Tag Archives: Health care

A Cure for AIDS, But at What Cost?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Monotreme

This week’s science news is a relatively old story with a new twist: in the journal Blood, scientists in Germany report a possible “cure” for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus which causes the disease acquired immunodeficiency … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Stoopid

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Michael Weiss

Voters aren’t stupid. The world is just complex. Our society has gone far away from the days when we were expected to collect our own food from a foodshed that was walkable in under an hour. We are a society of … Continue reading →

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Liberty or Healthcare For All?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Michael Weiss

Last time we explored how health care has a mix of components, some perfectly suited to insurance, some perfectly suited to universal coverage, some perfectly suited to fee-for-service, and some that doesn’t fit well in any of those. So it … Continue reading →

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Health Insurance Isn’t Really Insurance At All

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Michael Weiss

The health insurance system in the United States is broken. But you already know that. What you may not realize is why it is not only broken, but in many ways is not fixable. At least not without changing some … Continue reading →

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GOP Pledge to America

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Mr. Universe

Big news of the day is the working draft of the GOP’s Pledge to America. You can read all 21 pages here.    I’m not going to immediately comment on the substance of this document because I want to do … Continue reading →

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Three Summers

Posted on September 20, 2010 by dcpetterson

Gentlemen, progress has never been a bargain. You’ve got to pay for it. Sometimes I think there’s a man behind a counter who says, ‘All right, you can have a telephone; but you’ll have to give up privacy, the charm … Continue reading →

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