I know that in the United States our medical and dental are usually separate but the situation in Great Britain demonstrates how government intrusion into health care often leads to unintended consequences which disrupt and harm patients. Man pulls out 13 of his own teeth with pliers 'because he...
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Alexa Shrugged
on 07-10-2009
Filed under: health care, United Kingdom, universal health care, socialized health care, public healthcare
President Obama wants to add yet another czar, a Health Choices Commision czar this time, to the growing list of these unelected officials that are handpicked by the President and go through absolutely no confirmation process. A Virginia paper recently asked, " how many czars can fit into the West...
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Despina Karras
on 07-07-2009
Filed under: health care, universal health care, socialized health care, public healthcare, regulation, government, Heritage Foundation, transparency, Freedom, insurance, government option, federal government, Obama promises, czar, state rights
Before examining how socialized health care affects other conditions, I wanted to follow up on last week's cancer focus with two more cancer horror story articles from the United Kingdom. UK Telegraph: Patients with suspected cancer forced to wait so NHS targets can be hit People arriving at Accident...
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Alexa Shrugged
on 06-26-2009
Filed under: health care, United Kingdom, universal health care, socialized health care, public healthcare
This week, the wacky government of Venezuela banned Coke Zero from being sold in the country. Citing harmful ingredients , it claimed to be protecting the health of its citizens, while the government purports to conduct an investigation into potentially dangerous ingredients in the soft drink. In reality...
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Despina Karras
on 06-12-2009
Filed under: capitalism, free market, business concerns, health care, universal health care, socialized health care, public healthcare, government, insurance