A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

Associated Press via Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON – For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don’t rate close to a perfect 10. The Democratic measures would leave 12 million or more eligible Americans uninsured. Many middle-class families who’d now be required to buy coverage would still find the premiums a stretch, even [...]

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From the Washington Post: Report: Bill would reduce senior care Medicare cuts approved by House may affect access to providers By Lori Montgomery, Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, November 15, 2009 A plan to slash more than $500 billion from future Medicare spending — one of the biggest sources of funding for President Obama’s proposed [...]

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In BBC’s coverage of the U.S. health bill promoted today, they say: “It would also let the government sell insurance in competition with private companies and make insurers offer cover to those with pre-existing conditions.” I still think that a government run option may raise the prices of private insurers. Want something better than the [...]

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CDC: Up to 6 million swine flu cases in few months (AP) “Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans were infected from mid-April through July 23. The figures are the CDC’s most specific calculation to date.” I don’t know who is to blame: the [...]

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