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This op-ed was co-authored by Hadley Heath, a junior fellow at the Independent Women's Forum.
August recess allows Members to step back from Washington's political tug-of-war and hear from constituents. Many Members are finding that most Americans are concerned about the prospect of growing government's involvement in health care, and would prefer policymakers re-evaluate their positions and start deliberations anew.
Feminists might also use the opportunity to pause and reconsider their stance on the health care issue. Thus far, the role of the old guard feminist groups has been typical of a liberal advocacy group: They are lobbying...
Government-Run Health Care Is the Antithesis of Real Feminism
Get the Gov't out of health care altogether, excepting the necessary medical licensing and usual consumer protections. Insurance ought be a hedge against disasters such as accidents, cancer, or long-term care and therapy, rather than a catch-all for even the most basic of services; and should be portable. Tort reform. Returning ERs to their original and best function: stabilizing trauma/assisting in rapid-onset childbirths.
Result: No more docs refusing to take Medicare/Medicaid patients because of the mountains of paperwork necessary to process them, to say nothing of being reimbursed as much as 20% below market rates. The oldsters who use the docs' offices as the center of their social lives will stop-because the...