To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Observercast

‘Socialized Medicine?’ Whatever

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BY FROMA HARROP So it’s come down to this. Republicans and some Democrats wouldn’t vote for a government-run health plan that competed with private insurers – though it would enjoy no special taxpayer subsidies. That’s socialism. But as a compromise, they may agree to push aside the so-called public option and instead let people ages […]

Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.