…with liberty and Medicare for all?

By Dr. Brian Russell
In the past few days, I’ve been hearing proponents of government-run health care pointing to Medicare as a model of how the government can run health care beautifully.  I have to weigh in on that because I don’t think most licensed health care professionals like me see Medicare as a panacea for [...]

Is this the kind of health insurance you want?

By Dr. Brian Russell
You may have noticed that I haven’t appeared on TV or written as much as I usually do in the months of June and July. That’s because, sadly, my father passed away earlier this month after a long battle with esophageal cancer. Simply put, he was a very good man. [...]

Medicare has lower “reported” costs. Truth or Fiction?

By: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD
Are the administrative costs of single-payer health care systems less than current private insurance system in the United States?
One claim made by advocates of single-payer health care systems is that private insurance is less “efficient” because of high administrative costs incurred by having “multiple” insurance companies, and the costs of [...]

Dr. Brian’s Rx for health care

First, I’d like to frame the issue properly. To listen to some politicians talk about health care, you’d think we have the world’s worst system, that it’s getting worse by the day, that nobody has access to it, and that those who do have access to it can’t afford either services or medications. None of that is true. Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair said that you should judge countries based on how many people living in them want to get out and how many people living elsewhere want to get in, and I think that’s also a good method for judging health care systems.

Bottom line: Other Countries Cut Out Services to Reach their Low Cost Status

By: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD

Will a single payer health care system hold down the increasing cost of health care in the United States? President Obama and other proponents of this socialized form of health care argue that it will. Of course there are many ways to debate this question, but much objective evidence suggests that it will not. Let’s look at this from two perspectives. First, what does the comparative cost data between the United States and government controlled health care systems (such as Canada) tell us? Second, what are the financial implications of this “less expensive,” government controlled health care system for the American taxpayer?

Is Universal Health Care a Moral Issue?

by Kimberly Moore
It’s an interesting question and one that isn’t easily answered. I don’t know anyone who would see someone suffering and not want them to seek medical help. After careful consideration, I believe to force upon our country a universal health care plan is immoral.
There have been many figures announcing how many people in [...]

Debunking the Myths about Health Care in America

By John H. Peloza M.D.
Special Book Review
In “The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care. A Citizen’s Guide,” Ms. Sally C. Pipes surgically exposes the misleading arguments of those who support government run national health care. In a time when Americans seem to believe in the competence of government to solve the health care “crisis,” [...]

The Reality Behind the “Right” to Healthcare

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By: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD
“Access to comprehensive health care is a human right…”1
Health care is a human “right”! Virtually every government that has instituted a system of national health insurance has made this proclamation, but what exactly does that mean, and how many of those countries have actually [...]