Tag: "Health Care"
The Delivery Presents – The Big Health Care Number and What is Cool.
For Episode 131, I turned to one of the smartest and coolest people I know — Ben Domenech of the Coffee and Markets podcast, among other places — to join me for the entire show. I won’t even begin to describe everything you’ll get in the whole hour, but I’ll give you two little tidbits. [...]
The CBO Says Tort Reform Will Save A Ton of Cash, But Who Has the Guts to Take On the Trial Lawyers?
Imagine you are a member of Congress and you have been presented with a fairly small piece of legislation. You get a report from the CBO that the proposal will: reduce the federal deficit by $5.4 billion every year for ten years, increase tax revenues by $1.3 billion every year for ten years, create an [...]
Mitt in 2012? If He’s Learned From MassCare, Maybe So.
I’m with Smitty on Mitt Romney. If Mitt Romney segues from a state governor with some experience in health care implementation to a Federalist warrior bent on restoring state’s rights, and implementing the Federalism Amendment, he’s got my support. I’ve seen a number of conservatives on Twitter who are ready to to toss Romney off [...]
Your Health Insurance, But Not Your Choice
Melissa Clouther, who knows a thing or three about health care, has some sage words of advice: There is one thing you should know, yea two things that should make your decision: One, we simply cannot afford government-run health care. Period. That idea should be the foundation of any plan you see. If a plan [...]
He Wasn’t Admitted for Repetitive Truth-Telling Disorder, Either.
I hope Henry Waxman is feeling better very soon. WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful House committee chairman with a central role in President Barack Obama’s global warming and health care legislation has been hospitalized. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., was not feeling well Tuesday and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for “routine [...]
Our Drugs Cure the World, But That Can Change
Will our push toward more government control of the pharmaceutical market lead to fewer life-saving, innovative drugs? Duane Lester thinks so and he’s written a pretty good defense of his position. I recommend it highly. He begins by pointing out that, once upon a time, Europe led the world in drug development. Now we lead [...]
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