President Clinton gave us a preview of his plan for health care reform in his recent Tulsa speech to the Governors. The bottom line is this: he plans to force every employer in the country to provide health insurance for all employees. To pay for … [Read more...] about So What’s Wrong With Clinton’s Health Plan?
Will We All Pay for “Explosive Disorder Syndrome”?
The Clinton Administration announced this month that mental health care coverage will be part of the "standard benefits package" that all health plans will be required to offer under Hillary's "reform." We are told that this decision was made … [Read more...] about Will We All Pay for “Explosive Disorder Syndrome”?
Hillary’s Health Plan: Medicaid-Style Care For All Americans — July 1993
Saint Hillary Sets Out to Cure the World
Even before her health care plan is ready to reveal to the public, Hillary Rodham Clinton has started her bare-knuckles campaign for a "revolution" in American health care. It's based on the customary Clinton tactics of class envy and of demonizing … [Read more...] about Saint Hillary Sets Out to Cure the World
Conspiring to Milk the Federal Treasury
Ever wonder why the more tax money we allow the politicians to take from us, the more they devise ingenious ways to spend still more? A good example is what's happening to Medicaid, the program intended to provide health care for poor people. … [Read more...] about Conspiring to Milk the Federal Treasury
Hillary, Health Care, and “Remolding” Government — June 1993
“Peace of Mind” is What it Isn’t
Let's suppose that millions of Americans are worried because they have no health insurance and are afraid of getting ill, and that millions more who do have health insurance are worried that they may lose their job and, with it, their company health … [Read more...] about “Peace of Mind” is What it Isn’t
Will Hospital Cost-Shifting Bring Us Price Controls?
Why does a five-day hospitalization for infection cost $10,169? That was the complaint in a recent letter to Ann Landers. It doesn't take a Ph.D. in Economics to know that something is wrong. Americans don’t understand why hospitals may charge $50 … [Read more...] about Will Hospital Cost-Shifting Bring Us Price Controls?