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Health Care

  • Senator Coburn’s Town Hall Meeting ( Part 1)

    In his town hall meeting, Senator Coburn made several claims that, though they play well with his constituency, were false upon further research of the topic. Read more

  • Can Kids with Preexisting Conditions Be Excluded?

    In spite of claims to the contrary, kids with preexisting conditions will be able to get health insurance this year. Read more

  • The Constitution, Social Security, & Healthcare Reform

    Social security was established under the General Welfare clause of the Constitution and upheld in Supreme Court decisions. Congress has likewise, the power to create a government managed health care reform system. The economic downturn that has cost millions of Americans their jobs and their health insurance. What better time to enact health care reform. Read more

  • Will Privatizing CompSource Lower Costs?

    The proper role of government in health care has been the source of many recent arguments on health care reform.  A similar argument has been going on at the state level in Oklahoma. According to a recent Tulsa World article1, “Workers comp proposal mulled “ , Oklahoma State Rep. Dan Sullivan wants to privatize CompSource… Read more

  • Health Care Polls Plagued by Bias

    There is a science to conducting opinion polls.  The pollsters must ensure that they have a random sample of the population and that the respondents are not influenced by the  manner in which the poll is  conducted or how the questions are worded.  A recent article on Yahoo! News  “Health care polls leave pols dizzy”… Read more

  • The Health Care Debate's Red Herrings

    Health care reform is too important to let it be sidetracked over, illegal immigrants, abortion, tort reform, or even cost as iot could be paid for by leting the 2001 tax cuts expire. Read more

  • Your Family's Health Depends on Health Care Reform

    “Your family’s health depends on the health of everyone.” “Your family’s health depends on the health of everyone.” The advantages of health care reform have been lost in the politics and arguments about the Health Care Bill. Here are some advantages. Read more

  • Health Care Co-ops a Poor Option

    Health care co-ops have not been successful and seed money for health care co-ops would probably be wasted. The Health Care Reform Bill, H.R. 3200, is a reasonable bill and it should not be replaced by a health co-op system unlikely to be successful. Read more