https://freerepublic.com/tag/socializedhealth/ en-us Sat, 6 Feb 2021 15:54:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3932193/posts Amidst all the pre-holiday jockeying over an economic “stimulus” package, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a little-noticed report with big implications. More than 18 months after CBO issued a publication on single-payer health care with very little specificity, last month the budget analysts published a 200-plus page report giving more detail about the potential impact of a move to a government-run health system. Joe Biden claims his administration will not implement a single-payer plan, even though his vice president and Health and Human Services secretary-designate both support the concept. Regardless, CBO’s work provides important context about Democratic health-care proposals,... Federalist https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3932193/posts#comment Sat, 6 Feb 2021 15:54:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3078287/posts House Republicans, now seeking a way out of the current fiscal impasse, fear that the government shutdown robbed them of a chance to highlight the problems in ObamaCare's rollout. Oct. 1 should have been a layup for Republican opponents of President Obama’s signature healthcare law, who watched as new insurance exchanges were beset by a slew of technical snafus. But in a harsh bit of irony for the GOP, that was also the first day of a government shutdown driven largely by their own efforts to defund ObamaCare – a standstill that has dominated headlines all month. To make matters... The Hill https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3078287/posts#comment Sun, 13 Oct 2013 12:13:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397100/posts Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will determine what medical treatments are and are not available to you under the Senate health bill. It is quite possible she will determine if you live or die. A serach of the Senate health bill will bring up "secretary" 2,500 times, according to Susan Ferrechio, Chief Congressional Correspondent for the Washington Examiner. Ferrechio continues: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius would be awarded unprecedented new powers under the proposal, including the authority to decide what medical care should be covered by insurers as well as the terms and conditions of coverage... Economic Policy Journal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397100/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:46:29 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314188/posts Thirty-two percent (32%) of voters nationwide favor a single-payer health care system where the federal government provides coverage for everyone. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 57% are opposed to a single-payer plan. Fifty-two percent (52%) believe such a system would lead to a lower quality of care while 13% believe care would improve. Twenty-seven percent (27%) think that the quality of care would remain about the same. Forty-five percent (45%) also say a single-payer system would lead to higher health care costs while 24% think lower costs would result. Nineteen percent (19%) think prices would remain about... Rasmussen Reports https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314188/posts#comment Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:09:42 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1497825/posts Sep 29, 2005 Hard of hearing borough residents could be facing a FOUR-YEAR wait to be fitted with a hearing aid, shock figures have revealed. National guidelines state the wait should be just 12 weeks. A shortage of full-time audiologists means Dudley South Primary Care Trust's waiting list could grow by a staggering 59 weeks during the next 12 months - forcing the wait up to a total of 226 weeks. The average current wait in the south of the borough stands at 2.2 years. A report being presented to the PCT's board today claims staffing levels within the department... Express & Star https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1497825/posts#comment Thu, 6 Oct 2005 18:11:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/929799/posts Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean said Wednesday he will begin making "house calls" at homes, hospitals and workplaces to sell his health care plan. Dean, a former Vermont governor and physician, outlined his plan to bring health care costs under control by reducing the burden on doctors and the cost of prescription drugs. The ideas are part of his "Healthy America" initiative, the centerpiece of his campaign. Another part of the initiative is his $88 billion plan to expand health insurance, which he announced last month... Dean proposed that doctors write electronic medical records and prescriptions. He also wants to... Star Tribute https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/929799/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:34:41 GMT