AEI Scholars have a report called Uncle Sam, M.D. on health care and pharmaceutical reform that everyone should at least read a few sections of (via Medical Progress Today).
The report covers the past and present of health care reform, statistics on the uninsured, lessons from Medicare and Medicaid, pharmaceutical value, regulatory reform, stem cell research, and more. These topics should be familiar to readers of this blog.
The report is well timed, as President Obama is calling for a health care reform legislation this year. The President is offering little guidance, but is asking for blind support on legislation not written yet, suggesting this is all about politics, as has been the case so far for the Obama administration.
Ted Kennedy is reportedly circulating a plan that would be disastrous: mandates for individuals and employers, Medicaid eligibility up to 500% of the poverty line, and the “public option.” We cannot afford to forget the health care debate, even in the midst of discussion about the Supreme Court and national security.
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