Last week, I shared my thoughts on why Americans are turning on ObamaCare here on AIP. A reader named Liz commented on my post, asking for information on how the current proposals before Congress would impact her premiums. Like me, Liz has a high deductible insurance linked to a health savings account. Her annual premium for [...]

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Tags: health care debate, public option, regulation

I’ve heard rumors this last week of sponsors pulling their advertising from Glenn Beck’s show. I haven’t been able to watch his show every day this week, so I’m not sure if he’s addressed this explicitly. But, redstate.com just posted that Obama’s green jobs czar, “convicted felon and self-declared communist Van Jones” has direct ties [...]

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Tags: boycott, Glenn Beck, Van Jones

Yesterday’s news was full of sound bytes from the various town hall meetings held across the country – Obama in New Hampshire, Specter gracing the citizens of Pennsylvania with his presence and McCaskill being held accountable by her constituents in Missouri. I haven’t had any luck finding the transcript of Sen. McCaskill’s town hall gathering. [...]

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Tags: health care debate, health care protestors, liberal hypocrisy

The verdict is in: a majority of Americans now oppose ObamaCare. According to Rasmussen, 53% oppose Democrats’ proposals, with disapproval ratings up 9% since June. 51% believe health care costs will increase under Obama’s plan, and just 19% think the proposed measures will bring health care costs down. Gallup has compiled a ten-point list summarizing Americans’ problems with [...]

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Tags: capitalism, economic crisis, health care debate, Stimulus

The Heritage Foundation points out that in the Pelosi-Hoyer condemnation of health care opponents today, they write: “People must be allowed to learn the facts. … Reform will also mean higher-quality care by promoting preventive care so health problems can be addressed before they become crises. This, too, will save money.” For being so concerned [...]

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Tags: health care debate, health care reform, preventive care

Michelle Malkin posted a great video today (here) that shows a Massachusetts representative stumbling to explain to why she voted to opt out of the government-run health care she’s selling constituents. Her irrelevant, rambling response is telling, just as is her inadequate explanation of how after five years, private insurance plans will be ‘grandfathered in’ [...]

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Tags: health care debate, health care reform

Politico reports this morning that the White House is launching a new web site dedicated to setting the record straight on Democrats’ health care proposals. But, the site doesn’t stop there, it also links to social networking sites and provides talking points and material to be distributed via these sites, email, or whatever your choice [...]

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Tags: health care debate, health care reform

One of the big topics in the health care debate this weekend was Sarah Palin’s statement calling ObamaCare “evil” and suggesting it would create “death panels” that could deny care to elderly Americans. There seems to be a lot of confusion over this statement and whether the bill does create such a panel to oversee [...]

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Tags: comparative effectiveness, death panels, health care debate

Despite liberals’ efforts to convince us all that France’s universal health care system is sheer perfection, France is actually in the process of taking steps that will make it a sort of hybrid between our system and theirs. What is stopping them is their citizens’ aversion to any changes that require them to take any [...]

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Tags: France, health care reform, socialized health care

For Rep. Anh Cao (R-La.), his vote against Democrats’ health care bill may just be “the death of [his] political career.” Rep. Cao represents an overwhelmingly Democratic district in New Orleans. Cao is one of seven Republicans whom Democrats have chosen to pursue strongly, hoping to convince him to change to his vote. They are [...]

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Tags: health care debate, health care reform, Role of Government