When it come to the health care reform the devil is in the details… or is this case the details you won’t see in the news. As of November 1, 2010 the Department of Health and Human Services has handed out 111 waivers exempting dozens of businesses and unions from provisions of the so call [...]
Obama Administration Grants 111 Obamacare Waivers; Buries Info on HHS Web Site
November 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Priceless: AARP Hikes Employees Insurance Costs; Cites Health Care Reform as Cause
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Remember when the AARP jumped on the Obamacare bandwagon? Well it’s time for them to pay the piper… The seniors’ lobby has sent an e-mail to its employees explaining their insurance costs will rise partly as a result of the law they endorsed: WASHINGTON – AARP’s endorsement helped secure passage of President Barack Obama’s health [...]
Health Care Reform Bending the Cost Curve Upward in Connecticut
October 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I suppose this is one of times were I could say I told you so, but I won’t. Throughout the debate on health care reform President Obama and Congressional Democrats lectured us about how passing their health care reforms would bend the cost curve downward… It was bullshit and we’re starting to see the effects [...]
No, I’m Not Dead…
June 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’ve just been swamped and haven’t had the time or the desire to write… and I’m recovering from surgery at the moment. I swear the next person who tells me how awful our health care system is is going to get slapped… Like most people I try to avoid doctors and hospitals as much as [...]
Bah Humbug: Senate Passes Health Care Reform Bill
December 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Senate this morning voted to pass Majority Leader Harry Reid’s Health Care Reform bill… A.K.A. the single biggest crap sandwich ever foisted on Americans. The vote was 60-39 entirely along party lines with all the Democrats voting for it and Republicans voting against it: In a vote resonating with history, Senate Democrats early Christmas [...]
Tom Coburn: Senate Health Care Bill is Scarier Than You Think
December 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I have no doubt that critics will claim Dr. Tom Coburn’s Wall Street Journal op-ed is nothing but scare tactics… But the simple truth is if quoting from the bill scares people maybe the bill itself isn’t such good idea: My 25 years as a practicing physician have shown me what happens when government attempts [...]
Michael Moore: Start recall of Lieberman 2day or we’ll boycott your state.
December 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I don’t know what’s funnier this tweet by nutroots clown prince Michael Moore: People of Connecticut: What have u done 2 this country? We hold u responsible. Start recall of Lieberman 2day or we’ll boycott your state. Or this statement by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro: “No individual should hold health care hostage, including Joe Lieberman, and [...]
Tom Coburn Fires Warning Shot Across Harry Reid’s Bow
December 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Things got little interesting in the Senate earlier today when Senator Tom Coburn fired what can best be called a warning shot across Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s bow. Sen. Coburn refused to allow unanimous consent on Sen. Bernie Sander’s single payer amendment to the health care reform bill and demanded that they read entire [...]
Senate Democrats Reach Health Reform Compromise; Drop Public Option
December 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
From the Wall Street Journal: Senior Senate Democrats reached tentative agreement Tuesday night to abandon the government-run insurance plan in their health-overhaul bill and to expand Medicare coverage to some people ages 55 to 64, clearing the most significant hurdle so far in getting a bill that can pass Congress. Liberals dropped the public insurance [...]
House Passes Health Care Refore Bill
November 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I meant to post this yesterday but it slipped through the cracks of what was another manic Monday. The House of Representatives passed Nancy Pelosi’s 1,990 page health care reform bill by a vote of 220 to 215 on Saturday night. The House of Representatives late Saturday night approved a historic bill to remake the [...]
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