Cost shifting and Obamacare

A major argument of those in favor of Obamacare is that it will stop cost shifting.  The theory goes something like this…because so many people are not paying for medical care, health care providers make up that loss by increasing their prices, insurance companies pay those higher prices, and pass those higher prices on to their…

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When the Truth is Found to be Lies

So, remember all those promises that the Democrats and the President made about healthcare?  Get to keep your doctor, save you money and it would all be delivered by flying unicorns? Well, maybe not.

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Doctor shortage amplified with Obama health care system

Eleven months ago, I wrote about the future physician shortage mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. This was prior to the passage of the Democrat-owned health care legislation and nobody wanted to discuss the issue. A study by the Association of American Medical Colleges notes the shortage will now be worse than expected.

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Obama administration threatens insurers

Steve did a post earlier this week about the rise in insurance premiums that consumers are now seeing.  The insurance companies have said that anywhere from 1% to 9% of those increases are the direct result of Obamacare mandates, with the rest of any increases attributable to rising health care costs. Yesterday, the Obama administration struck…

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