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Alieta Eck, M.D. On How Government Job Creation is Not Always a Good Thing
Government Job Creation Is Not Always a Good Thing By: Alieta Eck, M.D. When economist Milton Friedman observed mine workers in China digging a canal using shovels, he asked why they were not using modern machinery. He was told that …
Patients, Doctors, and Tennessee Leaders to Discuss Real Solutions to Medical Cost Crisis
THERE ARE ONLY 17 TICKETS LEFT, SO IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND, ACT QUICKLY. GO TO WWW.DOCTORSTOWNHALL.COM AND GET ONE Patients, Doctors, and Tennessee Leaders to Discuss Real Solutions to Medical Cost Crisis Aug 2 11:00 AM US/Eastern NASHVILLE, …
Do you believe we all have a right to health care? Poll
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Elderly patients dying of thirst: Doctors forced to prescribe drinking water
Dehydration contributes to the death of more than 800 hospital patients every year. Another 300 die malnourished. The latest report – by the Care Quality Commission – found patients frequently complained they were spoken to in a ‘condescending and dismissive’ manner.
Economic View – How an Insurance Mandate Could Leave Many Worse Off – NYTimes.com
The fiscal reality is that not all income groups can receive equal subsidies; as a family earns more, its subsidy would probably decrease, eventually falling to zero. But then we are taking money away from the poor as they climb …
Shopping comes to health care: More hospitals post prices, negotiate costs
By talking to pricing specialists in the Henry Ford Health System, Kardasz, 36, a Troy mother of three, found out exactly what the test would cost. She also was able to negotiate for the lower price she would have gotten as a Blue Cross customer.
Senior Citizens forced from Care Home to live in High School
The high school has no bathing tubs or areas to cook meals, let alone care for vulnerable people at risk of infection, bed sores and pneumonia, said Dr. Walter Hoeppner.
Milton Friedman – Health Care in a Free Market
“The problem with poverty is money.” So Mr. Friedman suggest that we give the poor money to do with what they choose, rather than say they can have $x for housing and $x for health. Let people choose.
CTV British Columbia – Study recommends free booze for homeless alcoholics – CTV News
CTV British Columbia – Study recommends free booze for homeless alcoholics – CTV News. The issue of healthcare for the homeless is incredibly complex. On the one hand, the homeless use an incredible amount of health care and relatively minor …
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