Nevada has a high number of uninsured, bringing health care to the forefront there, says the NY Times:
The state has an unusually high number of people with no insurance, doctors are hard to come by, Medicaid reimbursements are low and health care safety nets are eroding.Hmm . . . doctors are hard to come by, and Medicaid reimbursements are low. Isn't the solution staring the politicians ...
A nice summary. Of the Democrats, Obama's statement following statement still resonates with me: "Anyone who denies there's a crisis with medical malpractice is probably a trial lawyer."
Handy to remember come tomorrow when I go to the polls.
Well, thank God we're not starting from scratch.
That being said, he is quite impressive on the stump, and anyone who annoys Paul Krugman captures my attention.
Still undecided on who I'm going to vote for in the NH primary, but he's one I'm considering.
Anyone who takes on Paul Krugman gets high marks in this corner. Obama did, and now is facing the wrath of the progressive bloggers. See how this is a good thing:
Obama's greatest strength may be in understanding the views of other political groups far better than those who attack him. Seeing Obama pursue a liberal agenda while still managing to differ from the orthodoxy of the Democratic ...
I have to admit, I'm somewhat enjoying this. Anyone, from the left no less, who takes on Paul Krugman bears watching. Obama just moved up a few notches in my book.
Obama is under fire for the lack of an individual mandate in his health care plan. Is it political brilliance?
Tara Parker-Pope takes a look at the presidential candidate's nicotine habit.
He offers a free-market based solution:
Mr. Giuliani said that a "socialist" model would bankrupt the government.
"That is where Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards are taking you," he said. "You have got to see the trap. Otherwise we are in for a disaster. We are in for Canadian health care, French health care, British health care." . . .
. . . In proposing ...
His most recent op-ed talks about the health reform possibilities:
This is what that road looks like. It is not single-payer. It instead follows the lead of European countries ranging from the Netherlands to Switzerland to Germany that provide universal coverage (and more doctors, hospitals and access to primary care) through multiple private insurers while spending less money than we do. The proposals all define basic benefits that insurers ...
It's not single-payer and doesn't have a "doctor tax", so label me cautiously optimistic on Mr. Obama's proposal right now.
Kate Phillips, John McCormick, and Ezra Klein with the requisite analysis.
Barack Obama gives fatigue as a reason for his "10,000 deaths" slip-up. Volokh says campaigning for President is indeed tiring. But it should be, as Glenn Reynolds points out:
Of course, being president is tiring too, and one of the arguments for a grueling campaign season is that it weeds out people who don't function well when tired.Makes me wonder what kind of surgeons we're ...
John Dickerson in Slate has his doubts. (via Health Care BS)
The Democrats' solution to malpractice
"Now Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., have introduced the 'Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation Act,' which would provide funding to doctors, hospitals, and health systems that put in place mechanisms to promptly disclose medical mistakes or other mishaps to patients, offer compensation if the health provider is at fault, and ensure that those mistakes are reported to experts who can analyze ...
Barack Obama answers questions on health care
"Q. Doctors are leaving southern Illinois to practice elsewhere because of high medical malpractice insurance costs. When do you think this will be resolved and what do you think will do it?
A. There is a crisis in Illinois. Malpractice insurance premiums are going up and making it too expensive for doctors to provide the care our citizens need in crucial ...
