Friday, December 24, 2010

Editorial: Mandate prevents health 'free riders' | StarTribune.com

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This article on the mandate to buy insurance and the need to have such a mandate is based on a Robert Wood Johnson report. I understand the logic here but I wish we didn't use the term mandate and did not require us to buy insurance from private companies. Requiring us to pay into Medicare and Social Security is a type of mandate but it isn't requiring I pay a private company. Requiring that this health care reform be paid for by requiring me to pay a private company is not the way to go. Requiring me to pay a tax based on my income is the way to go. I bet it'd be cheaper for all of too.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Medical care: Is it a right? - PNHP's Official Blog

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I found it surprising that so many would shout that medical care is not a right in the USA and that thee author of this article didn't react to that moral/ethical issue. Reminds me of Arizona's recent decision to deny transplants to poor people. We ration access to health care in this country based on income and/or your job. That is just plain wrong!

Thursday, December 2, 2010

GOP puts BadgerCare, federal health care law in the cross hairs

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The battle is heating up in Wisconsin. Hope we don't have a race to the bottom between MN and WI.