Living in Absurdistan--the State of American Health Care
President Bush not only denounced, but threatened to veto a congressional plan to insure kids who have no health insurance, calling it a step “down the path to government-run health care for every American.” I wonder if he realizes how stunningly oxymoronic that sounds, as costs among private insurers rose over 6% this year, following a rise of near 8% last year.
President Bush not only denounced, but threatened to veto a congressional plan to insure kids who have no health insurance, calling it a step “down the path to government-run health care for every American.” I wonder if he realizes how stunningly oxymoronic that sounds, as costs among private insurers rose over 6% this year, following a rise of near 8% last year.
America has become the Absurdistan of health care;
Spending more, both as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) and on a per-capita basis, than any other nation in the world.
Currently Americans spend 15% of GDP (the world's highest) and rate 37th down the list of…