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February 09, 2012 | Subscribe via RSS
The White House website’s summary of Barack Obama’s health insurance plan says these two things:
New plans will have to offer preventive care and immunizations at no cost;
and
Nothing in the proposal forces anyone to change the insurance they have. Period.
Can both be true? What if you have a plan that doesn’t include no-cost preventive care and immunizations? What if you have a high-deductible catastrophic policy?
Politicians in Alabama and Georgia are cashing in on immigration fears to buy votes, but everyone pays, as Scott Beaulier, Darrick Luke and Daniel Smith explain. Robert Higgs asks if regime uncertainty explains the current malaise. Andrew Morriss marvels at how much better we live than Elvis did. Gary Chartier asks who’s really on the side of the poor and Robert Murphy says the Euro shows how little one can expect from a currency born entirely of government.
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Pingback by Putting Politicians in (More) Control of Your Health Care - Civitas Review Online on 22 February 2010:
[...] Sheldon Richman poses a difficult question regarding President Obama’s newly unveiled healthcare reform plan, laughingly titled “Putting Americans in Control of Their Health Care.” The White House website’s summary of Barack Obama’s health insurance plan says these two things: [...]
Comment by Jeff on 22 February 2010:
It means there will be no “NEW” catestrophic plans offered anymore … less choice … and when you change jobs your plan will change even if you are getting coverage from the same Insurance company … this will raise rates immediately … more 1st dollar health insurance more 3rd party payments less competition for curtomers …
This is the Obama free lunch … health care for all paid for by the evil Insurance companies