Reason Magazine is a no-holds-barred free enterprise at any cost libertarian podium which opposes government regulation of anything, including pollution and tobacco. Ergo, predictable bias on upcoming health care reforms. Also note the author is a science correspondent, not a medical or insurance specialist. A few of his observations need balancing; "lower premiums are essentially achieved by imposing price controls." Aren't health care costs in need of control? "Medicare ... More »

A good overview of the probable results associated with the creation of a public health insurance option, especially one that mandates severe limits in compensation to health care providers. What is not addressed in this article is perhaps the most important factor in evaluating the efficacy of any national health care system--who is the gatekeeper to health care services? Currently the gatekeepers are government bureaucrats and watchdogs for the private insurance companies; the ... More »

Good analysis about what we might be in for with a national health care system, beyond long waits for sub-standard quality of care.