Why does a five-day hospitalization for infection cost $10,169? That was the complaint in a recent letter to Ann Landers. It doesn't take a Ph.D. in Economics to know that something is wrong. Americans don’t understand why hospitals may charge $50 … [Read more...] about Will Hospital Cost-Shifting Bring Us Price Controls?
Taxes and Tactics of the Class War — April 1993
What’s at Stake in Health Care Reform? — February 1993
Health Care Reform: Medical IRA’s and Tax Fairness
More than 500 influential health care players came from all over the country to Washington, D.C. last week to learn about health care reform. It was the perfect opportunity for the Democrats to unveil the details of the Clinton health care plan and … [Read more...] about Health Care Reform: Medical IRA’s and Tax Fairness
The Right to Choose – Your Doctor
Just as the Clinton campaign strategy was “the economy, stupid,” the first order of business of his administration is “health care reform, stupid.” The Clinton people have mothballed the slogan “national health insurance” because it sounds like … [Read more...] about The Right to Choose – Your Doctor
The Medicare Mess
Now that I am a Medicare patient, I am learning all about what it means to have my health care provided for me by the Federal Government. I knew that, when I turned 65, I would be eligible for Medicare; what I have just discovered is that I have had … [Read more...] about The Medicare Mess
Feminism Falls On Its Face — November 1991
Pell Brings New Age to the Senate
Wouldn’t you think that, with all the real responsibilities Senators have to deal with, they wouldn’t be out inventing new problems for themselves? It looks like New Age has come to the Senate in the form of S.J. Res. 135 sponsored by Senators … [Read more...] about Pell Brings New Age to the Senate
Is Physicians’ Advice Good for Your Health?
The old saying, confession is good for the soul, applies to an article in a recent American Medical News entitled “When More Doctors Smoked Camels.” It is illustrated with color reproductions of magazine ads from the 1930s and ‘40s which would be … [Read more...] about Is Physicians’ Advice Good for Your Health?
The Current Feminist Follies — November 1987
