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Which Would You Prefer: A Medicare Free Wellness Visit or a Veterinarian?…I’d Rather See a Veterinarian
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. A friend went in for his Medicare free “wellness visit,” compliments of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). He assumed it was like a doctor’s annual check-up. After all, when he took his dog to …
Is Medicaid expansion Déjà vu all over again?
Exclusive: Dr. Jane Orient warns, ‘Case made by hospital lobby does not compute’ By Jane M. Orient, M.D. Republican governors are following the script of Obama and Clinton in their campaign strategy for the Medicaid expansion that is needed to …
Medicaid is a tax on the estates of the poor
by Jane Orient, MD Most people think they’re exempt from the estate tax (often called the “death tax”) because they don’t have $2 million. A lot of people with low incomes do have some assets, however, and if they have …
Obamacare ‘savings’ are an expensive joke
by Lee Hieb, MD I don’t own a television, but when I travel I get my dose of boob-tube popular culture and the 24-hour news cycle. This week I was amused to hear the shrill voices on multiple news channels …
Congress Works to Dismantle and Defund Obamacare
by Grace-Marie Turner The dismantling of ObamaCare is taking many other forms. Governors are balking at setting up the huge bureaucracies required to implement ObamaCare – the State Health Exchanges – and many are refusing to expand Medicaid to millions …
OK State Rep Wants Obamacare Money
by G. Keith Smith, MD Dr. Doug Cox, a Republican state legislator here in Oklahoma, has written an article in which he bemoans Governor Mary Fallin’s rejection of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. Among his complaints? Hospitals, facing a loss of their …
Why States Should Refuse to Expand Medicaid
Will the McCarran-Ferguson Act Stop the Obamacare Exchanges?
by Ralph Weber The McCarran-Ferguson Act was enacted in 1945, one year after the Supreme Court overruled its previous ruling, by declaring that insurance was in fact an item of commerce and could be regulated under the Commerce Clause. The …
Will My Doctor Still Care if I Point a Gun at Him?
by G. Keith Smith, MD Many of you reading this are dejected and frustrated by the “election” results last night. For those reading this that believe this election represents a disaster for health care in the U.S. and for the …
PPACA: The Basics by Caroline Triepel, MD
Virginia physician Caroline R. Triepel, MD addresses a crowd about the dangers of PPACA. She cares about patients, family, and the country and wants patients to be informed. According to the Supreme Court decision, expansion of Medicaid cannot be forced …
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