By Michael Bryan According to a Federal indictment and local news outlets, a Green Valley couple, James and Karen Marshall, voted once too often in the recent Presidential election. They re-registered as permanent Arizona citizens and voted here, but also voted in their old domiciliary state of Kansas. The couple claim it was a mistake, … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Dr. Patricia A Gabow, M.D., CEO of Denver Health, "an integrated public safety net health care system serving Denver," wrote this opinion for the Denver Post Public/private health debate (emphasis mine): America is immersed in an important discussion about how to reform our health care system. One proposed reform is the establishment … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: One of my favorite economics bloggers, Jon Perr at crooksandliars.com, has a detailed explanation of The Republican 10 Point Plan for Health Care; After Rep. Roy Blunt, leader of the supposed House GOP Health Care Solutions Group, suggested Thursday that Republicans won't offer a health care plan of their own, Minority Leader … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Our health-care system today was created by accident during World War II. Because wages were frozen at the time, employers attracted workers with the lure of benefits such as health insurance. As a result, employer-based insurance became the foundation of the U.S. health-care system. This accident of history has become unsustainable. The … Read more
by David SafierThe drum beat for strong health care legislation continues as the defenders of the indefensible status quo continue to fight to put off needed change for another day decade. The Star has two op eds this morning, from people I'm pleased to say, who spoke in my living room Sunday to a group … Read more