health care

The Failure of Romneycare Further Demonstrates Romney not an “Economic Conservative.”

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

One of the biggest reasons those who support Mitt Romney for VP is that he is supposedly an “economic conservative” who will shore up support among “pocket book conservatives.” As I and others have been saying for quite a while now, Romney’s actual record proves that he is neither socially conservative nor fiscally conservative.
Today’s [...]

Navigating the VA: “A Journey Without Maps”

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Tonight we discussed veterans healthcare with a specific focus on traumatic brain injuries. We spent an hour with Bruce McQuain from QandO.net and Annette, a dedicated wife and care giver for Eric, who was severely wounded in Iraq. Bruce spent 28 years in the Army and provided some perspective on the challenges the [...]

No Wonder Romney Never Discusses His Healthcare Plan…

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Shikha Dalmia, senior analyst at the Reason Foundation has the latest figures on RomneyCare, and they don’t look pretty.
“…premium increases of 12% for this year — double last year’s national average.”
“The state health-care bill for fiscal 2008-2009 is expected to touch $400 million — 85% more than originally projected.”
“Before the hike, the cheapest [...]

Can Al Gore torpedo universal healthcare in ten seconds or less?

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

The debate over universal healthcare will be the #1 issue, sadly, in the presidential election cycle. Sigh. We got a glimpse into our future this week through the eyes, er, the teeth of the British,
People with toothache are resorting to pulling their own teeth because they cannot find a NHS dentist, a study [...]

Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?
by Gregg Jackson
Human Events Online
Posted: 10/02/2007
Former Governor Romney goes to great lengths in a Wall Street Journal article entitled “Where Hillary Care Goes Wrong,” (WSJ op/ed, p. A-13, Sept 20,2007) to dispel the notion that the healthcare plan he signed into law (Romney Care) as [...]

12 Questions for Hillary and Her Fellow Democrat-Socialists who Support “Universal Health Care” (aka Socialist Health Care)

Friday, September 21st, 2007

12 Questions for Hillary and Her Fellow Democrat-Socialists who Support “Universal Health Care” (aka Socialist Health Care)
GrassTopsUSA Guest Commentary
By Gregg Jackson
09-21-07
1. Our quasi-socialist health-care system in which the government pays almost half of all health-care costs (verses 12% of health-care costs paid out of pocket by individuals) is already killing and injuring [...]