Archive for Health Care

Ron Paul: Why Obamacare Will Undermine the Free Market

Competition With the Government?

by Ron Paul
Last Saturday many concerned Americans watched in horror as the House passed the healthcare reform bill. If this bill makes it through the Senate, it would massively overhaul the way healthcare is delivered in this country. Today, obviously, we don’t have a perfect system, but this legislation takes all the [...]

Ron Paul: Healthcare Reform is Economic Malpractice

Healthcare Reform is Economic Malpractice
by Ron Paul
As Washington continues debating healthcare reform the rest of the country is primarily concerned about jobs and the economy. It is still uncertain what policies will be implemented, but I am certain about one thing: It will only further devastate our economy and our dollar.
The leadership has come up [...]

Ron Paul on Russia Today: H1N1, Quarantine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran

Channel: Russia Today
Date: 11/01/2009
Transcript
Dina Gusovsky: A national emergency is declared in the United States, but it doesn’t have anything to do with the war in Afghanistan, the economic crisis, or nukes in Iran. Instead, it’s H1N1, the swine flu. But is all this media hysteria really justified, and is the threat as dire as some [...]

Ron Paul Talks Healthcare With Michael Berry

Show: Michael Berry Show
Host: Michael Berry
Date: 10/15/2009
Transcript:
Michael Berry: We’re talking healthcare, trying to answer the questions that we’ve been hearing from you. Our next guest is a member of Congress, former Presidential candidate and a doctor. Dr. Ron Paul, thanks for being our guest.
Did I hit the wrong line? Oh, my apologies.
Dr. Ron Paul, thanks [...]

Ron Paul: We Need True Competition in Medical Care

Venue: House of Representatives
Date: 9/23/2009
Transcript:
Government has been mismanaging medical care for more than 45 years; for every problem it has created it has responded by exponentially expanding the role of government.
Points to consider:

No one has a right to medical care. If one assumes such a right, it endorses the notion that some individuals have a [...]

Ron Paul on NPR: Obamacare is a Continuation of Corporatism

Date: 9/20/2009
Station: National Public Radio
Host: Now one of the strongest opponents of government intervention in reforming the healthcare industry is Congressman Ron Paul, Republican of Texas. He’s known to some as “Dr. No” for his opposition to tax hikes and for his refusal to vote for spending bills. He’s a doctor by training and OBGYN [...]

Obama’s Plan is a Gift to the Health Insurance Industry

Download the column as an MP3 file here (3:19 minutes).
Healthcare Reform is More Corporate Welfare
by Ron Paul
Last Wednesday the nation was riveted to the President’s speech on healthcare reform before Congress. While the President’s concern for the uninsured is no doubt sincere, his plan amounts to a magnanimous gift to the health insurance industry, despite [...]

We’re Broke, So Why Do We Even Argue About Government Healthcare?

In his latest appearance on Larry King, Ron Paul pointed out the reality that most government programs are broke and that there is no money left to squander on yet another grand medical scheme.
The debate should have ended right there. But Larry had two more guests…
First, there was President Obama’s former physician, Dr. David Scheiner, [...]

Ron Paul’s Update on Education and Healthcare

Date: 9/8/2009
Ron Paul: Well, it’s Tuesday morning and we’re getting ready to go back to D.C. Congress has been out for five weeks. It used to be said that the country was safe when legislature was out of session but in this day and age it’s not true anymore. Government’s on auto-pilot. The bureaucracies work, [...]

Ron Paul on Ted Kennedy and Healthcare

Date: 8/26/2009
Channel: FOX 26 – KRIV
Transcript
FeMale News Anchor: Well, Congressman Ron Paul is with us this morning. Thank you so much for coming.
Ron Paul: Good morning, good morning.
FeMale News Anchor: Thank you. I know that you were here to talk about healthcare reform and we are definitely going to talk a little bit about that. [...]

The People Don’t Believe the Government’s Healthcare Promises

Show: Anderson Cooper 360°
Host: Anderson Cooper
Date: August 20, 2009
Transcript
Anderson Cooper: We talked about the president’s moves with former Republican presidential candidate and congressman, Ron Paul, earlier today.
Congressman Paul, thanks for being with us. I want to play you something that President Obama said today on Michael Smerconish’s Radio Show. Listen.
Barack Obama: I would love to [...]

Ron Paul on Freedom Watch: “All great revolutions have involved the young people”

This Wednesday afternoon, Ron Paul joined RJ Harris, Chris Calabrese, Michael Cannon, Scott Roper, Scott Shields and Judge Andrew Napolitano to discuss the latest political and economic developments.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm40a3jJ7q0 (Ron Paul)
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6SEPUuZuaQ (Ron Paul)
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IixUU3pPCk8
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QU_jNOE2r8
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGA_ERTz-jY
Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-LdS2GZ6Zk
Audio only:

Download the show as an MP3 file here (59:28 min).
Channel: Fox [...]