Various commentators and politicians allege that a public option would enhance greater competition with private insurers in the health care arena. However I am still waiting for someone to explain exactly how a government administered and funded plan would accomplish…

In addition to competition, the government in crafting an acceptable plan, must include tort reform in the mix. The truth is, that will never happen because the tort bar is one of the biggest contributors to the Obama campaign. We…

I could understand State Sen. Jan Cunningham’s (R-Chesterfield) Letter to the Editor on October 17, 2009 in a clearer context when I looked up the demographics of Chesterfield and read that a 2007 estimate of the median income for a…

With all the recent calls again for so-called “tort reform” from the likes of those with vested interests in limiting accountability and responsibility for wrongdoing, like Todd Akin and politicians that protect big insurance and big business, I actually sat…

I recently called a doctor’s office to make an appointment. I had not been there before. The first question the receptionist asked me was not “what is your name?” or “who referred you?” or “what is the problem?” but “what…

Our American system by which your employer provides your health insurance is unique. I don’t believe other countries do it that way. I am surely glad that I have such coverage but the system does have some unintended consequences. For…

There’s a fierce battle going on right now between those who believe a doctor should make all medical care decisions for their patient, not some insurance company, as they presently do. I have had personal experience in this matter.

I owned…