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Half of Republican Voters Support Some Type of Universal Health Care System, Survey Finds
Submitted on 6.29.2007
About half of Republican voters support universal health care and an increasing number consider themselves conservative, according to a survey by Republican consultant Tony Fabrizio, The Hill reports. Fabrizio polled 2,000 self-described Republican voters and compared the results to a similar survey conducted 10 years ago.
An unhealthy burden
Submitted on 6.28.2007
TO MANY outside the United States, America's health-care system might seem an example of capitalism at its rawest. Europeans and Canadians enjoy universal health care and cheap drugs thanks to government-run systems, the argument goes, but the market-based approach taken by the world's richest nation leaves many millions uninsured and leads the rest to pay the highest drugs prices in the world.
The Choice on Health Care
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 6.28.2007
This election cycle's health policy debate has proven depressing. Leading Republican and Democratic candidates and the thinkers behind them appear to be in agreement on two issues: American health care is in crisis and the way to fix it is with more taxes, more regulations and more government care.
State-controlled health care would hurt low-wage workers
Submitted by Steve Bankhead on 6.24.2007
A June 16 Sentinel letter offered strong endorsement for Senate Bill 840, which would institute a state-controlled health system. SB840 is authored by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, and co-sponsored by local Assemblyman John Laird. Both apparently believe that the best way to provide for human needs is with increased taxes, bureaucracies and government intrusion into our private choices.
Live Free or Diet
Submitted by Richard Samuelson on 6.23.2007
What do smoking and overeating have in common? They both cost the taxpayers money. "The health care costs associated with obesity now rival those attributable to smoking," WebMD notes.
Big Pharma Readies Effort To Counter Moore's 'Sicko'
Submitted on 6.20.2007
The pharmaceutical industry and think tanks it backs financially are readying a multifaceted counteroffensive against Michael Moore's film about the health care industry.
No Cure: Examining Obama’s health-care plan.
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 6.14.2007
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama needs to go back to the drawing board. His recently released health-care plan is so riddled with problems that it’s difficult to find a single positive thing to say about it.
Utah tops nation in health care ownership
Submitted by Scott Schulte on 6.14.2007
Utah is the top state in the country when it comes to states that allow citizens ownership over their healthcare decisions.
Quality of Health Care Varies Widely Among U.S. States
Submitted by Amanda Gardner on 6.13.2007
When it comes to health care, U.S. states are, well, all over the map. A new study finds large disparities in how different states perform in reference to quality of health care, with some states outdoing others by a factor of two or even three.
Quality of Health Care Varies Widely Among U.S. States
Submitted on 6.13.2007
When it comes to health care, U.S. states are, well, all over the map. A new study finds large disparities in how different states perform in reference to quality of health care, with some states outdoing others by a factor of two or even three.
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