It would appear that I’m a soulless minion of the “health care industrial complex.” That is, at any rate, the thrust of various comments I have received in response to my posts on Michael Moore and his new schlockumentary, SiCKO. The following question from “Jed” is typical:
Hey! I’m wondering, if I make a website like […]
Kimberly Strassel reports, in the WSJ, that congressional Republicans are at long last girding for battle with the Democrats over the future of U.S. health care:
The setting is the upcoming debate over the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or Schip, a brawl that could well determine the future direction of U.S. health care.
And she […]
Every time I think the coverage of SiCKO by the establishment media can’t get any more clueless, some “journalist” proves me wrong. This time, my illusions were shattered by Clarence Page’s fawning review:
Moore became famous in his past documentary essays for his gonzo on-camera attempts to embarrass the rich, powerful or simply stupid. This time […]
The last time I was pulled over by a policeman for a traffic violation, the first piece of documentation he asked for was my insurance card. That’s right. Before showing any interest in my driver’s license, car registration, or even a valid ID, he wanted to verify that I was in compliance with my state’s […]
A talking point much cherished by advocates of government-run health care holds that the number of children without health insurance is too high and growing. So, it’s unlikely that they will be touting the new CDC survey that shows a dramatic decrease in the number of uninsured kids:
The percentage of children uninsured during at least […]
As I have discussed here, the media and some Lefty front groups wish to create the impression that nurses in general share Michael Moore’s view of American health care. Not only does this misrepresent the position of most American nurses, it conflicts with the views of many who actually work in the socialized systems that […]
In an article purporting to analyze SiCKO’s absurdly flattering depiction of Cuba’s system of socialized medicine, Reuters is studiously credulous about the quality of medical care under Castro’s regime. After a perfunctory caveat about the “shabby” condition of Cuban hospitals, the “analysis” recites the following canard:
The health system built by President Fidel Castro’s government has […]
GruntDoc ran a bunch of blogs through an online tool that assigns movie ratings to web sites, and it would appear that this humble weblog pulled a “G” rating. Equally wholesome are Blogborygmi, Dr. Wes, Fat Doctor, Over My Med Body , and The Angry Doctor. No one pulled an “X,” but DB’s Medical Rants […]
The Evening Standard reports on yet another egregious failure of Great Britain’s system of socialized medicine.
A mother has been forced to sell her home to pay for private treatment with a cancer “wonder drug” after funding for it was denied. Debbie Mitchell, 39, said she was “left to sit in the corner and die” […]
Michael van der Galien links to the corner, where Mark Steyn applies his mordant intellect to health care:
In a public health care system, the doctors, nurses, janitors and administrators all need to be paid every Friday so the only point at which costs can be controlled is through the patient, by restricting access.
And how […]
