The centerpiece of Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore's health care agenda is his promise to make sure every child in America has health insurance by 2005. For voters who want to give the Vice President a mandate to achieve this goal over the next five years, it seems only fair to examine the record about what the Clinton/Gore administration has done for uninsured children during the last … [Read more...] about Another Clinton/Gore Legacy: More Uninsured Children
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Another Clinton/Gore Legacy: More Uninsured Children
The centerpiece of Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore's health care agenda is his promise to make sure every child in America has health insurance by 2005. For voters who want to give the Vice President a mandate to achieve this goal over the next five years, it seems only fair to examine the record about what the Clinton/Gore administration has done for uninsured children during the … [Read more...] about Another Clinton/Gore Legacy: More Uninsured Children
States Could Solve Problem of Access to Prescription Drugs
Excerpts from: "Prescribe Freedom: The Government Shouldn't Touch Pill Chest of Elderly" Investor's Business Daily Republicans and Democrats have both come up with plans to make expensive prescription drugs more available to seniors. But both plans have their drawbacks -- such as adding yet another entitlement that subsidizes the wealthy as well as the poor to the already financially-strapped … [Read more...] about States Could Solve Problem of Access to Prescription Drugs
States Could Solve Problem of Access to Prescription Drugs
Excerpts from: "Prescribe Freedom: The Government Shouldn't Touch Pill Chest of Elderly" Investor's Business Daily Republicans and Democrats have both come up with plans to make expensive prescription drugs more available to seniors. But both plans have their drawbacks -- such as adding yet another entitlement that subsidizes the wealthy as well as the poor to the already … [Read more...] about States Could Solve Problem of Access to Prescription Drugs
Health Care a la Karl Marx
The latest general report from the World Health Organization is built on the faulty foundation that health care is a special economic activity requiring intense governmental involvement. Despite what you may have thought following the fall of the former Soviet Union and the general discrediting of Marxism as a political philosophy, socialism is alive and well in at least one major international … [Read more...] about Health Care a la Karl Marx
Clinton Executive Order Blasts Industry Plans to Provide Aids Drugs in Africa
For months, five major pharmaceutical companies have been working with the United Nations on a carefully crafted agreement to dramatically reduce the cost of AIDS drugs for patients in heavily stricken Sub-Saharan Africa. Last week the UN announced the agreement in which some companies pledged to sell their drugs at pennies above manufacturing costs while maintaining critical patent protection. … [Read more...] about Clinton Executive Order Blasts Industry Plans to Provide Aids Drugs in Africa
Health Care a la Karl Marx
The latest general report from the World Health Organization is built on the faulty foundation that health care is a special economic activity requiring intense governmental involvement. Despite what you may have thought following the fall of the former Soviet Union and the general discrediting of Marxism as a political philosophy, socialism is alive and well in at least one major … [Read more...] about Health Care a la Karl Marx
Clinton Executive Order Blasts Industry Plans to Provide Aids Drugs in Africa
For months, five major pharmaceutical companies have been working with the United Nations on a carefully crafted agreement to dramatically reduce the cost of AIDS drugs for patients in heavily stricken Sub-Saharan Africa. Last week the UN announced the agreement in which some companies pledged to sell their drugs at pennies above manufacturing costs while maintaining critical patent protection. … [Read more...] about Clinton Executive Order Blasts Industry Plans to Provide Aids Drugs in Africa