The Democrats Have Shown Their Hand

Have you ever watched the World Series of Poker on cable T.V? Many of the participants wear very dark sunglasses, hats, sweaters with hoods, and anything else to disguise any mannerism that may be viewed as a, “tell.” The Democrats have just committed a tell, revealing their concerns with the possibility of the individual health insurance mandate surviving […]

Who Is Donald Berwick?

Donald Berwick is a Harvard professor. He has also been nominated by President Obama to run Medicare. In an interview last year  Dr. Berwick explained that the British National Health Service has, “developed very good and very disciplined, scientifically grounded, policy-connected models for the evaluation of medical treatments from which we ought to learn.” “The decision […]

Oh To Be Young Again

The common retort to, “Hope and Change,” is that change is what will be left in our wallets after health care reform kicks in. For those under the age of 30 this could not be more true. The actuarial folks at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona estimate that premium rates for this segment […]