The era of big government health reform is over. Tuesday's election results show that, in race after race, voters supported candidates who advanced fresh ideas for market-based health reform and defeated those who advocated more and bigger government-run programs. Whether the issue was Medicare prescription drugs, coverage for the uninsured, or rising health costs, an analysis conducted … [Read more...] about A Winning Issue
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A Winning Issue
The era of big government health reform is over. Tuesday's election results show that, in race after race, voters supported candidates who advanced fresh ideas for market-based health reform and defeated those who advocated more and bigger government-run programs. Whether the issue was Medicare prescription drugs, coverage for the uninsured, or rising health costs, an analysis … [Read more...] about A Winning Issue
Analysis of Key Races
Oregon Single Payer Oregon voters saw the light and rejected Measure 23 by an overwhelming vote of 79% to 21% (with 76% of the vote in). The measure would have funneled all the public and private money spent on health care in the state into a "single-payer" account run by government. A study by LECG consulting, released just before the election showed that every Oregon resident would have … [Read more...] about Analysis of Key Races
Analysis of Key Races
Oregon Single Payer Oregon voters saw the light and rejected Measure 23 by an overwhelming vote of 79% to 21% (with 76% of the vote in). The measure would have funneled all the public and private money spent on health care in the state into a "single-payer" account run by government. A study by LECG consulting, released just before the election showed that every Oregon resident would … [Read more...] about Analysis of Key Races