Republicans and Democrats would both agree the recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will expand the role of government. Liberals argued for this increase based in part on their confidence in what they view as success in the federal government’s current involvement. They embrace the argument that Medicare has been able to control costs by using its sheer size to … [Read more...] about Time and Tide Wait for No Patient
Archives for September 2010
The Red Tape Blues
Employers are confused and fighting mad about the huge costs and paperwork burdens that will hit them as a result of Obamacare.“We just need to know how much this is going to cost us,” one businessman said at a meeting of the Association of Washington Business in Blaine, Wash., on Wednesday.But at this point, the answer is just not knowable, since regulators still have to write so many … [Read more...] about The Red Tape Blues
The Red Tape Blues
Employers are fighting mad about the huge costs and paperwork burdens that will hit them as a result of ObamaCare, as I heard first-hand over the last week in talks with employers from Washington D.C. to Washington State. In a talk Wednesday to the Association of Washington Business in beautiful Blaine, WA, (as far as you can go northwest and still be in the U.S.), employers are confused, … [Read more...] about The Red Tape Blues
The Next Endangered Species: Doctors
When President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act in 1973, it is doubtful anyone contemplated the “Humanis doctoris.” But despite recent efforts to open new medical schools and increase the size of existing medical school classes, a severe physician shortage looms on the horizon.In November 2008 the Association of American Medical Colleges looked into the supply of doctors and predicted a … [Read more...] about The Next Endangered Species: Doctors
How to Tame the ObamaCare Leviathan
Opinion polls over the last several weeks show President Obama not only has failed to build public support for his health care overhaul. He is actually losing ground. The percentage of likely voters who want ObamaCare repealed now ranges from a low of 56% to a high of 60%.If opponents can corral the lowest number in that range, they have a good chance of scuttling this unpopular … [Read more...] about How to Tame the ObamaCare Leviathan
Plan Stymies Innovation and Increases Costs
The American people were promised they would save money and that their jobs and health insurance would be more secure if health reform passed. But the promises already are being broken, and workers will pay the price for ObamaCare’s failures.Health costs will rise, taxes will go up, millions will lose the health insurance they have now, wages will flatten and businesses will find it harder to … [Read more...] about Plan Stymies Innovation and Increases Costs
It's About Jobs
The spike showing nearly 51 million were uninsured at some point last year is alarming but not surprising because it is another reflection of the recession and the nation's persistently high unemployment rate. The Census Bureau reported yesterday that 4 million more people were uninsured in 2009 than in 2008 when 47 million lacked coverage. The biggest drop was in the number of Americans with … [Read more...] about It's About Jobs
It’s About Jobs
The spike showing that nearly 51 million people were uninsured at some point last year is alarming but not surprising; it is another reflection of the recession and the nation’s persistently high unemployment rate.The Census Bureau reported Thursday that 4 million more people were uninsured in 2009 than in 2008, when 47 million lacked coverage. The biggest drop was in the number of … [Read more...] about It’s About Jobs