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Visual Version of Health Care

By TomTGRWolcott / October 3, 2009 /

I think it is difficult for some to visualize what would happen if Obama Care, or Universal Health Care or what ever it is that you choose to call it gets passed by the Senate and the House. But on the cover of Healthcare Ledger could be the best visual aide in understanding what  universal health care…

The definition of health care insanity (see MA, ME, TN, HI)

By SoundOffSister / October 3, 2009 /

Someone, far smarter than I, once defined insanity as repeating the same behavior over and over again, and expecting a different result.  Were that same person looking at the current proposals for health care reform, I suppose that person would conclude that both Congress and the President are insane. All of the health care proposals floating…

Free cars for welfare recipients – now with AAA!

By Steve McGough / May 7, 2009 /

The Commonwealth of  Massachusetts has a program providing automobiles to welfare recipients – including taxpayer funded insurance, auto repairs and a AAA membership – as an incentive to get them to go to work and stay off welfare. Granted, these are not new cars, but the program costs the commonwealth more than $400,000 per year…

The “de ja vu” Health Care Plan

By SoundOffSister / March 29, 2009 /

Any debate about universal health care invariably turns to a discussion of medical care in Great Britain or Canada – overburdening taxes, long waits for testing, and even longer waits for treatment. In an attempt to contain costs, health care is essentially rationed. Think that can’t happen here? Well, think again.  It’s already happening.

Small companies begin terminating health care benefits in Massachusetts

By Steve McGough / July 19, 2010 /

As many expected, some businesses in Massachusetts actually have accountants – or maybe just calculators – and have figured out it will be less expensive and more stable for their business plans to drop health care benefits for employees and pay the fine.

Thousands game the health care system in Massachusetts

By Steve McGough / April 12, 2010 /

Barbara Vicevich – contributor here at Radio Vice Online – discussed the Massachusetts health care plan this morning on the big show. Sure enough, Boston.com has the story about short-term customers gaming the system and raising costs for everyone else.

Obamacare: the news from Massachusetts just keeps getting worse

By SoundOffSister / April 9, 2010 /

Now that Obamacare has passed, according to Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.), we can see what’s in it. But, rather than try to read all 2700 or so pages of the bill, let’s look at Obamacare in action. I did a post a few weeks ago about the circumstances facing the largest insurance…

Union workers paid to stump for Coakley in Massachusetts – Video

By Steve McGough / January 12, 2010 / Comments Off on Union workers paid to stump for Coakley in Massachusetts – Video

I did spell Massachusetts correctly right? Lots of news today from the Martha Coakley versus Scott Brown special election for United States Senate. During the debate last night, some “supporters” of Coakley were paid $50 to stand outside in the cold in support of “their” candidate for Senate.

Massachusetts health care experiment not working out

By Steve McGough / July 16, 2009 /

I’ve recently written about how the states – per the Constitution – can be great incubators of ideas. Instead of implementing programs like universal health care at the federal level where it could never be reversed, states can try stuff and other states can measure results. So, how is Massachusetts doing with its health care…

Massachusetts sues – claims feds overstepping reach into state issues

By Steve McGough / July 8, 2009 /

Massachusetts’ attorney general has sued the federal government claiming the Defense of Marriage Act is an overreaching and discriminatory law. In other words, marriage is a state issue, not federal, and non-traditional couples are being discriminated against. Why the complaint? They are not getting any cash from the feds.