Tuesday, August 5, 2008

The Cure for Government Intervention

...is more government intervention

By Joseph D. Coletti

Categories: Long-term care, North Carolina, Single-Payer Follies

A true tale of love from Durham, NC, where an 80-year-old retired truck driver sold his house to cover $15,000 in debt from treatment of his wife's fatal cancer, is being used to justify expansion of the overburdened program and its taxpayer funders. An editorial in the Raleigh News & Observer makes clear just how high the hurdle is in some circles to a clear understanding of the causes and solutions, "there is little choice but further government intervention, not just with more investment (yes, taxes that cover Medicare will have to increase, helping to spread cost burdens) but in negotiating costs with drug companies and providers."