A WSJ poll finds that more Americans are against Obamacare than are for it: In mid-June, respondents were evenly divided when asked whether they thought Mr. Obama’s health plan was a good or bad idea. In the new poll, conducted … Continue reading →
President Obama is not a leader. By that I don’t just mean that I disagree with his agenda, or that I think he often lies to the American people, or that he’s not inspirational (although all of those statements do … Continue reading →
Amidst all the wrangling on health care reform, one of the issues that often comes up is the elimination of unnecessary medical tests. Although everyone would probably agree that such a savings in cost and trouble would be a consummation … Continue reading →
I did a little reading yesterday about health care reform over at Matthew Yglesias blog. I was trying to learn the current liberal point of view on the subject. Yglesias himself is frustrated at the American people, who don’t seem … Continue reading →
Obama finally has achieved a certain measure of bipartisanship. The only thing is—it’s in opposition to his health care reform bill. If a party with the huge majorities the Democrats enjoy right now in Congress is having trouble passing a … Continue reading →
Susan Estrich is a liberal Democrat through and through. But I’ve noticed that every now and then she writes a column that goes against the party line. In this recent one she shows a great deal of common sense, speaking … Continue reading →
Here’s an addendum to last night’s post. The gist of it is that at least one person disagrees with that analysis of the health care bill by Investor’s Business Daily, the one that said it would call a halt to … Continue reading →
…you’ll be able to keep your present coverage, this is what he meant. And Investor’s Business Weekly had to dig into the fine print of the jumungous bill to ferret it out: So we can all keep our coverage, just … Continue reading →
Is this WaPo editorial a portent of things to come? Let’s hope so. The paper has turned on Congress and to a lesser extent the President, criticizing their proposal to further tax the rich to fund universal health care: The … Continue reading →
President Obama gave a press conference recently at the G-8 summit. In response to a question about health care reform, he said: …whatever bill is produced has to be paid for, and that creates some difficulties because people would like … Continue reading →
…so goes the nation? Actually, the Massachusetts plan for health insurance reform, which passed in 2006 with bipartisan support and required everyone in the state to have health insurance or face penalties, seems almost modest compared to some of the … Continue reading →
Ah, it seems so easy. We all know that there’s waste in health care. We all know that there are unnecessary tests and treatments, and that if we could figure out what they are and eliminate them, health care costs … Continue reading →