of the reformers are talking about. And he proposes real solutions – exactly the opposite … Continue reading
Filed under Economic Policy, Health Care
Exploring The Polarized Health Care Debate
In “When Planners Decide Life”, Michael Gerson calmly outlines the real issues that politicians have avoided discussing in the health care debate. These issues need to be resolved if health care reform is hoped to be anything other than divisive … Continue reading
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Real Health Care Reform
John Mackey nails it in “The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare”
Filed under Fundamental Perspectives, Health Care
