Category Archives: Healthcare

Hey, Mr. Canadian Premier, Where Do You Go For Heart Surgery? USA, USA!

From the case files of “Socialized medicine is great, why, exactly?” Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams is set to undergo heart surgery this week in the United States. CBC News confirmed Monday that Williams, 60, left the province earlier in the day and will have surgery later in the week. The premier’s office provided […]

Obama: Yeah, I Kinda Lied About Health Care

Time Magazine is stunned! There’s been a remarkable amount of coverage of President Obama’s appearance at the House Republican retreat today, but I haven’t seen anyone focus on the President’s rather stunning admission about the Democrats’ health care legislation (Video): And what is Time Magazine stunned about? This is what Obama remarked The last thing […]

Today’s “Ain’t Socialized Medicine Great!” Story

Aren’t you just dying for this to come to the USA from England? Hospitals will have to reduce services, sell off buildings and move into smaller premises to cope with financial pressures in the next few years, the head of the foundation trusts’ regulatory body has warned. William Moyes, who steps down from his role […]

Obama Says Chill On Health Care, Manages To Blame Coakley Loss On Bush

Maybe he gets it? President Obama warned Democrats in Congress today not to “jam” a health care reform bill through now that they’ve lost their commanding majority in the Senate, and said they must wait for newly elected Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown to be sworn into office. “Here’s my assessment of not just the vote […]

Why Taxing Health Care Plans Is A Bad Idea

And interesting report, found via the DU. Even Physicians For A National Health Program think taxing “Cadillac Plans” is a bad idea The health reform bill which passed the Senate in December would impose a 40 percent excise tax on health insurance plans with premiums above $23,000 a year for families and $8,500 for individuals. […]

David Price (D-NC): Passing ObamaCare Easier If We Restrict You Morons From Seeing Our Deliberations

OK, that is not exactly what he said, but, if we apply Politicianonics to it, that is what he means There is talk about opening up the House and Senate negotiations on the health care proposal to public hearings. C-SPAN is pushing to broadcast those conferences over its network. Not all legislators like the idea. […]

Dems Look To Finalize Health Bill In Secret

Shocking, eh? Democratic leaders are looking to forgo a formal, public conference to merge the House and Senate’s health care overhaul bills, giving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House free rein to hammer out the final measure behind closed doors and thwart Republican efforts to stymie it. Not […]

Arizona Mayo Clinic Says Goodbye To Medicare Patients

Quietly, under the radar The Mayo Clinic, praised by President Barack Obama as a national model for efficient health care, will stop accepting Medicare patients as of tomorrow at one of its primary-care clinics in Arizona, saying the U.S. government pays too little. Funny how Medicare and Medicaid seem to about the only programs that […]

13 State Attorneys Threaten Lawsuit Over ObamaCare

The question is, is this something they will actually do, and, why are they doing it now? Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska’s political deal from the federal health care overhaul bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided to The Associated Press Wednesday. “We believe this […]

Health Travesty Passes, Fish Wrap Blames The Right For Partisanship

Amazingly, after Democrats have crafted bill to replace bill to replace bill in the dark of night, in closed session, which only included Democrats, after they shut Republicans and Republican ideas completely out – not to mention any ideas, such as came from John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods – it is somehow, in Grey […]

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