The Choice Almost Nobody Wants

By: Brian Simpson (Diary)  |  October 6th at 11:45 PM  | 

Far be it from me to not give credit where it is due. Unlike what I detailed last night in the inaugural edition of the Choice and Competition Death Watch, it should be pointed out that the new federal health care legislation did actually create a new choice in many states. A key piece of the legislation was the creation of a new set of | Read More »

Choice and Competition Death Watch

By: Brian Simpson (Diary)  |  October 5th at 10:30 PM  | 

On the campaign trail and all through the first year of his administration, President Obama touted the benefits of his health care plan. One of the often repeated phrases that his legislation sought to increase choice and competition in the health market. Across the right it was widely predicted that the kind of legislation that the President was seeking would provide for just the opposite | Read More »