Obama presented Congress with an agenda described as “breathtaking in its scope and ambition,” “gutsy,” or “bold and courageous”—by his supporters. Passing it won’t be easy, Obama admits, because “it represents a threat to the […]
In his State of the Union message, Barack Obama used the phrase “healthcare” 15 times, calling healthcare reform a “necessary move to help salvage the sagging economy.” He blamed the “crushing” cost of medical care […]
As it was physically impossible for congressmen to have read the mammoth “stimulus bill” (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) before voting on it, or for the President to have read it before signing […]
Even before Obama’s team gets started, the bailout package tops $8.7 trillion in taxpayer commitments for loans, guarantees, and other goodies for businesses and distressed homeowners. This includes: More than $1.5 trillion in Federal Deposit […]
Before leaving the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to become Obama’s budget director, Peter Orszag tallied up the growth of entitlements. Medicare and Medicaid are expected to swell to $1.4 trillion, or nearly 30% of the […]
Although the public system seems to save money by restricting access to medical care, private persons pay the cost. In 2008, an estimated 750,794 Canadians were waiting for treatment after an appointment with a specialist. […]
Seniors may think they save money when they buy AARP insurance, but if they take the trouble to compare competing products, they may be paying twice as much. AARP brought in nearly half a billion […]
In its new health reform policy, replacing Health Access America, the American Medical Association writes: “We also believe that individuals with high incomes have a responsibility to obtain coverage for themselves and their families.” Persons […]
The Obama-Biden transition team has specifically used the failure to reach all women with mammography screening as a reason for greater government control of medicine. It states that only 71.8% of women age 50 to […]
The Obama team has allowed a mere two weeks, over the busy holiday season, for collecting all the “input” they need for rapidly forcing a radical “health system reform” plan through Congress. House parties are […]
