A Selection Of Viewpoints And Perspectives
Taxing Health Care The Wall Street JournalObama and Democrats owe John McCain an apology. Politicians wouldn't be politicians if they didn't trim their sails to the prevailing winds. Even so, the emerging 180-degree turn by Democrats on taxes and health insurance is one for the record books (Review and Outlook, 5/29).
Value-Based Plan Helps Cut Health Care Costs Houston Chronicle
One of the most promising new concepts in health care delivery is Value Based Insurance Design, which offers the potential to simultaneously improve health care quality while reducing costs (Kay Bailey Hutchison, 5/29).
We Have a Better Solution to Health Care Concord Monitor
Simply stated, the Democratic budget spends $3.7 trillion in 2010, runs up deficits that average over a trillion dollars per year for the next 10 years, doubles the debt of our country in five years and triples it in 10 years, but does nothing to reform health care and control spending (Judd Gregg, 5/28).
New Perspective for Vaccine 'Refusers' Minneapolis Star Tribune
Across the nation, increasing numbers of parents continue to recklessly reject childhood vaccines. It's a dangerous trend, one fueled by Internet quacks and irresponsible antivaccine crusaders (Editorial, 5/27).
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