Like Capistrano’s swallows, the Democrats always return to health reform. Unfortunately, this year they’re showing little more brain power than the birds. Don’t get us wrong, we’re no fans of President George Bush’s health agenda: Ship tens of billions of federal dollars to a panoply- of healthcare firms privatize Medicare and dangle skimpy tax credits in front of the 44… return to article
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Reader Comments (3)Page 1 of 1 pagesThe last time I posted an opinion was when this magazine posted a negative opinion on Ralph Nader. After reading this issue (which I subscribe to) I felt I owed an apology to the people behind the scene. Your article (#8) “Cure a Sick Healthcare System” won me over with its logic. I guess I will continue my subscription when its time to pay.
Posted by Thomas C. Kelly on Jul 26, 2004 at 9:25 AM This article makes a strange claim that NHI is only supported by Nader and Kucinich. Perhaps the authors imply that of the presidential candidates on N and K support NHI. Of course, they aren’t real candidates are they? In These Times ought to take a look at the NHI proposed by John Conyers of Detroit: http://www.cnhpnow.org/index.php.
NHI isn’t new, but the authors are correct that it does make political sense.
Posted by Joel Wendland on Jul 29, 2004 at 12:22 PM Healthcare is a “right”. You have a “right” to all the healthcare you can afford. As for the “super-profits” of big phrama., if you took the time to read the annual financial statesments of these companies, you’d know they aren’t making huge profits. ROE and ROI in the neighborhood of 10% is not super. NHI would be a death blow to health insurance companies, where to their employees find jobs? In a government agency? Yes, NHI can succeed, if you define success as long waits for routine medical care, high taxes ( ~ 50% income tax in Canada) and little to no new drug development.
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