Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’

Saving 3,000 percent

March 17th, 2010 | No Comments

Obama’s turning the rhetoric up a notch. “Your employer, it’s estimated, would see premiums fall by as much as 3,000 percent,” said the president, “which means they could give you a raise.” A White House press spokesman later said the president misspoke; he had meant to say annual premiums would drop by $3,000. The number, [...]

American Medical Association weighs in on Obama’s health care reform

January 7th, 2010 | No Comments

The American Medical Association has weighed in on Obama’s new healthcare package. The Allergists were in favor of scratching it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve. Meanwhile, Obstetricians felt certain [...]

The health care shakedown

August 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Bernie Sanders had this to offer to the health care debate: There’s a back story to the town meeting protests. The health care industry in America is doing everything it can tostop reform. Incredibly, it has spent $130 million just in the last quarter trying to influence Congress. The Washington Post has reported that $1.4 [...]