FactCheck.org says Obama is lying about abortion and health care reform.

By Natalie Nichols
According to www.factcheck.org, “Despite what Obama said, the House bill would allow abortions to be covered by a federal plan and by federally subsidized private plans.” The proponents of the administration’s proposed health care reform bill claim that the “Hyde Amendment” will keep abortion from being funded by tax dollars.  However, what they fail [...]

Obama’s New Slogan Changing What We Believe In

by Ellen Janoski
President Obama changed his rhetoric from supporting “health care reform” to supporting “health insurance reform.” He doesn’t simply want to reform the insurance system, he wants to drastically alter the very nature of insurance.
Insurance is and always has been to protect against rare but catastrophic losses that a person would not be able [...]

Something Fishy at The White House?

By Lisa Farrar Wellman
The President likes to win. He doesn’t care how he does it. He doesn’t mind employing Chicago-style tactics to twist arms and cut deals. He certainly doesn’t give a thought to asking American citizens to rat each other out. He want s to know who is causing trouble for his beloved Health [...]

Rep. Cao Puts His Country Above His Career

By Lisa Farrar Wellman
A lot of our focus lately has been on those precious Blue Dog Democrats who hold our country’s future in their hands. It is assumed no Republicans will vote for the current versions of health care reform stinking up the halls of Congress.
However, one Republican who is under as much pressure as [...]

Canadian Wendy Sullivan’s Health Care Nightmare, Part II

By Lisa Farrar Wellman
Behind closed doors Democratic leadership is strong arming Blue Dog Dems. I pray they hold fast to their principles but with someone like Nancy Pelosi (with eyeballs bugging) breathing down one’s neck, I know it’s tempting to give in, sign the confession and beg to be sent back to one’s cell. Oh, [...]

A Closer Look at H.R. 3200

By Lisa Farrar Wellman
Have you looked at H.R. 3200 yet? The bill description reads: “To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.”
Obviously, it’s not going to provide affordable healthcare. We know the Congressional Budget Office released a report stating that this delightful, [...]

A Mad Hatter’s Summer of Events

Like Alice at the Mad Hatter’s tea party, taxpayers have recently been assaulted with many wish-it-weren’t-for-real events that make me watch for the white rabbit. It’s been a Wonderland of events and characters. Among them:

•Queen of Hearts: Nancy Pelosi. Politico recounts how she “whipped” together the votes for Cap and Trade, replacing “off with their heads” with dogged, in-your-face (and perhaps other body parts) persistence. Worried more about her reputation than the content of the bill, witnesses recounted that she and her sidekicks even surrounded one holdout–Rep. Joe Baca–who then (surprise!) voted in favor of Cap and Trade. No wonder Congressman Ciro Rodriguez sprinted like a rabbit out of the House chamber after surprising Pelosi with a “no” vote.. .

Patients Choice Act 2009 Summary

By Carmen Grant
Here are the core concepts of the Patients Choice Act of 2009 (PCA) pulled directly from the official summary.
Emphasize Prevention
Five preventable chronic conditions consume 75% of our health spending and cause two-thirds of American deaths.  Investing in prevention will lower long-term costs and ensure Americans live longer and happier lives.  Solutions should [...]

Will Health Care Reform Spawn the Next Great Culture War in America?

When I turn 35 I will have my first mammogram.
In the United States, mammography is recommended for breast cancer screening every one to two years beginning at age 40.  The best available evidence suggests that mammography screening among women aged 40 to 74 reduces breast cancer mortality.
But due to a few minor risk factors, three [...]