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Confidence Rises As ‘ObamaCare’ Nosedives

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access health care increased slightly last month, according to the latest findings of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index). Why did confidence rise — albeit ever so slightly?  I suspect it’s due to the fact that Americans saw Democrats [...]

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No Buggy Required to Avoid Health Care Mandate

January 12th, 2010 · 6 Comments

My first thought after reading the headline of an article in the Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times was, “I’m gonna become Amish.”  The headline:  Amish families exempt from insurance mandate. Delving into the article, I learned that the health care reform legislation now floating through the halls of Congress does not specify that members of the [...]

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Cartoon Represents How Many People Feel

November 26th, 2009 · No Comments

In a day and age when elected officials in Washington, D.C., seem to be treating the American people more like turkeys than bosses, I offer the Thanksgiving Day cartoon above as representative of how many Americans feel on this special day. Though I’m not advocating violence against elected officials (at least, not yet), the thought [...]

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How Would Government-Run Auto Insurance Work?

November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

What would happen if government-run automobile insurance became a reality as the result of legislation similar to that calling for government-run health care?  Below are some possibilities: Coverage would include things like car washes, oil changes and windshield wipers as well as tire and windshield wiper replacement; Uninsured motorists would receive “treatment” (i.e., periodic maintenance [...]

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Legislation Could Lead to States’ Rights Showdown

November 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments

Missouri State Sen. Jane Cunningham  (R-Chesterfield) drew much applause Saturday afternoon when she informed the crowd at the Million Med March about the Health Care Freedom Act she is going to introduce soon in the Missouri Senate. The favorable response was due, in part, to the fact that the crowd of more than 300 included [...]

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‘Million Med March’ Draws Hundreds in St. Louis

November 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments

A crowd of more than 300 gathered at Memorial Plaza outside the St. Louis County (Mo.) Government Building in Clayton Saturday afternoon as part of the Million Med March protest against health care reform measures now under consideration in the nation’s capitol. Medical professionals, many of whom donned white coats, were joined at the rally [...]

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Survey: 92 Percent of Physicians Back Tort Reform (Update)

November 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment

EDITOR’S UPDATE 11/21/09: Click here to see the SERMO.com blog page containing survey results mentioned by Dr. Dan Windsor at the Million Med March today in Clayton, Mo. More details about the rally will be published here during the remainder of the weekend.  Jackson Healthcare survey article continues below. * * * Ninety-two percent of [...]

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