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Government Funded Medical Research Is Hazardous To Your Health, PJ Media
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Free Market Lessons
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Dr. Paul Hsieh, MD - a member of the Colorado Chapter of Docs4PatientCare - has published a new commentary at Pajamas Media. Using the recent debate over the contraception mandate, Dr. Hsieh makes three key points:
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How ObamaCare Plays Games With Your Life
Friday, September 02, 2011
Pajamas Media has published Dr. Paul Hsieh's article entitled: "How ObamaCare Plays Games With Your Life." The article details the numerous ways that favored groups are receiving special treatment in the form of waivers and that special interest consultants and lobbyists are receiving a financial windfall providing expertise to doctors and hospitals struggling to understand how the law will impact the practice of medicine.
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Morning Rounds for May 24, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Double Deference and the House GOP’s Fair-weather Federalism
The Republican call for national tort reform, although commendible, is somewhat of a concern. If the Federal goverment can regulate malpractice, why can't it mandate ways to cover healthcare costs, like it is doing under the new healthcare law via the individual mandate? The Commerce Clause is a sword that carves out more control for the federal government and is a dangerous weapon to wield.
Constitutional scholar Randy Barnett confirmed our fears in the two above pieces on this subject.
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