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Cut Costs Without Rationing Care By Putting Patient Back In Charge
Submitted by Jeffrey H. Anderson, Ph.D, Tevi Troy on 8.31.2009
Decades of data confirm a simple truth: If we want to lower health costs, we need to put consumers back in charge.
Schwarzenegger Sets Trap for Obama's "Race to the Top" Education Initiative
Submitted by Chris Prevatt on 8.31.2009
In the 1985 action film, Commando, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays John Matrix, a commando who uses a little humor when taking revenge on the bad guys, "Remember when I said I'd kill you last... I lied!" Though this is a forgettable little line, President Obama should pay attention to it because he is about to be played by someone who really believes he is an action hero.
An ounce of prevention is no cost-saving cure
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 8.30.2009
In the debate over health care reform, preventive medicine has become almost everyone's panacea. During recent campaign-style town hall meetings in New Hampshire, Colorado and Montana, President Barack Obama never missed an opportunity to claim that preventive care and wellness programs would save money and lives.
Liberal Doctors and Distortions about the Uninsured in America
Submitted by Christopher Skyi on 8.30.2009
Last July ’09 the WSJ published an article by Carl Bialik, The Unhealthy Accounting of Uninsured Americans.
Preventive medicine does help to keep costs down
Submitted by Christopher T. Fey, Staff Writer on 8.30.2009
Sally C. Pipes offers a dangerously misleading diagnosis in her Aug. 30 column, "An ounce of prevention is no cost-saving cure." Citing a recent CBO analysis, Pipes wrongly concludes that preventive health care raises costs by increasing utilization.
Why Idaho Ranks Number Three in U.S. Health Ownership
Submitted by John R. Graham, Kelly Gorton on 8.28.2009
As the nation debates President Obama’s “public option” for health care, the citizens of Idaho have an important contribution. Idaho enjoys considerable freedom in health ownership compared to the rest of the United States, according to a new study.
Conservative Leaders on Costly Lawsuits and Health Care Reform
Submitted on 8.27.2009
Costly lawsuit abuses drive up medical expenses and add billions of dollars to the cost of healthcare, but provide only marginal assistance to injured patients. Yet Congress refuses to address this problem or to make it part of meaningful healthcare reform. Concerned citizens need to raise the issue with Members of Congress and insist it be addressed in any health care reform legislation.
Obama plan is stealth for a single payer system
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 8.27.2009
At a recent town hall meeting in New Hampshire, President Barack Obama promised that health care reform will not threaten private insurance coverage. "If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan," he said. "This is not about putting the government in charge of your health insurance."
The Top Ten Reasons We Must Oppose ObamaCare
Submitted by Jeffrey H. Anderson, Ph.D on 8.27.2009
Why it has to be stopped. Reason No. 1. ObamaCare’s centerpiece, a Medicare-like “public option,” would cause millions of Americans to lose their employer-provided health insurance.
Another Attack On Big Drugmakers
Submitted on 8.26.2009
Powerful California Rep. Henry Waxman wants to save Medicare billions by going after drug industry "windfalls." As usual, his "savings" will very quickly turn into higher costs for you-know-who.
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