Transparency having become an early casualty in the process of driving through “health care reform” despite rising opposition, the Senate Finance Committee chaired by Max Baucus (D-MT) is marking up a shell bill, a 200+ page outline. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Myth 21. Proposed health care reform would offer more choices.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs used the phrase “choice and competition” three times, and variations on the words “choice” and “competition” five times each, in a 1 minute, 10 second interview with CBS’s Face the Nation, noted Mike Gonzalez. That is once every 8.7 seconds. Continue reading
Myth 20. Doctors, not bureaucrats, make decisions in national health systems.
Obama has promised that doctors, not bureaucrats, will be making the decisions under his “health care reform” plan.
If Obama’s promise is true, why do central planners need extensive data on every encounter with every patient? Continue reading
Swine flu: pandemic or panic?
Public health officials are gearing up for a mass swine flu (H1N1) immunization campaign, first targeting children, pregnant women, and medical workers.
The U.S. government has purchased 195 million doses of swine flu vaccine, and contracted for 120 million doses of adjuvants to stretch the vaccine supply. The production process in eggs is yielding two to four times less viral antigen from H1N1 flu than from seasonal strains. Continue reading
Leader promises not to rest until he works miracle.
[From longhand notes by Dr. Jane Orient, with her editorial comments in red type in brackets.]
After 15 minutes of anticipation, greetings, and applause, Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress began about 8:15 p.m. EDT on Sep 9, 2009.
I won’t rest, he said, until all Americans who are seeking work can find it, and businesses can find the capital and credit they need to thrive. But I am confident that we have managed to pull the economy back from the brink. Continue reading