Tag Archives: healthcare
What to Do About Pre-existing Conditions
Health care and insurance are service-oriented, retail businesses. There is only one way to reduce costs in such a business: intense competition for every customer. The idea that the federal government can reduce costs by negotiating harder or telling businesses what to do is a triumph of hope over centuries of experience. Continue reading
Let's Go With That Analogy
President Obama recently drew an analogy between the proposed, government funded, health care option and the United States Postal Service. He reasoned: a government funded postal service hasn’t put private parcel carriers out of business; therefore a government funded insurer will not put private insurers out of business. His logic is sound and his facts are truthful, but only in a very technical sense. Continue reading
Town Hall Showdowns
President Obama publicly delivered a message to those who oppose his plan. At a Virginia campaign rally on Thursday, he pronounced, “I don’t want the folks who created the mess to do a lot of talking. I want them just to get out of the way.” In other words: “Unless you agree with me, shut up.” Continue reading
Obama’s Tone-Deaf Health Campaign
The president shouldn’t worry about the protestors disrupting town hall meetings. He should worry about the Americans who have been sitting at home listening to him. Continue reading
