http://www.healthcarebs.com/2011/11/29/video-newt-endorsing-insurance-mandates/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Mon, 21 May 2012 18:18:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2011/11/29/video-newt-endorsing-insurance-mandates/#comment-465102 John T. Gregg, MD Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:56:47 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2011/11/29/video-newt-endorsing-insurance-mandates/#comment-465102 As much as I detest the abuse of the "Commerce Clause" as it were for Federalization of business activities, at some point the freeloader effect on the consumption of medical care must be addressed, short of some sort of disastrous overreach like "tax-supported national health care". Either personal or group-level financial responsibility is required, or it will keep falling apart at the local and individual practice level. As much as I detest the abuse of the “Commerce Clause” as it were for Federalization of business activities, at some point the freeloader effect on the consumption of medical care must be addressed, short of some sort of disastrous overreach like “tax-supported national health care”. Either personal or group-level financial responsibility is required, or it will keep falling apart at the local and individual practice level.

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