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posted 02/16/2008, comments (0)

Socialized Medicine: Not so Scary to Many

When Republicans want to instill fear in voters' hearts, they say Democrats' healthcare plans will result in "socialized medicine." They usually mean to summon images of government control of physician practices, rationing of care by bureaucrats and high taxes to pay for it all.   A recent survey about Americans'... Read moreChevron
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posted 02/11/2008, comments (4)

Who buys individual health insurance? Not many

When people don't have health insurance through an employer or public plan, what do they do?  They don't buy health insurance in the individual market, for the most part.  That's the finding of a new report on individual health insurance purchasers by the Kaiser Family Foundation.  Essentially the researchers found that... Read moreChevron
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posted 02/09/2008, comments (0)

Clinton Imagines Healthcare Debate With McCain and. . .Obama

In an interview with the Seattle Times, Hillary Clinton used a novel technique to try to explain why Barack Obama's less-than-universal healthcare plan is insufficient--she imagines a debate between Obama and the presumptive GOP nominee: "Picture the debate [with Obama and] Senator [John] McCain: He's going to stand up and say... Read moreChevron
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posted 02/06/2008, comments (0)

Support for Obama on Universal Healthcare

On first pass, the idea that Barack Obama is more likely to deliver universal healthcare than Hillary Clinton seems outright wrong. She calls for a mandate that everybody be covered. He doesn't. But an intriguing editorial by Donald J. Harris persuasively argues that Obama is more likely to deliver universal healthcare than Clinton.... Read moreChevron
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posted 02/05/2008, comments (0)

It Ain't Over, Cont'd

"A splendid mess" is how Lou Dobbs of CNN described the outcome of last night's presidential primaries. A mess indeed: It looks like the two parties will move forward with at least four serious candidates still standing.  It's impossible to say what precisely was motivating voters in all the Super Tuesday states. But... Read moreChevron
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