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Killing Marcus Welby How ObamaCare stifles private practices

Killing Marcus Welby How ObamaCare stifles private practices By SCOTT GOTTLIEB Last Updated: 5:19 AM, October 18, 2010 Posted: 10:18 PM, October 17, 2010 Comments: 10 More Print If ObamaCare really called for the creation of “death panels,” the first …

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Canadian Physician Warns, “Obamacare Rationing Inevitable”

Lee Kurisko, MD is a Canadian physician specializing in Diagnostic Imaging and Fellowship trained in Neuroradiology. He is former Medical Director of Diagnostic Imaging for Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Canada. A former believer in the superiority of government delivered healthcare, he no longer holds this view and is an advocate of free markets in health care.

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Patients 'fired' by their doctors out of luck – CTV News

Patients ‘fired’ by their doctors out of luck – CTV News. Patients who don’t like the care they are getting from their doctors are always free to leave them and find a new one – if they can fnd one …

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Medicare pay hike OK'd by Senate, but too late to stop cut – Jun. 18, 2010

Medicare pay hike OK’d by Senate, but too late to stop cut – Jun. 18, 2010.

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CBC News – Ottawa – Ottawa struggles with hip and knee wait-times

CBC News – Ottawa – Ottawa struggles with hip and knee wait-times. Why wait? Visit www.ReplaceMyKnee.ca

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Health Care—Soaring Costs Force Canada to Reassess Health Model – CNBC

This is not a partisan issue, it’s a mathematical issue. Private plans can offer choice, so that people can buy as much or as little as the like. However, universal healthcare is by it’s nature impossible to achieve, and many …

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Cadillac Plan Tax: It Might Be A Big Deal – Regulatory,Legislative and Tax Issues – Life and Health Insurance News

According to Towers Perrin, when the Cadillac Tax kicks in 60% of large employers will have to pay the 40% tax. This means they will either have to reduce benefits, or reduce pay. Cadillac Plan Tax: It Might Be A …

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Doctors barred from using new cancer treatment equipment | UK news | The Observer

Doctors barred from using new cancer treatment equipment | UK news | The Observer. At MediBid, the patient picks the care they want, and the doctor and facility to provide it.

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The Obama Budget Plan: Taxes and Rationing | Fix Health Care Policy

The Obama Budget Plan: Taxes and Rationing | Fix Health Care Policy.

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CBC News – Health – P.E.I. tackles mammography frustrations

MacDonald says some women 50 to 74 years old were waiting up to three years between mammograms, a year longer than recommended.

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