That's what I've been saying!

Howard Dean is back on the scene. After being passed over for HHS consideration, he keeps on trucking. His newest health care campaign: Stand with Dr. Dean.



Now, call me naive, but this is what I've been saying when I talk to my pals about health care reform. (though I hope I didn't speak like I've never read cue cards before.) Makes total sense.

In America, you can go to public school, you can pay more for private, or you can home school. You can get on public transit (for a small fee) or you can buy a car. You can use the USPS or you can ship FedEx. You can call the police when you hear a noise and you can buy your own alarm system. Why why why is health care different? As "Governor Howard Dean, Dr. Howard Dean," says, this is the system already set up in health care if you qualify for Medicare/caid (read: you're poor, disabled, over 65). Why stop there? (*cough* insurance lobbyists *cough* AMA *cough*...)

Romney in 2007 on Mass Health Care. Good glimpse at the free market mindset behind the "universal" plan in Mass.

Also, a nice Ah-Ha! moment--

Medicaid is a lousy insurance product. It's a product designed for the poor.

And this is why people are opposed to expanding medicare to universal coverage. Because what happens if we do? We get what the poor gets.

(And forget about those countries that have a mix of universal care and free market options--as far as we know that doesn't exist. How could it possibly?)

So we put in place free market products and help people buy 'em.

There you go.