Late word on MSNBC is that wifey is demanding and getting a prenup re-write. All about Bidness now.

He's really, REALLY sorry.

That he got busted. That's always the way. Otherwise he'd still be layin' pipe everywhere.

I'll stick with my boringly faithful marital life of 30 years. Don't have to worry about my wife looking through my emails or cell phone directory or Facebook comments. I sleep better.

@Patrick -

"...a general rationing of the service being provided"
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This is extremely old news, and has nil to do with the reimbursement structure. See the Harvard 1994 Elhauge paper cited in my first health policy blog post (PDF link to the entire paper there).

As to your other point, I might add in fairness that critics also say that the reason the EU can provide universal coverage owes in large measure to the fact the the U.S. essentially covers their butts on military defense.

While that may be true and salient, that is a political decision WE make, and it still begs the question of how they can do so at roughly half our per capita cost. You gotta perhaps conclude that we are getting doubly screwed.

See http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/96oct/...

"...what might prove to be the perfect place to sequester our high-level nuclear waste -- the most potent and intensely radioactive by-products of military or civilian enterprise."

Read the entire article. Interesting.

"Revitalize the downtown."

707!

Right.

@Patrick -

"Monopolies do not face competition and therefore have little incentive to provide you with a high quality service at a reasonable price"
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Tell that to our EU brethren who deliver higher quality aggregate health care at roughly half our expenditure. Just sayin'.

@Patrick -

"The discoveries of healing science must be the inheritance of all. That is clear. Disease must be attacked, whether it occurs in the poorest or the richest man or woman simply on the ground that it is the enemy; and it must be attacked just in the same way as the fire brigade will give its full assistance to the humblest cottage as readily as to the most important mansion. Our policy is to create a national health service in order to ensure that everybody in the country, irrespective of means, age, sex, or occupation, shall have equal opportunities to benefit from the best and most up-to-date medical and allied services available."

- Prime Minister Winston Churchill, March 1944, arguing for the establishment of a British National Health Service.

WHY should we expect anything less than single-minded devotion to excellence in health care? The military rules/manages not by brute coercive force but by a relentlessly inculcated instillment of shared mission.

@mikegino -

I salute you for your service to the nation. And, I share your concerns about our bought-off government (as should be evident in my posts). But to those who think an unregulated private sector is the answer to health policy, I simply cite two words: "Wall Street."

BTW, before y'all start in with the ever-predictable "confusing coconuts with oranges" schtick over the PBS citation, I am not the slightest bit confused about the issues, nor do I have any need to hide behind anonymous screen names.

Not that I claim to have all the answers, by any means, but I tend to do detailed research and analysis in lieu of hurling bumper sticker / protest rally mentality potshots.

@DessertSun -

"the government can not run anything efficiently, proven over and over. "

Right.

http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/

@mikegino-

Weak.

And, I'm no fan of this legislation. See http://bgladd.blogspot.com

Comprehensive examination of this issues.