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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) just released their paper on health care costs for 2009. You can download a handy PDF summary. This material should be required reading for anyone asking “How will we pay for universal health insurance under Obama’s health care proposal?” The real question is “How can we continue [...] . . . → Read More: Paying for Health Care

Steven Pearlstein is fed up with the nature of the health care debate in Washington. As a columnist who regularly dishes out sharp criticism, I try not to question the motives of people with whom I don’t agree. Today, I’m going to step over that line. The recent attacks by Republican leaders and their ideological [...] . . . → Read More: Health Care Political Terrorists

At a recent town hall meeting, a man stood up and told Representative Bob Inglis to “keep your government hands off my Medicare.” The congressman, a Republican from South Carolina, tried to explain that Medicare is already a government program — but the voter, Mr. Inglis said, “wasn’t having any of it.” That nugget comes [...] . . . → Read More: Misinformed on Health Care

Some of the costs of not having a public option are simple to calculate, but immeasurable in value. Infant mortality rates in the United States are 6.37 deaths/1,000 live births. A sampling of other industrialized nations with public health care finds the United Kingdom at 5.01 deaths / 1,000 live births. Canada at 4.63. France [...] . . . → Read More: A Real Pro-Life Position