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Friday, November 2, 2007

State House Call Video: John Graham on the Health Index

By John R. Graham

John Graham, author of the Index of Health Ownership, talks about StateHouseCall.org and the importance of giving consumers new tools in understanding health care in this video.

Video podcasts are a new feature here on State House Call. Expect us to roll out a few more in the weeks to come.

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Monday, July 2, 2007

Wisconsin’s Power to the Politicians Plan

$15 Billion Proposal Would Cut Personal Health Care Choices

Categories: Wisconsin

Last week, the Wisconsin Senate passed a $15 billion universal health insurance plan. Undoubtedly, this Power- to-the-Politicians proposal will ultimately usurp individuals' control over their health care decisions. As Consumers for Health Care Choices president Greg Scanlan remarked, "The Wisconsin proposal is the biggest political power grab in American history."

Further, if this passes the Wisconsin House and is signed into law, "Suddenly the Wisconsin legislature will become the new ruling class of the entire health care system in the state. They will make all decisions about who will be covered, what will be covered, how much will be spent, who will pay. Any group of providers, say chiropractors or nurse midwives, will have to lobby the legislature to get their service covered. The flood of campaign contributions will be a politician's dream!"

Of course, we can expect the Wisconsin Legislature to become embroiled in quibbles over what food is served in hospitals - just like in the government-run Canadian health care system.

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