If there was any doubt in my mind poon is Staunch Brayer, SPQR, it is gone now. I can’t tell you how many times I refuted Staunch Brayer with his own links.

The thing that killed the Clinton plan, which was supposed to have been based on the German system, was the secrecy and the criminal penalties that leaked out. The group doing the planning was made up of academics, many from Dartmouth. Obama’s entire administration is made up of academics so I expect a similar crash and burn although this time it will be the entire economy.

I cannot believe that this will finally be swallowed but the AMA has been in bed with the feds since the late 80s. Hugh Hewitt is talking about boutique medicine. That is one option but they may not allow it. The Clinton Plan didn’t. Instead what we may see is massive drop out. I could see doctors going largely private and a cash basis with hospitals still dealing with insurance. The poor would still use insurance and there would be a class of doctors who accept insurance, just as there is a class of doctors that deal with workers comp and with Medicaid.

I deal with the workers comp group every day on the phone. Many are honest and just trying to do a good job. Most of these see few workers comp patients. There are also the mills and I suspect we will see (assuming Obamacare happens) a similar pattern with private doctors treating patients willing to pay privately, then another group that will abide by the rationing and the rules of the Obama plan.

We will see.

Oh, wait, nevermind. Another flip flop.