Representatives continue to drive home a recurring theme in their efforts to drum up support for health care reform; universal coverage. But universal coverage, or lack thereof isn’t the problem we should be focusing on, nor is it the central thrust of any of the bills coming out of Congress. The central focus of...
We are being bombarded by information for and against health care reform–the assaults come from twitter, facebook, the not-so-mainstream mainstream media, etc. This makes it hard to get to the truth. What makes it even more difficult is the amount of money being thrown into the fight. Tom Engelhardt of TomDispatch.com has a good...
The individual states, not the federal government, should be (and already are) spearheading health care reform. The needs and the means of the people are vastly different from state to state and the federal government can’t possibly know what each of those unique needs is, nor how to address each one. Several states have...
ANOTHER Update 9/24/09: The Massachusetts GOP is seeking an injunction to stop the appointment of Paul Kirk, Jr. The GOP claims the governor didn’t have the authority under the state’s constitution to declare the bill an emergency law (for history on the bill, read the paragraph below, beginning with “Five years ago“). Update 9/24/09:...
Given the length of this post, it’s strongly recommended that you print it for offline reading using the following link: A theory I will be exploring on this site is the idea that America, as a country, is going through an identity crisis. I’ll be fleshing things out in a series of articles on...
Two weeks ago it was reported by CNN “that the White House is quietly talking about drafting formal health care legislation after allowing Congress to work on its own for months.” Multiple sources close to the process told CNN on Friday that while the plan is uncertain, the administration is preparing for the possibility...
Cost is the root cause of the current state of health care in the US. The uninsured are uninsured because they either can’t afford coverage or they choose not to pay the expense of being covered. The two main factors that drive cost in a capitalistic system are of course supply and demand and...
Continuing my crusade to help folks wade through the mud and the muck of health care reform, today I’m taking issue with this page from the White House titled “Reform will stop “rationing” – not increase it”. In the video, Kavita Patel, who works with Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, reads a couple of emails,...
I’ve had some time to digest Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress on 9/9/09 and so far I have the following observations: First of all, I’d like to address the loss of freedom by the questionably unconstitutional requirement that citizens buy some form of insurance: …under my plan, individuals will be required...
I’m playing around with CoveritLive for a future project I’m considering. I’m going to test it on tonight’s speech on health care from the White House to a joint session of Congress.