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Mayo Clinic CEO Adds to Civil Discourse About Health Care

by Admin 04.08.2010

There has been precious little civil discourse around the reent health care legislation, but Victor Trastek, MD, CEO of Mayo Clinic Arizona,  made a distinguished contribution to it when he spoke to the Harvard Business School Club in Phoenix today. Of course he was speaking to educated people, but it was heartening to hear him [...]

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Why Seniors Should Shut Up About Health Care Reform

by Admin 03.17.2010

Standing on a line at the post office yesterday,I overheard two elderly people  having a conversation about the significance of reduced hours at the post office. One remarked that it was an inconvenience and meant the country was going to the dogs.  The other said snidely, “wait until we have Obamacare; we will be a [...]

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Blocking Health Care Reform is Acting out of Fear

by Admin 03.04.2010

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 [...]

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The Cost of Doing Nothing Goes Up Every Year

by Admin 02.04.2010

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 [...]

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