Comments on: Health Policy Malpractice http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2006/09/04/health-policy-malpractice/ Progressive News and Opinion Since Nov. 3, 2004 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:55:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dirck http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2006/09/04/health-policy-malpractice/comment-page-1/#comment-75288 Dirck Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:45:07 +0000 http://truebluestaging.dreamhosters.com/?p=10154#comment-75288 Wait a second, didnt the secretary of the army just resign because the VA is a disaster? Krugman is arguing that the VA is great, revealing how stupid and mean Bush is. 5 months later the Washington Post breaks the story that the VA is terrible, revealing how stupid and mean Bush is. Im getting my talking points confused. Wait a second, didnt the secretary of the army just resign because the VA is a disaster?

Krugman is arguing that the VA is great, revealing how stupid and mean Bush is.

5 months later the Washington Post breaks the story that the VA is terrible, revealing how stupid and mean Bush is.

Im getting my talking points confused.

]]> By: Krugman Half Right on Health Care Today - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2006/09/04/health-policy-malpractice/comment-page-1/#comment-9744 Krugman Half Right on Health Care Today - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Mon, 04 Sep 2006 23:46:49 +0000 http://truebluestaging.dreamhosters.com/?p=10154#comment-9744 [...] Paul Krugman discusses government versus private health care but unfortunately chooses the wrong types of health care to compare. He uses the V.A. as an example of a good government program as compared to the private HMO’s in the Medicare Advantage plan. As someone who has seen the effects of these programs first hand, as opposed to by measures such as customer satisfaction or articles written as part of political debate, I would say that both programs have serious problems.Krugman would have had a stronger argument if he had compared the government Medicare program to Medicare HMO’s. [...] [...] Paul Krugman discusses government versus private health care but unfortunately chooses the wrong types of health care to compare. He uses the V.A. as an example of a good government program as compared to the private HMO’s in the Medicare Advantage plan. As someone who has seen the effects of these programs first hand, as opposed to by measures such as customer satisfaction or articles written as part of political debate, I would say that both programs have serious problems.Krugman would have had a stronger argument if he had compared the government Medicare program to Medicare HMO’s. [...]

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