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Misrepresenting Resistance To Big Government
Aaron Carroll, one of the editors in chief of the liberal health policy blog, The Determined Statist (a.k.a. The Incidental Economist), recently boasted about co-authoring a paper about the “social contract” and health care reform in America (see here). Carroll and … Continue reading
Not Getting Science
Oh dear, Austin Frakt of the liberal healthcare blog The Determined Statist (a.k.a. The Incidental Economist) is deeply saddened by the Supreme Court’s recent Hobby Lobby decision (see here). In that case, the court ruled that the government could not … Continue reading
Competition Deniers Strike Again
The recent agreement in principle between Partners Healthcare (a hospital system in the Boston area) and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is a good example of how liberals view competition and go about enforcing the antitrust laws, which is to say they don’t enforce them at … Continue reading
“Empirically Driven” Liberals
Writing in the New Republic (see here), Noam Scheiber counsels liberals such as Michael Moore not to despair about Obamacare’s start-up problems because Obamacare “paves the way” toward a single-payer system that is beloved by liberals, one and all. According to Scheiber, increasing insurance … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare, Politics
Tagged central planning, health policy, liberals, Noam Scheiber, ObamaCare, single-payer
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Pajama Boy Is Why The Islamists Will Win
We’ve all heard of “Pajama Boy” by now and seen the tweet, in which Pajama Boy sits, wearing his tartan jammies, holding a cup of hot chocolate, and suggesting that we talk about getting health insurance. For those who have not been paying attention, here is our smirking hero: … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare, Politics
Tagged health policy, liberal mind, ObamaCare, Organizing for Action, Pajama Boy
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Clinging to Central Planning In Healthcare
The Washington Post continues its support of the central planning that is engulfing one-sixth of the world’s largest economy, also known as “Obamacare.” The latest efforts include an editorial extolling the virtues of a thing called the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) (see here) and an article attacking a … Continue reading
Obamacare Alternative
In two separate posts (here and here) at the blog The Incidental Economist, Aaron Carroll, a determined advocate for centrally directed healthcare, is upset and frustrated with the critics of Obamacare and suggests they propose some “sensible alternatives that actually address the policy issues.” Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Healthcare, Politics
Tagged Aaron Carroll, central planning, competition, health policy, ObamaCare
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Healthcare Pricing
A recent post at the blog Project Millennial outlines some of the issues relating to health-care as understood by liberals. According to the post, healthcare prices are a “total mess” because “list prices” vary immensely from provider to provider and the price … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Healthcare, Politics
Tagged competition, health policy, healthcare costs, healthcare prices, price controls, Project Millennial
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Organizing Healthcare
The important question for healthcare, as is true for the economy as a whole, is how to organize and regulate healthcare. Generally, we can organize around competitive markets or through a system directed by a central authority. History proves that competition is the superior choice, … Continue reading
The Mind Of Aaron Carroll
My experience after submitting a comment to a post on the liberal blog The Incidental Economist nicely illustrates the working of the liberal mind these days. The blog, which is well regarded within the media, claims to contemplate “healthcare with a focus on re-search,” and because it’s “evidence-based,” … Continue reading
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