Health Care on Townhall
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The Great Obama Blunder Wed May 30Michael ReaganPresident Obama and his wife, the health nanny in chief, obviously don't know when they've gone too far in their crusade to socialize and Obamatize America. ... more
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Obama Should Blame Himself, Not The Court Sun May 27Phil KerpenSometime in the next month, the United States Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of Obama's individual mandate, the provision forcing everyone in the United States to buy health insurance. Based on how badly this provision was defeated in the oral arguments, it will likely be struck down as unconstitutional. ... more
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Obama and Leahy vs. Sir William Blackstone Fri May 25David LimbaughHas President Obama's disrespectful attitude toward the United States Supreme Court caused a trickledown effect among the Democratic leadership in Congress, or was Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy's recent invective against Chief Justice John Roberts self-generated? ... more
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Medicine in the Nanny State Wed May 23Ken ConnorMost people are familiar with the old adage that says "the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world." Originally the refrain of a poem honoring motherhood, today this phrase is perhaps more applicable to the omnipresent hand of the modern nanny state. Think of the Obama campaign's cradle-to-grave welfare avatar "Julia" and you get an idea of just how pervasive the idea of government involvement in virtually every aspect of life has become. ... more
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Daniel Doherty
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Out of Ideas Sat May 19John C. Goodman"Out of ideas; out of excuses." That’s Mitt Romney’s critique of Barack Obama. I’d like to second that indictment. ... more
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Health Care: No, the State Doesn't Know Best Wed May 16Jeff JacobyPRICES WERE OUT OF CONTROL at the end of 3rd-century Rome, and the Emperor Diocletian was determined to rein them in. ... more
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Obamacare's Medicare Scam Sun May 13Susan BrownAmerica's senior citizens deserve to enjoy their golden years in security rather than be faced with the uncertainty of having their beloved Medicare benefits yanked away thanks to provisions within the Democratic Party's darling, Obamacare. ... more
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Chris Christie’s Obamacare Acquiescence Tue May 8Townhall.com StaffNew Jersey’s governor may have a “conservative rock star” persona, but when it comes to the government takeover of health care Chris Christie has done nothing to stop it ... more
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Phyllis SchlaflyThe abortion industry racks up profits by dumping expensive procedural complications on hospitals, legitimate physicians and the public. Many abortionists lack staff privileges at local hospitals, so when women having abortion complications go to an emergency room, the enormous costs are shifted to others. ... more
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David CortmanFormer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made some unforgettable statements during her political career. Some of them have been laughable, while others have pushed the limits of believability—like her contention that the abortion coverage in ObamaCare will actually save lives. How can killing preborn children save lives? ... more
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Cost Shifting Does Not Justify Obamacare Fri May 4Jeffrey SingerA major justification by President Obama for the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act, which requires everyone to buy health insurance, is that every time an uninsured patient receives care in an emergency room, doctors and hospitals shift the cost to those of us who have insurance. But the impact of such cost shifting is vastly overblown and government, through the legislation, makes the problem worse, not better. ... more
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Matt ToweryI have no idea if it is because of Obamacare or not, but the health care system in America is just impossible for the average person to navigate. For all the talk of modernization and improvement in care, I for one have found it a disaster to try to deal with most health care companies, insurers and many doctors. Oh, and don't forget the drug companies. ... more
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