Tag Archives: health care
Medicare's Overhead
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 26th December 2008Rep Pete Stark chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee’s health panel is once again on the warpath. The California Democrat delivered his latest zinger last week, saying he wouldn’t negotiate with insurance companies on a health-care overhaul. “I think their intention is to see the Democrats fail, regardless of what it does for…
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The Amazing Noncollapsing US Health Care System
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 24th January 2008The above title is from another NEJM article. It’s interesting from a number of perspectives. It admits that medical care is provided to uninsured patients through a network of public and voluntary hospitals, free clinics, etc. It concludes that this safety net has prevented the collapse of the system that many have predicted over the…
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