Tag Archive 'Health Care'

Rationing Health Care for the Elderly?

New York Times Blog Discussion: How old is too old for lifesaving surgery?
Jane Gross writes in the NYT, “How old is too old for lifesaving surgery?” She quotes Dr. Daniel Callahan and provides “a provocative conversation about his long-standing — and controversial — support for rationing health care for the elderly.”
He views rationing as [...]

Convincing People: Ideas vs Feelings

I carpooled to a soccer game today.  The driver, who is someone I don’t know very well, is a very charming man who is quite obviously a potential Obama voter.  He wasn’t quite sure about me and, since he was a very civil individual, he never came out and either insulted McCain or lauded Obama.  [...]

Testimony: Illegal Immigrant Health Care Costs

Stirring Testimony on How Illegal Immigration Affects One Florida Hospital
The Democrats are demanding government health care for everybody, probably including illegal aliens.  One reason health care is so costly, is because hospitals and doctors cannot afford to stay open after the enormous expenditures for illegal alien medical care.  Must see video, from South Florida Patriot [...]

Another National Health Care Disaster Rocks Great Britain

From the Careful What You Wish For Files: NHS dentistry shake-up fails as one million fewer get treatment
I heard on Dennis Prager today a call from a British man who pointed out that, in the 10 years of Tony Blair’s socialism, every major institution in Britain declined. And the more the government meddled, the [...]