Isn't the health insurance industry basically making our own case for us when they say stuff like this?“There’s no way to run a side-by-side competition within the current structure,” said Karen Ignagni, the chief … [Read more...]
Misunderstanding universal vs. single-payer health care
Yeah, this paragraph on the coming health care debate is a non-sequitur:Harvard economists [they're not economists, they're docs -- how did I miss this?? Another mistake. -- Charley] David Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler have … [Read more...]
Health insurers [heart] reform?
It's not too surprising that health insurers would be for mandated universal coverage, since under the current Massachusetts-led reform paradigm, it means guaranteed universal business for them. Why shouldn't they be for requiring … [Read more...]