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The Cost of Abortion – $288,225,000,000,000 ($288 trillion 225 billion) over 5 decades.

Published February 5, 2024

Recently a Fox News journalist ran a story about the number of abortions in the US. Since the 2022 Supreme Court Dobbs decision reversed the 1973 Roe v Wade decision. The Roe case overturned abortion limitations in the 45 states of the Union, which had not then legalized abortion. [per IZA.org study]. So just what […]

What’s up with Columbus in Philadelphia? Smallpox in the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ?

Published April 7, 2021

What’s up with Columbus in Philadelphia? Smallpox in the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ? $5 1893 Columbus USA 1492-1892 Stamp Black, seated guards Because Smallpox was unknown in the New World until after 1500 or so, it is consistent evidence that any migrations to the New World in the previous millennia were minimal. This […]

60 billion screenings, 70 million tests, 6 million cases, 170 thousand deaths for the China Pandemic in America since March 2020.

Published August 19, 2020

60 billion screenings, 70 million tests, 6 million cases, 170 thousand deaths for the China Pandemic in America since March 2020. Saint George Residents masked and ready to be screened for the China Virus at the local hospital, store, grocer or diner. April 12, 2020. I visited the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City last week and […]

Repeal and Replace: It Doesn’t Need to Be This Difficult

Published March 1, 2017

I am increasingly pessimistic about where congressional Republicans are headed with health care — so I’ll be watching and listening closely to President Trump tonight during his speech to Congress, in which he’s expected to address health care, among other issues. A detailed, statutory draft of the House Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare […]

Obamacare Failure by the Numbers

Published February 10, 2017

In 2009, when President Obama first took on health care reform, three major issues in the existing system were almost universally agreed upon: 1. Forget cost, even if you had had it, health insurance was too complicated for the average American consumer to navigate. 2. Doctors were becoming less engaged with their patients due to […]

Obamacare replacement: The case for moving quickly

Published January 16, 2017

Obamacare repeal and replacement: The case for moving quickly President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly promised voters he will repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Now he and his congressional allies have an obligation to fulfill that promise. Despite some hysterical claims to the contrary, Congress isn’t going throw millions of Americans out of coverage. […]

Repealing Itself? Only Four of 24 Obamacare Exchanges Remain Open

Published December 14, 2016

Only four of the original 24 Obamacare health co-ops remain standing after Maryland’s co-op announced Dec. 8 it was suspending the sale of individual health insurance policies, the Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group has found. With the near-collapse of Maryland’s co-op – called Evergreen Health – at least 989,000 individuals nationwide have lost their […]

Five Key Things Healthcare Consumers Must Know

Published December 6, 2016

With the costs of healthcare rising under Obamacare, consumers need to keep a few things in mind when navigating the complexities of the healthcare system. Robin Gelburd, president of FAIR Health, a national, independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing transparency to healthcare costs and health insurance, provides five key things for consumers to keep in […]

House approves sprawling bill that would expand medical research

Published December 1, 2016

WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly backed broad legislation Tuesday to increase federal support for medical research, advancing a long-anticipated bill that is expected to clear the Senate soon and get President Barack Obama’s signature. The $6.3-billion bill — known as the 21st Century Cures Act — attracted strong bipartisan support, with 218 Republicans and 174 […]

Republicans Begin to Unite Around Obamacare Repeal Plan

Published November 17, 2016

Melissa Quinn / November 16, 2016 / The Daily Signal House and Senate budget leaders, along with conservative lawmakers, are beginning to unite around a proposal that would avoid a filibuster from Senate Democrats and put a bill repealing key provisions of Obamacare on President-elect Donald Trump’s desk not long after his inauguration—a bill that […]

Covering Pre-Existing Conditions: Common Sense

Published November 15, 2016

Americans with pre-existing health conditions, no matter what their political bent, have been concerned since Donald Trump’s election about the repeal and replacement of Obamacare. Will they ever be able to get insurance again if the current mandate for coverage goes away? While there are many aspects of health care policy yet to be worked […]

Expert: ‘Obamacare’s Unraveling Ahead of Schedule’

Published November 4, 2016

Expert: ‘Obamacare’s Unraveling Ahead of Schedule’ In his first book on the Affordable Care Act, “Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare,” Josh Blackman offered an insider’s account of the legal battle that resulted in a controversial Supreme Court decision upholding the health care overhaul. The Houston College of Law professor in September published a follow-up, […]

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