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LA needs fewer government rules, not a Marshall Plan

LA needs fewer government rules, not a Marshall Plan By Sal Rodriguez  |  January 24, 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a knack for putting forth “big hairy, audacious goals.” From his vow to end homelessness in San Francisco in 10 years, to deliver single-payer health care in California or ...
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Canada’s Healthcare System Has No Place In The United States

When Justin Trudeau announced earlier this month that he would resign as prime minister of Canada, Donald Trump was ready with one of his go-to jokes. “Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State,” then President-elect Trump posted on social media, echoing his frequent assertion that the United States ...
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Compared to Other Nations, the U.S. Health Care System Isn’t So Bad

Following the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the mores of the farthest reaches of social media have made their way to Congress. Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said, “The visceral response from people across the country who feel cheated, ripped off, and threatened by the vile practices of ...
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What’s up with US life expectancy?

U.S. life expectancy is, surprisingly enough, on the rise. According to a new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Americans can expect to live 80.4 years in 2050, up from 78.3 years in 2022. But it’s rising even more in other countries. In 2050, the United States ...
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The False Promise of a Government Takeover of our Health Care System

My goal today is to expose the false promise of a fully government-run healthcare system — “Medicare for All,” as some progressives style it. Under this vision, private insurance would be illegal, and all Americans would be enrolled in a single, federally run insurance plan. That’s why some people call ...
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Learn more about Harris' single payer support

Will Harris offer health coverage to undocumented immigrants? Look no further than California

Actions speak louder than words. That adage is worth remembering as Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, try to minimize their records on granting public health coverage to those who are in the country illegally. Walz signed legislation in Minnesota that allowed such immigrants ...
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American Healthcare Broken? Says Who?

A new study from the Commonwealth Fund ranks the U.S. health system dead last among 10 developed nations. But is healthcare in the United States really that bad? A close look at the data suggests otherwise. Read the full article in Newsmax.
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A British Lord’s Warning: Steer Clear of Single-Payer Healthcare

Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of Americans sounded the alarm about the oppressive government policies being propagated by British lords. Today, the tables have turned. This month, Lord Ara Darzi presented the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Health and Social Care with a devastating report on the state ...
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Read about the Trump and Harris health care plans

Trump Has a Plan for Healthcare

Harris, by contrast, has been mum on whether she continues to support a government takeover of the health insurance system as she did during her first run for the presidency. Instead, she has said that she wants to strengthen the Affordable Care Act and extend President Joe Biden’s ruinously expensive scheme ...
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Kamala Harris’ worst plan yet: bringing the NHS to America

Something, of course, must be done. Less than one in four people are satisfied with the NHS and its outdated centralised system of universal coverage, which routinely fails to provide adequate services. Some 7.6 million patients, including individuals suffering from cancer, are waiting to start treatment. About half have waited ...
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LA needs fewer government rules, not a Marshall Plan

LA needs fewer government rules, not a Marshall Plan By Sal Rodriguez  |  January 24, 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a knack for putting forth “big hairy, audacious goals.” From his vow to end homelessness in San Francisco in 10 years, to deliver single-payer health care in California or ...
Commentary

Canada’s Healthcare System Has No Place In The United States

When Justin Trudeau announced earlier this month that he would resign as prime minister of Canada, Donald Trump was ready with one of his go-to jokes. “Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State,” then President-elect Trump posted on social media, echoing his frequent assertion that the United States ...
Commentary

Compared to Other Nations, the U.S. Health Care System Isn’t So Bad

Following the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the mores of the farthest reaches of social media have made their way to Congress. Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said, “The visceral response from people across the country who feel cheated, ripped off, and threatened by the vile practices of ...
Commentary

What’s up with US life expectancy?

U.S. life expectancy is, surprisingly enough, on the rise. According to a new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Americans can expect to live 80.4 years in 2050, up from 78.3 years in 2022. But it’s rising even more in other countries. In 2050, the United States ...
Blog

The False Promise of a Government Takeover of our Health Care System

My goal today is to expose the false promise of a fully government-run healthcare system — “Medicare for All,” as some progressives style it. Under this vision, private insurance would be illegal, and all Americans would be enrolled in a single, federally run insurance plan. That’s why some people call ...
Commentary

Learn more about Harris' single payer support

Will Harris offer health coverage to undocumented immigrants? Look no further than California

Actions speak louder than words. That adage is worth remembering as Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, try to minimize their records on granting public health coverage to those who are in the country illegally. Walz signed legislation in Minnesota that allowed such immigrants ...
Commentary

American Healthcare Broken? Says Who?

A new study from the Commonwealth Fund ranks the U.S. health system dead last among 10 developed nations. But is healthcare in the United States really that bad? A close look at the data suggests otherwise. Read the full article in Newsmax.
Commentary

A British Lord’s Warning: Steer Clear of Single-Payer Healthcare

Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of Americans sounded the alarm about the oppressive government policies being propagated by British lords. Today, the tables have turned. This month, Lord Ara Darzi presented the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Health and Social Care with a devastating report on the state ...
Commentary

Read about the Trump and Harris health care plans

Trump Has a Plan for Healthcare

Harris, by contrast, has been mum on whether she continues to support a government takeover of the health insurance system as she did during her first run for the presidency. Instead, she has said that she wants to strengthen the Affordable Care Act and extend President Joe Biden’s ruinously expensive scheme ...
Commentary

Kamala Harris’ worst plan yet: bringing the NHS to America

Something, of course, must be done. Less than one in four people are satisfied with the NHS and its outdated centralised system of universal coverage, which routinely fails to provide adequate services. Some 7.6 million patients, including individuals suffering from cancer, are waiting to start treatment. About half have waited ...
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