‘Health Care’ Archives
Health Care Profits: Wait, What Are Profits?
The common argument for the government to do anything all comes back to the concept of profit. Private businesses invest in "profitable" ventures to make money. The basic argument for government is that it is not the job of the government to profit off of the people. Therefore, if you eliminate profit then you save everyone money. Most people [...]
Early 20th Century Railways and Today’s Health Care Problems
Currently, I am reading a great book Blood, Iron, and Gold: How the Railroads Transformed the World by Christian Wolmar. So what can railroad policies in Europe tell us about health care policies today? Take a look at these excerpts: "Just as in similar periods of railway mania elsewhere, the speculators soon piled in, promoting lines that [...]
Health Care: A Market Without Price Signals?
Everyone knows the old cliche that "a picture is worth a thousand words." Well, the following chart is worth millions, if not billions, as it explains the whole health care crisis in a nutshell (h/t Carpe Diem): This chart shows that even though health care costs continue to rise, the percent that is paid by the individual has dropped. When [...]
Universal Coverage - The Book
With a Health Care bill almost on the desk of Barack Obama, what better book to read than one that may predict our future. The recently released Universal Coverage by Daniel Putkowski provides a good look at our not to distant future--that is if things don't change quickly. Buy the book here. (more...)
Health Care Update: Almost Done in Senate
Moments ago, it was announced that Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid had reached an agreement to hold a final vote on Health Care in order to get the Senate out of session earlier than expected. The final vote is expected to be at 8 am on Christmas Eve according to the Washington Post.
