Posts Tagged ‘universal health care’
Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
Mr. Rogers on health care reform. No, not that Mr. Rogers. This one . . .
A Senior Speaks Out on Obamacare
Speaking from his heart about the treachery of health care reform. This is a must watch video. Part 2 . . . I especially loved the bit about job counseling.
A Rebuttal to Government Run Health Care
And here is the counterpoint to government run health care . . .
Why We Need Government Run Health Care
Some people think we need to let the government run health care. You know, like they do the Post Office, the IRS, Cars for Clunkers . . .
Mass Flip-Flop
Gov. Deval Patrick is playing peek-a-boo with immigrants in the Bay State. You know the game. "Where's health insurance?" "Where's health insurance?" "Boo! There it is." State-subsidized health insurance for 31,000 legal immigrants here will no longer cover dental, hospice or skilled-nursing care under a scaled-back plan that Gov. Deval [...]
Mass is Ahead of the Rest of Us
I just gotta ask. Is Barney Frank even remotely aware of what is happening to health insurance in his home state of Massachusetts? Apparently not. Three years ago, Massachusetts, under Gov. Mitt Romney implemented a program designed to make health insurance more affordable while covering everyone. Sound familiar? Today 97% of Massachusetts [...]
Health Insurance Co-op
Public option is out . . . maybe. Health insurance co-op is in . . . maybe. In an effort to buy support for Obamacare, the folks in Obamington are now saying the public will have a chance to buy Obamaplans through a not for profit cooperative. What could be wrong with that? Co-ops work well for food and utilities. And not for profit means it [...]
Doc's Priority – Overhaul Health Care System
The incoming president of the medical association says the current health care system is sick and needs an overhaul. "We all agree that the system is imploding, we all agree that things are more precarious than perhaps Canadians realize," Doig said in an interview with The Canadian Press. "We know that there must be change," she said. "We're all [...]
Elvis is Dead and Commonwealth Care Doesn't Look Good Either
The Massachusetts experiment in mandating health insurance for everyone is running into problems. Commonwealth Care is not even three years old and if it were a person, would suffer from morbid obesity. Originally pegged to cost taxpayers $245 million it has grown like Kudzu to $1.3 billion. Time to put CC on a diet. In fact, according to [...]
Take a Number
Ever wonder how the health care systems in other countries works (or doesn't work)? Take Canada for example. Check out the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Some eye-opening data there.
