by Dan Mitchell | Jun 14, 2010 | Blogs, Free Market, Health Care
This article from the Weekly Standard almost makes me want to cry with frustration. It shows how the healthcare system generally would function in the absence of government-imposed distortions such as Medicare, Medicaid, and (especially!) the tax loophole for...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 12, 2010 | Blogs, Health Care, Taxation
In the real world, government policies that raise the cost of doing business often lead to crippling – and sometimes even fatal – results. Here’s a story, which I saw via Instapundit and Megan McArdle, about an insurance company that is closing its...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 4, 2010 | Blogs, Europe, Health Care
British healthcare is often criticized for long waiting lines and slovenly conditions, but that’s just part of the story. Here’s a frightening story about a women who actually got treated – and died as a result. To be fair, this presumably is a...
by Dan Mitchell | May 24, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Health Care, Uncategorized
British healthcare is often criticized for long waiting lines and slovenly conditions, but that’s just part of the story. Here’s a frightening story about a women who actually got treated – and died as a result. To be fair, this presumably is a tragic exception and...
by Dan Mitchell | May 5, 2010 | Blogs, Health Care, Taxation, Uncategorized
I blogged a cartoon joking about Obamacare as a Trojan Horse for the IRS, but with each passing day we are learning new – and always unpleasant – details about the mammoth legislation that was imposed by the left. The excerpt below from the Boston Globe...
