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Medical bankruptcy: Fact or fiction?
By: Sally C. Pipes on 10.26.2012
This year, a whopping 1.25 million Americans are expected to file for bankruptcy. That's about equal to the entire population of New Hampshire.
NPR Audience Wants End of Life Care Rationed for the Elderly
By: Sally C. Pipes on 10.26.2012
By centralizing control of health care, Obamacare will cause us to turn on each other to grab bigger pieces of the medical pie. The elderly will be among the first victims, as has already happened in the UK.
ObamaCare Drives More Americans To The Public Dole
By: Sally C. Pipes on 10.26.2012
The U.S. Census recently announced that the number of Americans without health insurance in 2011 fell for the first time in three years, to 48.6 million. That's a decrease of 1.3 million from the 2010 figure.
Another Broken Obama Promise: The Healthcare Cost Monster Emerges
By: Sally C. Pipes on 10.3.2012
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published an article for its special “Election 2012″ edition signed by nearly two dozen economists and healthcare experts calling for a “systematic approach” to health cost control.
Doctors Are Leaving Medicaid, Medicare
By: Sally C. Pipes on 10.3.2012
State capitals nationwide are debating whether to expand Medicaid as outlined by Obamacare. Gov. Rick Scott has stated that Florida will not accept the federal government's orders to do so, as others have.
Medical School Students Need Second Opinion About ObamaCare
By: Sally C. Pipes on 10.3.2012
The board can't make any changes to Medicare's fee-for-service structure or adjust the benefits seniors receive. That leaves two options for bringing Medicare's costs into balance. IPAB could cut payments to doctors — or Congress could raise taxes.
Forget About Providers, What Do Doctors Think of Obamacare?
By: Sally C. Pipes on 9.18.2012
Healthcare providers have long been among Obamacare’s most enthusiastic supporters. The American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Hospital Association have all spoken out in favor of President Obama’s signature piece of legislation.
Ramthun & Pipes: Solutions for CalPERS health insurance rate hikes
By: Sally C. Pipes on 9.18.2012
The California Public Employees' Retirement System recently raised health insurance premiums for nearly 1.3 million workers and retirees an average of 9.6 percent for 2013, more than three times the rate of general inflation over the past year.
Obamacare Adapts The Worst Of Swisscare, Rejects The Best
By: Sally C. Pipes on 9.4.2012
The United States and Switzerland don’t appear to have much in common. But some observers are predicting that Obamacare will prove the most popular Swiss import since the Matterhorn hit Disneyland.
With health care put in federal hands, is rationing in our future?
8.27.2012
President Ronald Reagan used to tell this story during the Soviet era when government central planners took charge of the economy:
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/25/4755574/with-health-care-put-in-federal.html#storylink=cpy
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