Dr. Hurd’s comment, sent out to colleagues and associates: You might remember a couple of weeks back that the White House set up a special email address for citizens to “flag” fellow citizens who disagreed with beloved Mr. President’s health … Continue reading →

So now some politicians are saying, “Drop single-payer, public option insurance. It’s not selling. Let’s do health care cooperatives instead.” Don’t buy it. A health care cooperative is not a private sector solution. It’s fascist, in nature. Fascism refers to … Continue reading →

The issue isn’t whether “death panels” are a rational criticism of Obama’s health plan, or merely a paranoid hallucination. The issue is whether you want government to have a monopoly power over the practice of medical care. Thinking about end … Continue reading →

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania said Tuesday that he would float the idea of a national referendum on health care reform when he returns to Washington after the start of his August recess was spent facing down boisterous crowds … Continue reading →

“There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we … Continue reading →

The government-run health-care system–which in the U.K. is believed to be the necessary institutional corollary to an inalienable right to health care–has pauperized the entire population. This is not to say that in every last case the treatment is bad: … Continue reading →

“Putting a government-run and -subsidized plan in competition with your private health insurance plans would be like putting an elephant in a room with some mice and saying, ‘OK, fellas, compete,— Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tenn. said. “After a while, … Continue reading →

Not all physicians are satisfied with the socialized medicine bill going through Congress. “This is war,” Dr. George Watson, a Kansas physician and president-elect of the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, told FOXNews.com Thursday. “This is a bureaucratic boondoggle … Continue reading →

If Congress and the President really mean it when they say they want the new national health insurance to “compete” with private sector plans–and that doctors should be free to practice as they see fit–then medical professionals should consider opting … Continue reading →

There’s a lot of talk of the “public option” health insurance to be offered to all Americans–funded by taxes, of course. But what about the “option” of the doctors? Health insurance coverage means nothing unless there are doctors and surgeons … Continue reading →

I wonder how universal health coverage will sit with trial lawyers who make money in the malpractice business? Once all Americans are covered by government insurance, how will malpractice claims be paid? Doctors will have even lower incomes than before. … Continue reading →