Comments on: No Country for Conservative Health Care Policy

By: Has President Obama Declared War on Philanthropy? | LA Philanthropy Watch

Has President Obama Declared War on Philanthropy? | LA Philanthropy Watch — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:19:27 +0000

[...] outcomes, or bring costs under control, or enhance American competitiveness). Dan Miller offers these comments in a guest post : “There’s a vast policy apparatus on the progressive side of the aisle built [...]

By: When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth « Just Above Sunset

When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth « Just Above Sunset — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:59 +0000

[...] Of course that is all rather abstract. You can take this down to the operational level, to the debate about healthcare reform, as Dan Miller at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen does here: [...]

By: A real governing partner, please « The United States of Jamerica

A real governing partner, please « The United States of Jamerica — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:26:32 +0000

[...] what we have is a almost policy-nihilistic Republican Party: as the League’s Dan Miller recently pointed out, the conservative movement has “basically abdicated its role in the [health care] [...]

By: Conservative Health Policy

Conservative Health Policy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:04:34 +0000

[...] Dan Miller laments that “the right has basically abdicated its role in the conversation” on health care reform. Health care has been THE liberal project for literally decades; entire careers (not to mention presidencies) have been built around it. There’s a vast policy apparatus on the progressive side of the aisle built around health care, with industrious wonks digging into every nook and cranny. Meanwhile, the right has…nothing. To the best of my knowledge, the right has never instituted any major policy shift in health care (with the exception of Medicare Part D, although even that came about substantially because of pressure from the left and with the help of liberal Senators). The right, speaking broadly, doesn’t see a problem with the current state of affairs in the health care system; it’s just not a subject that excites them. If there was a way they could continue the status quo while solving the problems of cost growth, I think most conservatives would gladly take it. [...]

By: pet projects | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen

pet projects | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:09:16 +0000

[...] Dan Miller critiqued me and conservatives in general for not talking about health policy enough, and he’s right. We haven’t. Part of [...]

By: Rob in CT

Rob in CT — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:09:04 +0000

Do you have anything to back up your assertion that the problem with US healthcare is gummint? Because, sympathetic as I am to the idea that gummint can be unwieldy and inefficient, this line simply doesn’t jive with my experience, nor does it make intuitive sense.

By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:48:01 +0000

Your post reminds me of the biggest problem Republicans have at the moment. They don't have any solutions to today's problems. Instead they're stuck in reruns of the Reagan Era where government was arguably too big and taxes were arguably too big. Right now, as our country falls measurably behind in health care efficiency, public infrastructure, education, and other public goods and services we might need to consider that more government and more taxes is the answer for these problems at this moment time. Most importantly we have the evidence that well designed public services, like health care, work in other countries. If they can do it, we can do it.

By: angulimala

angulimala — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:46:59 +0000

We’re conservatives. We purge heretics and burn witches. It’s just what we do.

By: Travis

Travis — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:46:42 +0000

It’s also worthwhile to note that emergency room care is about the most expensive kind of care there is. If the uninsured people who use ERs as their primary care providers can be diverted into the much-cheaper GP-based system, a huge burden will be lifted, particularly from local public hospitals.

By: Michael Drew

Michael Drew — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:27:55 +0000

Uh, so what are you for?