Bioethics – Global, National, Local
Health Care Policy, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics and Genomics
From the monthly archives:
The free market has not fared well in recent years. Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” has had its thumb on the scales for a very long time. In the last 75 years U.S. markets have been free only in the sense that businesses are free to seek as much government protection as they believe necessary.
Agricultural markets [...]
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Former President George W. Bush blithely asserted to a national (virtually global) audience that the U.S. already has universal health care — “all they have to do is go to the emergency room”. Bush unwittingly demonstrated his unconscionable ignorance of health care imperatives and basic economic principles.
The cost of emergency department (ED) services is several [...]
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When “Insurance” Is No Insurance At All
Although the ranters rant that those without health care insurance should “get a job”, investigating the facts tells a different story. But in early 21st century America, facts are easily swept aside as mere inconvenience.
Who needs facts when we have opinions? Blather, posturing, speciousness, and irresponsible inanities are the [...]
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Health Care is a Right
As we’re all aware, the U.S. is the only developed nation that does not provide its citizens with some form of universal health care. Are we special, or are we stupid?
We’re certainly not special. Former President George W. Bush enjoyed proclaiming that we have “the best medical care in the world”, [...]
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