Who needs to give birth in a hospital?
It’s great that Great Britain has high quality health care available to everyone, courtesy of the British government. Expectant mothers are especially appreciative. After all, without the NHS, some of them would have never known that it’s possible to give birth outside of a delivery room.
Thousands of women are having to give birth …
Universal, Market Based Healthcare?
There Ain’t No Such Thing as Market-Based Universal Coverage (Cato @ Liberty)
Over at The Corner, Harvard Business School professor and Manhattan Institute scholar Regina Herzlinger urges conservatives to support universal coverage — but in a market-oriented way. That is an absurdity. Once the government adopts a policy of universal health insurance coverage, a …
The Result of Socialism: Only Healthy People Allowed
Australia has socialized its medical services. Australian friends tell me that providing basic medical care for free is the only fair and just thing to do. Well, how fair and just is this?
A German doctor hoping to gain permanent residency in Australia said Friday he will fight a decision by the immigration department …
Universal Healthcare, by the Numbers
Yesterday, I read a very interesting op-ed about universal coverage: Bad Medicine For Health Care.
Individual mandate supporters typically justify the policy by citing the problem of uncompensated care. When uninsured patients receive health services but don’t pay for them, the rest of us end up footing the bill one way or another. So …