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Posted at 8:39am on Apr. 15, 2008 Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth for What We Spend on Healthcare?
Wasteful spending, and not just by the government
By blackhedd
This is a story about how difficult it is to measure economic output in ways that are actually useful, both from a policy perspective and for understanding the real economy.
In raw numbers, the US economy has been growing consistently since the 2001 recession, but it doesn’t seem that way if you look at evidence like the stock market’s performance, and the decline in consumer balance sheets. And if you look at the political mood of the country as expressed in opinion polling, forget about it.
So why does economic growth feel so much like malaise?
Part of the answer may lie in the mix of things we choose to produce. Specifically, healthcare.
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Posted at 11:17am on Feb. 23, 2008 Medicare Part E
Noted Expert Michael Moore on the Future of Healthcare
By blackhedd
Both Democratic Presidential candidates have been attacked from the left, regarding their proposals for reforming healthcare in this country. The fire comes from the (substantial) person of Michael Moore, who by virtue of having made a tendentious movie on the subject, is now considered by many to be an important expert.
Not many people actually saw Moore's movie (it only grossed $24 million), but here's a hint for you: if you honestly believe that Cuba has the best healthcare in the world, you'll probably agree with Moore. (Believing the UN's surveys of healthcare around the world doesn't count, because they take the Cuban regime's statistics at face value.)
Moore wants you to know that both Clinton and Obama's health care proposals would be good for the hated health insurance industry. (Heaven forfend!) He intends to withhold his (undoubtedly valuable) endorsement of a Democratic contender until one or both of them change their policy prescriptions to suit him better.
So what might a healthcare proposal that hard-core Lefties could love actually look like? Thanks to Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, we don't need to guess.
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