health care

HillaryCare

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Bush Vetoes SCHIP Legislation

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Bush Vetoed the SCHIP legislation earlier today, citing its fiscal irresponsbility stemming from its coverage of adults, children who already have private insurance and children of parents who make $80,000 a year.
No one is against covering at risk children, but kids with parents who make $80,000 a year or kids that already have insurance are […]

INCREMENTAL

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

As SCHIP prepares to die at the pen of President Bush, the Politico reports on an internal Clinton White House memo from 1993 that discusses back-up strategies in case the Clintons’ health care reform failed
The Politico reports that “Back in 1993, according to an internal White House staff memo, then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s staff […]

Quote of the Day

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Let’s be clear: This is not a debate over whether we’re going to provide health insurance for our nation’s low-income children, because we all agree that we will do that. This is a debate over whether we should move to nationalize health care.
-Senator Mel Martinez (R-Fl) in today’s Orlando Sentinel on the underlying focus of […]

Extend SCHIP program without spending billions to expand it

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

An article published in USA Today, written by Mike Leavitt:
We all want to see every American insured, and President Bush has proposed a plan to see that everyone is. Congress, instead, is pushing a massive expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that grows government without helping nearly as many children.
The president’s plan, […]

Obama and his mom

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Barack Obama has a new TV commercial out, titled “Mother.” This is an attempt to stop Hillary’s momentum on the health care issue.

Is it just me, or does Obama sound devoid of compassion as he talks about his mom. He sounds so removed, and distant. And then he launches quickly into “I have a plan,” […]

Hillary Clinton’s Health Care Plan Violates Founding Principles, Freedom and is Ineffective

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Broadly, there are two problems with Hillary Clinton’s recent universal health care proposal – not to mention universal healthcare in general – one is philosophical and the other if empirical
First, assume that Hillary Clinton’s health care proposal is efficient and effective at insuring every American and low cost. Then ask yourself, without considering the […]

Fred Thompson updates website

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

The Thompson campaign was kind enough to pass this along that the Republican Presidential candidate has recently added an “issues” page to his website.
The issues featured include 1. National Security 2. Federal Budget and Spending/Budgetary Reform 3. Tax Reform 4. Healthcare 5. Government Effectiveness 6. Building Strong Families 7. Immigration 8. Education […]

Romney questioned by citizen on health care

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Mitt Romney was interrupted by a woman in a New Hampshire diner wanting to debate health care prices and policy. The woman asked multiple follow-up questions in what is being called a “heated exchange.”
Video from the Washington Post.

We already have universal healthcare…

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

First, let me clarify. By universal health care I don’t mean everyone has health insurance provided by the government. This type of universal health care is the type that so many of our favorite Democrat Presidential candidates endorse as a means to an electoral end.
However, in another sense, and as the post below […]