Mar 18 2010

CBO: Obamacare Would Cost Over $2 Trillion

The CBO’s most recent analysis is out, and it’s not likely to convince wavering House Democrats to jump to the Obamacare side of the fence.  Even the Democrats are granting that the latest version of their proposed health care overhaul would cost $69 billion more than the previous version.  According to [...]

Mar 18 2010

Walgreens in Wash. State: No new Medicaid patients as of April 16

In what should be seen as a harbinger of what will become standard throughout the U.S. should Obamacare pass, Walgreens drug stores throughout the state of Washington will stop taking new Medicaid patients as of April 16, saying it loses money filling their prescriptions:
Effective April 16, Walgreens drugstores across the state won’t take any new [...]

Mar 18 2010

These are the good old days, Part Two

A friend and occasional Power Line contributor writes:

If [Obamacare] passes, the Dems will own every doctor complaint out there. Moreover, the complaints will multiply, and not just because care will deteriorate as demand increases and supply decreases. They are going to multiply because the care-seeking population is about to become the Baby Boomers [...]

Mar 17 2010

Bret Baier Interviews Barack Obama

Fox News Channel's Bret Baier interviewed President Obama today. It wasn't what you'd call a friendly encounter. Baier, concerned that the president was filibustering, repeatedly interrupted the chief executive. Obama quickly grew frustrated. Before long, the look on his face suggested he was wondering why he agreed to the interview in the first place.
Obama stuck [...]

Mar 17 2010

These are the good old days

As they got older, my parents noticed to their dismay that their friends talked more and more about their doctors. According to my parents, nearly all of their friends liked their doctors. However, there was always something to complain about — a personality quirk, a failure to return a call, a long stint [...]

Mar 15 2010

Obama: Those Who Say Medicare Cuts Will Reduce Benefits Are Misinformed or Lying

President Obama said at his speech today in Ohio:
"There is no cutting of your guaranteed Medicare benefits, period. No ifs, ands or buts. This proposal makes Medicare stronger, it makes the coverage better, and it makes the finances more secure. And anybody who says otherwise is either misinformed or they're trying to misinform you. Don't [...]

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