Posted in Communism/Socialism, bioehtics, corporate practices, entrepreneurialism, health care, insurance, law, markets, medicare, misinformation/propaganda, politics, psychology, research discussion, wealth, tagged Africa, atomic bomb, ban, bankrupcy, black market, Britain, Canada, capitalism, China, Communism, congress, CT scan, diabetes, doctors, Dubai, England, entreprenuer, excise tax, food pyramid, GDP, health care, Health Maintenance Organization, HMO, HR 676, human rights, immigration, income tax, India, Israel, Japan, John Conyers, malpractice, Marxism, medicare, Mexico, Michael Moore, peso, physicians, primary care, Russia, Sicko, single-payer, Socialism, Stalin, Stalinism, U.S. Treasury, United Kingdom, United States National Health Insurance Act, universal health care, USNHI on April 3, 2008 | 6 Comments »
On January 27, 2008, U.S. Representative John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) introduced a new version of a previously unsuccessful bill before Congress that would turn America’s health care system into a socialized, not-for-profit, singer-payer system. Previous iterations of the bill had few co-sponsors (25 in 2003), and the current version (H.R. 676), has gained a modicum [...]
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Posted in Communism/Socialism, bioehtics, health care, insurance, kidney transplant, law, markets, psychology, research discussion, wealth, tagged Alan Johnson, Avastin, breast cancer, cancer, capitalism, Debbie Hirst, Dialysis, Doctors for Reform, England, ethos, government, Great Britain, health care, healthcare, hearing aid, hemodialysis, justice, kidney transplant, liberal, Liberalism, MRI, N.H.S., National Health Service, New York Times, oncologist, oncology, orthopedic surgeon, pancreatic cancer, Parliament, Paul Charlson, pension, philosophical, philosophy, politics, principles, Sarah Lyall, selling your kidney, Socialism, socialized, Tarceva, taxes, UK, United Kingdom, Yorkshire on March 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A reader of mine left an interesting comment on my post about selling your kidney. Here is an excerpt:
“I am waiting for a kidney and have been dialysising for 2 [and a] half years on hemodialysis and 5 years on capd - a gentler type of dialysis… I am…using up resources and cos[t]ing a lot [...]
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Posted in Communism/Socialism, health care, insurance, markets, medicare, misinformation/propaganda, politics, psychology, wealth, tagged adaptation, bigot, bigotry, blog, conservative, creed, Democrat, doctor, England, Freakonomics, free market, gender, government, health care, hospital, insurance, judgment, liberal, Medicaid, medicare, Michael Moore, race, religion, Republican, Sicko, Socialism, socialized, Stephen Dubner, UK, United Kingdom, Wall Street on January 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
When we make snap judgments based on race, creed, religion, or gender, we are bigots. When a Wall Street trader makes a snap judgment, he can either make or lose a lot of money. The latter probably more closely resembles the original reason for the adaptation. Long ago in our development, making judgments that [...]
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Posted in health care, insurance, politics, tagged Britain, care, consumer, disease, doctor, employers, England, government, health, healthcare, HMO, hospital, hsa, insurance, legislation, medicare, Michael Leavitt, Netherlands, permiums, PPO, price, pricing, socialized, Swiss, Switzerland, UK, universal on November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A recent NY Times article documents curiosity from Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Michael Leavitt, about the Swiss and Dutch methods for dispensing health care. Before I get on my soapbox, let me say that I’m encouraged by Leavitt’s interest and willingness to truly become a student of his trade — even at [...]
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Posted in health care, insurance, tagged bacteria, Britain, care, consumer, death, doctor, England, health, healthcare, hospital, hsa, insurance, kill, nurse, nursing, price, pricing, UK on November 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Many laud England’s health care system as one of the models that could work in U.S. A recent L.A. Times Article shows Britain’s National Health Service (which already imposes high taxes on its populous) is suffering from a $1 billion+ budget deficit and is having to lay off thousands of workers. With an already [...]
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