Category Archives: Healthcare

First, We Stop The Dying. Then, If Needed, We Worry About Inflation

Posted on January 31, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

With radical centrist Howard Schultz tossing his hat into the ring, as predicted, radical centrists are starting up with the ‘how are you going to pay for it?‘ crap. The snarky answer would be, “We’ll pay for it the same … Continue reading →

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Medical Tourism Is Still A Bad Solution

Posted on January 25, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

From the CDC: Recently, some US residents returning from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, were diagnosed with infections caused by an antibiotic-resistant form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. All of the travelers with this particular infection had an invasive medical procedure performed … Continue reading →

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Co-Pays, Elective Treatments, And Insulin

Posted on January 15, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

The Best Healthcare System In The World™ (boldface mine): Mallory Lorge, who suffers from Type 1 diabetes, is forced to ration her insulin and look at her possessions to decide what she can sell to pay down her bills because … Continue reading →

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House Democrats Are About To Hamstring Themselves

Posted on November 19, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, you knew the good times wouldn’t last. The House leadership is pushing hard for a very, very stupid rule (boldface mine): The proposed rule changes require more time for the review of legislation before a floor vote, changing the … Continue reading →

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The Problem With The ACA That Needs To Be Fixed

Posted on October 16, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

And I don’t think a market-based approach will do it. It’s certainly not getting the job done right now: As Dylan Scott notes (boldface mine): Just a decade ago, the average American with employer-sponsored coverage had a deductible of $303. … Continue reading →

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How To Make Healthcare Savings Sound Scary

Posted on August 5, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

This week, the libertarian, Koch-funded Mercatus Institute attempted to shoot down Senator Sanders Medicare-For-All proposal by arguing it costs ELEVENTY GAJILLION TRILLION DOLLARS $32 trillion over ten years. Sounds scary! Of course, the headlines neglected something very important (boldface mine): … Continue reading →

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Trumpcare: Yet One More Scam

Posted on August 2, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

So Il Trumpe et alia rolled out an ‘amazing’ healthcare proposal (remember when Il Trumpe claimed your healthcare was going to be amazing?). Does it provide subpar quality compared to other products? Yes! When it fails, will you have little … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Simple: The Case For Universal Policies

Posted on April 11, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

In today’s episode, we have the attempt by Democratic-controlled states to fix the ACA (‘Obamacare’; boldface mine): Earnest blue state liberals who are trying hard to make the policy work are inadvertently shifting cost burdens to their poor citizens, while … Continue reading →

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Some Early Thoughts On CAP’s Medicare Extra For All Healthcare Proposal

Posted on February 28, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

The liberal-ish think tank, Center for American Progress (CAP), released a healthcare proposal, Medicare Extra For All: this is essentially a public option (here’s a good take). It also does much more to directly regulate healthcare prices. Overall, it would … Continue reading →

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Best Healthcare System In The World

Posted on February 18, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Why should the practice of medicine inform medical care? (boldface mine): California’s insurance commissioner has launched an investigation into Aetna after learning a former medical director for the insurer admitted under oath he never looked at patients’ records when deciding … Continue reading →

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