Tag Archives: Health Insurance Reform

From the New York Times: What Does Insurance Company Administrative Cost Look Like, and Do, to Our Citizens ?

Gentle Readers  – Ms. Bernstein has documented – yet again, because we know and have known this – the consequences of a for-profit health system. The roughly 30% that the private insurers consume as their administrative cost makes health care … Continue reading

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Of Women, Health, and Death: This is Where the Anti-Choice Movement Leaves Us

Years ago, sometime around 1995, I sat with a colleague – now dead – who, over the years, had become a dear friend as well as a co-worker. A man who was raised a Catholic, joined the US Air Force, … Continue reading

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Does the Ryan Reform REALLY Threaten to Kill Medicare [as we know it] ?

There has been a great deal of commentary from both the Democrats and the Republicans / Tea Partiers related to Congressman Ryan’s proposals to trim our country’s deficits.  While all of of interest, the Medicare voucher program is to me the … Continue reading

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From Politico.com and The Washington Post – Glenn Thrush and Ezra Klein on Rank Hypocrisy

Gentle Readers – I think Ezra Klein is in error here; it IS hypocritical to oppose health care for the working poor while at the same time complaining that there is no government insurance option to cover the gap. I … Continue reading

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From SLATE: Who won? A Slightly Different Take

Gentle Reader – This is certainly a different take than the one I came away with after the election.  Mr. Saletan suggests that the legislation is more important than the actual loss of seats by the Democratic Party.  It is … Continue reading

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From the New York Times: G.O.P. Plans to Use Purse Strings to Fight Health Law

Gentle Reader – We see the outlines of the strategies of the new House Majority to terminate health insurance reform. Is this what our people desired ? When it happens, is this what they will have wanted ? Please see … Continue reading

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Problems in Paradise – What Does, and What Might, Our Health System Look Like: Part Two

INTRODUCTION In the first part of this series, I briefly outlined the character – the face if you will – of our health system. In this second part, I will touch upon the pre-reform finance of this system and why it … Continue reading

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Dying to Talk…….

Gentle Reader – This piece was published [see url below] by a primary care colleague much concerned with the state of health [insurance] reform.  Although he does not comment upon it explicitly in the piece, Doctor Lillis’ comments point out … Continue reading

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Is Something Better than Nothing ? (In this case the answer is “Wasn’t but now is”)

Gentle Reader – I read this piece a few days ago.  The question is: Is some “insurance” better than nothing ?  This case is one example of the false sense of security the can be had when we talk about … Continue reading

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Problems in Paradise – What Does, and What Might, Our Health System Look Like: Part One

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