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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Terry Jeffrey : You Will Get Health Insurance at DMV -- Literally (It's in the Bill) - Townhall.com
Terry Jeffrey : You Will Get Health Insurance at DMV -- Literally (It's in the Bill) - Townhall.com: "This is no joke. If this bill becomes law, it will be the duty of the U.S. secretary of health and human services or the state governments overseeing federally mandated health-insurance exchanges to ensure that you can get your health insurance at the DMV.
You will also be able to get it at Social Security offices, hospitals, schools and 'other offices' the government will name later."
Oh Goody- because what American doesn't look forward to the long lines and take-a-number approach at the local DMV!!
Sick of the Health Care Debate
By Klaus Rohrich
For all those people wanting the United States government to provide them with “public option” healthcare, be careful what you wish for; you just might get it. America isn’t the first nation that’s been seduced by the siren call of publicly funded healthcare. In fact, the U.S. is one of the few civilized nations left on earth that doesn’t have a public healthcare system—for good reason.
All the objections raised by foes of a public, government-run healthcare program are more than valid in that their predictions have come to fruition in nations where publicly funded healthcare is the norm. The talk about rationing? It exists in most nations with a public healthcare system, leaving those covered at the mercy of bureaucrats. The biggest and simplest difference between the current system within the U.S. and those countries where healthcare is a government responsibility is that under the current American system the patient is a customer, while under publicly funded healthcare the patient is an expense.
Going on the experience of the Canadian healthcare system, with which I am intimately familiar, I can only say that all publicly funded healthcare systems eventually degenerate into bureaucratic quagmires in which the patient and the doctor take a back seat to the bureaucrat. In the 25 years since the enactment of the Canada Health Act, which essentially made healthcare in Canada “free”, the quality of care and the outcome of treatment have steadily declined.
In order to curtail costs governments have resorted to limiting enrollment in medical schools, creating a shortage of primary care physicians. And like Obama and the Democrats, successive provincial governments have vilified doctors as being greedy in order to gain support from the tax drones paying for the system.
Prior to enactment of the Canada Health Act, Canada had a perfectly functioning healthcare system, most of which was covered by government insurance. The crucial difference is that under the old system, participation was not mandatory and doctors as well as patients could choose to opt out of public healthcare. Once “free” healthcare became the law of the land, doctors became civil servants and many chose to emigrate to the US, as they realized that government mandated “free” healthcare was neither free, nor particularly healthy. Read the rest here.
For all those people wanting the United States government to provide them with “public option” healthcare, be careful what you wish for; you just might get it. America isn’t the first nation that’s been seduced by the siren call of publicly funded healthcare. In fact, the U.S. is one of the few civilized nations left on earth that doesn’t have a public healthcare system—for good reason.
All the objections raised by foes of a public, government-run healthcare program are more than valid in that their predictions have come to fruition in nations where publicly funded healthcare is the norm. The talk about rationing? It exists in most nations with a public healthcare system, leaving those covered at the mercy of bureaucrats. The biggest and simplest difference between the current system within the U.S. and those countries where healthcare is a government responsibility is that under the current American system the patient is a customer, while under publicly funded healthcare the patient is an expense.
Going on the experience of the Canadian healthcare system, with which I am intimately familiar, I can only say that all publicly funded healthcare systems eventually degenerate into bureaucratic quagmires in which the patient and the doctor take a back seat to the bureaucrat. In the 25 years since the enactment of the Canada Health Act, which essentially made healthcare in Canada “free”, the quality of care and the outcome of treatment have steadily declined.
In order to curtail costs governments have resorted to limiting enrollment in medical schools, creating a shortage of primary care physicians. And like Obama and the Democrats, successive provincial governments have vilified doctors as being greedy in order to gain support from the tax drones paying for the system.
Prior to enactment of the Canada Health Act, Canada had a perfectly functioning healthcare system, most of which was covered by government insurance. The crucial difference is that under the old system, participation was not mandatory and doctors as well as patients could choose to opt out of public healthcare. Once “free” healthcare became the law of the land, doctors became civil servants and many chose to emigrate to the US, as they realized that government mandated “free” healthcare was neither free, nor particularly healthy. Read the rest here.
Planned Parenthood closing shows why PP is pushing nationalized healthcare
From KFBB in MT, October 12:
One of the state's 5 Planned Parenthood clinics is closing its doors for good. The announcement came today, as officials say the Kalispell clinic will shut down, due to a decline in patients.
The clinic plans to close on November 20th. Officials say the decision is purely financial, as the Flathead area has been hit especially hard during the economic downturn.
Stacy James of PP of MT says the people are losing their health insurance, postponing care, and turning to public clinics....
Read the entire story here.
One of the state's 5 Planned Parenthood clinics is closing its doors for good. The announcement came today, as officials say the Kalispell clinic will shut down, due to a decline in patients.
The clinic plans to close on November 20th. Officials say the decision is purely financial, as the Flathead area has been hit especially hard during the economic downturn.
Stacy James of PP of MT says the people are losing their health insurance, postponing care, and turning to public clinics....
Read the entire story here.
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