It’s kind of weird that most critics of universal health care do not come from those without insurance but from those who are comfortably ensconced in employee-related plans. What ain’t broke don’t fix. That is, until they are inflicted with serious health problems only to discover the nightmare of paper work, proof of medical necessity, hidden co-payments for just about anything, and hospital procedures not covered — not to mention the anxiety over illness and budget. Only then to they acknowl...

The term Single Payer has somehow become linked to socialized medicine even though Medicare has been operating under this method for decades. As far as I know, there aren’t very many who are against the care of the elderly, and many of the young without insurance of their own are paying into this fund for distant future care as well as partially paying for current senior citizens. So why the concern that this single payer anathema is nothing but a conspiracy of big government to socialize medi...

In a personal anecdote in The Boston Globe , Ellen Goodman related: “When I was a kid I just assumed the separation of church and hospital. It’s not that I didn’t believe in the power of prayer, but when my appendix burst I wanted a guy in a white coat, not a white collar.” “Welcome to Faith-based Medicine” What prompted this is her discovery that the administration announced that federal employees will now be offered a Catholic health plan. Fortunately it is an option but o...

With few exceptions, business companies can no longer be trusted to manage retirement funds and to supply health insurance. The mistake in the first place was owing to the unions’ negotiating for fringe benefits at the expense of higher wages, and thereby influenced non-union companies to follow suit. This process has been reduced to systemic robbing Peter to pay Paul, resulting in the government expenditures of billions of dollars to guarantee pensions in default. Workers’ costs of health in...

According to Washington Post article by Dina ElBoghdady, who defers to a New York Law study, 80 percent of those with health insurance are nevertheless in bankruptcy owing in the main to medical bills. Until then it was presumed that those of the 43 million uninsured were mainly affected by catastrophic bills. Moreover, the writer points out that it will be even worse as health care cost are rising at a 10 to 14 percent rate in contrast to wages at 2 to 3 percent. Of course, this is nothing...