All Posts Tagged With: "government-supplied health care"
Health Industry to Gain from Health Care Reform
“‘All industries stand to gain from this legislation,’ Steven D. Findlay, senior health policy analyst with Consumers Union in Washington, said in an interview. ‘They’re going to continue to fight their narrow issues and get the best that they can get. But all of them are aware they stand to gain significant new business and new revenue [...]
9Nov2009 | Mike Van Winkle | 0 comments | ContinuedRanking the U.S. Health-Care System
It is curious that the United States ranked below Europe in the World Health Organization’s 2000 World Health Report, which rated 191 countries’ medical systems. In his documentary Sicko, socialist Michael Moore makes hay out of the fact that the United States placed 37th, behind even Morocco, Cyprus, and Costa Rica. This ranking is used [...]
1Nov2007 | James Peron | 64 comments | ContinuedSo You Want Government-Supplied Health Care?
Every summer my wife Karol and I enjoy the honor of lecturing at student seminars sponsored by the Institute for Economic Studies in Europe (IES-Europe). I offer whatever wisdom I can about economics and political science, while Karol shares her insights about law. (Other lecturers—including Freeman columnist Steve Davies and former FEE trustee Tom Palmer—cover [...]
1Nov2007 | Donald J. Boudreaux | 1 comment | Continued-
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