I’ve been trying to understand why as a nation, we are so divided about health care reform. You would think every American would be generous enough to think the guy next door deserved decent health care. You would also think we would be embarrassed to have our issues aired in front of all the other [...]
Underneath the talking points, there was a theme from the Republicans: We do not want people with pre-existing conditions to be covered. They had to admit that in public. If you weren’t listening, I’ll try and find you the exact point where it came through loud and clear.
The [...]
An Intelligent friend of mine, who is now on Medicare, just found out inadvertently about yet another deal between Congress and the drug companies. In this deal, Medicare Part D (prescription drug benefit) was passed with a right of the pharmaceutical companies to raise drug prices during the open enrollment period. For the person choosing [...]
No matter which side of the political fence you are on, this is a startling situation, reported this morning in the Wall Street Journal– not a liberal rag:
For the first time, government programs next year will account for more than half of all U.S. health-care spending, federal actuaries predict, as the weak economy sends more people into [...]
