A reader in Great Britain defends national health care as follows: ‘The free market [under Obamacare] will still exist. We have private healthcare here as well as the National Health Service ‘ The National Health Service does have its flaws … Continue reading
Mitt Romney’s selection of Representative Paul Ryan as his running mate will likely trigger debate about privatization of Medicare. Ryan did not actually propose privatization; he has proposed a voucher system for future retirees, in which the federal government pays … Continue reading
The attacks on my pro-free market approach to medicine have continued for weeks without end, in the local newspaper read by a lot of pro-Obamacare zealouts. Below is my reply to the latest. Dear Cape Gazette, I recognize you may … Continue reading
On the subject of doctors supporting socialized medicine, a reader writes: “In my experience, a lot of doctors are in the front line of ‘everyone deserves health care as a right.’ Is it because the caring and ‘altruistic’ go into … Continue reading
This is perhaps my favorite line from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged with regard to doctors who support, or tolerate, socialized medicine: ‘Let them discover, in the operating rooms and hospital wards, that it is not safe to place their lives in … Continue reading
A DrHurd.com reader, Navy retiree Paul J. Gagalka, from Canada writes in: In Canada we have socialized Medicare, instituted by former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Eliot Trudeau, in the 1970s. I pay for my Medicare every month at the rate … Continue reading
Reply to responses to Dr. Hurd’s commentary published in Cape Gazette (Lewes DE), 7/3/12 In my recent article criticizing Obamacare, a number of people said I didn’t have my facts straight. As a professional health care provider, the new laws … Continue reading
Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico running for President as a third party candidate, said the following about the consumer psychology of medical care: ‘There’s no advertised pricing right now in healthcare. I would not have health insurance to … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from Dr. Michael Hurd’s chapter on health care reform in his book: Bad Therapy, Good Therapy: And How to Tell the Difference (2011). The book is available at Amazon.com, at DrHurd.com, and bookstores. The notion … Continue reading
In all the fuss over Obamacare, we hear about patients, insurance companies and businesses. All valid, to be sure. But we never hear word one about the people most affected of all by socialized medicine: Doctors. Ayn Rand said it … Continue reading
Obama and advocates of socialized medicine have won. But have they, really? I was talking with a waitress I know just today. She asked me, “Can you explain, in terms that I’ll understand, what Obamacare actually means — to me?” … Continue reading
The following was written by Daniel G. Anderson of Rehoboth Beach, DE. It is reprinted here with permission. As the five members of the Supreme Court who are not committed socialists determine the fate of Obamacare any day now, it’s … Continue reading