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Bobby Jindal’s remarkable article in today’s Washington Post makes a conservative case for health reform by outlining a 10-point plan that looks very much like the plan that President Obama outlined in his September speech to the joint session of Congress back in September. Let’s compare: Voluntary Purchasing Pools. Check. In the Democrats’ bill, they’re [...]
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Throughout this summer’s debate and under all the noise, there’s been a slow, steady drumbeat for single payer health care to replace the piecemeal reforms on the table. I like single payer. I like the concept and I like the idea of paying a flat amount each year to know that if I get sick, [...]
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True story: Early in my career I worked for a life insurance company as a policyholder service representative. My specific area of expertise (and what led me into the pension business) was annuities and IRAs. The vast majority of my day was spent explaining to (justifiably) angry policyholders why their annuity was worth $225.00 or [...]
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