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December 10, 2007

Can anyone (any viable candidate, that is) say ‘single-payer?’
By BRAD WARTHEN | Editorial Page Editor | The State
Last week, I got a press release from a labor union that complained “that no Republican candidate has a plan to ensure all Americans have access to health care.” That’s true. But the union, which represents blue- and pink-collar workers in health care, was missing the fact that the leading Democrats are little better.

June 5, 2007

Really fixing U.S. health care
By PAUL DEMARCO - Guest columnist | The State
Imagine you were involved in a discussion about U.S. public schools when someone said: “Socialized education is ruining this country. Tuition should be provided by businesses to their employees or by the government to the very poor. Otherwise, you make your own way.” That sounds quite strange. America is committed to a nationwide system of taxpayer-supported public schools. Only the staunchest libertarian would question that commitment. But substitute the word “medicine” for “education” in the quotation and change “tuition” to “health insurance” and you have an accurate description of the state of health care in our country.