Posts Tagged ‘stupid government tricks’
Obamacare Ego Trip
Is health care reform about satisfying politician's ego's or making health care affordable as they claim? The Washington Post's op-ed columnist Robert Samuelson has his own perspective on Obamacare. "My colleagues, this is our opportunity to make history," Chairman Max Baucus implored last week as the Senate Finance Committee opened [...]
Biden Weighs in on Health Care Reform
Joe (I'm always good for a quote) Biden was allowed out of his cage to speak before the NAIC (National Association of Insurance Commissioners). Here are some tidbits. tighter regulation of the industry is needed to protect consumers and slow the spiraling cost of medical coverage. OK, so how does more regulation lead to lower insurance premiums? [...]
Swine Flu Police
Didn't get your shots? You can be quarantined by the state. No knock warrants anyone?
Obamacare = Tax Increase or Not?
Is Obamacare a tax increase? It depends on what your definition of a tax increase is, is . . . Why does this remind me of Clinton saying "it depends on what your definition of is, is . . .
Medicare Secrets You Don't Want to Know
Medicare will pay for a kidney transplant then expects you to die in 3 years. Bet you didn't know that. According to the WSJ Health Blog, Medicare could save lives and money by making beneficial changes to the way they approve treatment but they choose not to. Medicare’s three-year limit on payment for anti-organ-rejection drugs led to a woman [...]
Facts Be Damned, Full Speed Ahead
No reason to get sidetracked by the truth. PresBO has declared war on health care. According to POTUS, the insurance industry is using WMD's (weapons of mass disintegration), also known as health insurance policies, that self destruct when you need them most. In his speech to Congress he alleged "More and more Americans pay their premiums, [...]
Obamacare Coming Soon to a State Near You
Looks like the folks in Maryland are getting a jump on Obamacare. According to this recently released memo from the Maryland Insurance Administration, CHANGE is coming soon. Like the end of this month . . . Effective 10/1/09 health insurance companies in Maryland will be required to adhere to the following. Prohibit carriers from asking about [...]
Miller Time
Dennis Miller weighs in on the Obamaspeech on Obamacare.
Health Care Reform and the Housing Market
Health care reform is like the housing market. Everyone wants a bigger home for less money and they want it now. Travel back in time a dozen years or so and Washington granted your wish. The folks in Congress, in conjunction with HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac decided anyone who wanted a home should have one. Poof! It happened. Anyone could [...]
Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
Mr. Rogers on health care reform. No, not that Mr. Rogers. This one . . .
