Journalhttp://leightonweese.squarespace.com/journal/en-US2009-11-26T04:29:47ZSquarespace Site Server v5.8.3 (http://www.squarespace.com/)A health care reform solution to please consumers, government, and private insurershttp://leightonweese.squarespace.com/journal/2009/10/28/a-health-care-reform-solution-to-please-consumers-government.htmlLeighton Weese2009-10-28T22:51:39ZEconomy Healthcare Insurance Spending
(1) Problems for consumers: (a) lack of competition in current system, making prices higher than otherwise; (b) difficulty comparison shopping due to a wide variety of plans offered

(2) Problems for government: (a) liability for government of running a gigantic insurance company, if they start a public option (Medicare already has an unfunded liability in the trillions - imagine if eligibility is extended to the whole population!); (b) since every company can have such differences in underwriting standards, ratemaking, and loss experience, it is difficult for regulators to determine whether or not the premiums being charged are reasonable.

(3) Problems for private insurers: (a) New, small insurers can't compete against bigger insurers; (b) bigger insurers face an unlevel playing field themselves if the government forms its own plan. Medicare's unfunded liability is due to government's tendency to underestimate costs, so it is reasonable to expect that government will charge inadequate premiums and consumers will flock from the private insurers to the underpriced public plan.

Solution:]]>Mao Tse-tung, his political philosophy, and Anita Dunnhttp://leightonweese.squarespace.com/journal/2009/10/16/mao-tse-tung-his-political-philosophy-and-anita-dunn.htmlLeighton Weese2009-10-17T00:17:22ZEthics History LeadershipLetter to Senators on Health Care Billhttp://leightonweese.squarespace.com/journal/2009/10/9/letter-to-senators-on-health-care-bill.htmlLeighton Weese2009-10-09T20:01:55ZHealthcare Insurance Spending TaxesComparing the healthcare proposalshttp://leightonweese.squarespace.com/journal/2009/10/8/comparing-the-healthcare-proposals.htmlLeighton Weese2009-10-08T17:52:38ZHealthcare Insurance SpendingSenators Ask Reid and Baucus for More Time to Weigh Health Care Billshttp://leightonweese.squarespace.com/journal/2009/10/8/senators-ask-reid-and-baucus-for-more-time-to-weigh-health-c.htmlLeighton Weese2009-10-08T17:47:00ZHealthcare Insurance
"A group of centrist Democratic senators, who could determine the fate of the major health care legislation, sent a letter Tuesday to the majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, urging that the public be given at least 72 hours to review the legislation before debate begins on the Senate floor."]]>Why make insurance mandatory?http://leightonweese.squarespace.com/journal/2009/10/8/why-make-insurance-mandatory.htmlLeighton Weese2009-10-08T17:42:43ZHealthcare Insurance SpendingSetting fair health insurance premiumshttp://leightonweese.squarespace.com/journal/2009/10/8/setting-fair-health-insurance-premiums.htmlLeighton Weese2009-10-08T17:07:31ZHealthcare InsuranceMy Healthcare Policy Proposalhttp://leightonweese.squarespace.com/journal/2009/10/8/my-healthcare-policy-proposal.htmlLeighton Weese2009-10-08T16:58:06ZHealthcare Insurance SpendingBy Leighton Weese, independent talking head

I suggest a healthcare policy that combines mandatory health savings accounts for regular preventive care, mandatory high-deductible insurance that covers unexpected large health expenses, and welfare payments to cover these mandates for people that can't afford them. ]]>"Man vs. God" WSJ article: my responsehttp://leightonweese.squarespace.com/journal/2009/9/15/man-vs-god-wsj-article-my-response.htmlLeighton Weese2009-09-16T01:17:18ZEthics Faith ScienceKaren Armstrong (former Catholic nun): "In the past, many [religious] thinkers understood "God" [as] a symbol whose existence cannot be proved. St Augustine (354-430) insisted a biblical text contradict[ing] reputable science must be interpreted allegorically. [Reason] enabled function, but could not assuage grief or find ultimate meaning [like] stories [with] no pretensions to historical accuracy."]]>Why pro-lifers should be thankful for Roe V. Wadehttp://leightonweese.squarespace.com/journal/2008/9/24/why-pro-lifers-should-be-thankful-for-roe-v-wade.htmlLeighton Weese2008-09-24T01:02:19ZAbortionI saw the following message in a discussion forum online. I too, am pro-life, and found this perspective enlightening. I hope you do too.

Pro-lifers should be thankful for Roe V Wade. Roe V Wade allows abortion clinics to be in the public eye, instead of in secret. While in the public eye, abortion clinics can be used as means for education and abortion prevention.

Pro-lifers can try to convince a person to not abort a child. They can provide additional choices for keeping a child - like adoption. With Roe V Wade, abortion clinics can be monitored by the US government and controlled by some procedural guidelines.

If Roe V Wade is overturned, abortion clinics will go underground.

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