Do you want to know what you can expect about freedom of choice and privacy when it comes to your own medical care after government pushes into that field?  You may not have any.  Now that Massachusetts has "universal health coverage," look at how they are fighting to control private clinics. 

Walgreens Health Clinic Faces Political Trouble In Boston

Mayor Thomas Menino and members of his public health commission object to Walgreen's plans to open a clinic....  Their complaint: Competition from retail clinics might draw patients away from the state’s network of community-health centers.... 

Massachusetts sets retail clinic rules

...the Massachusetts Public Health Council has issued its planned set of rules governing the operations of retail clinics. The rules, which refer to "limited-care clinics," require the clinics to offer patients and primary care physicians with access to electronic medical records, among other things.

And, how is the state government doing with managing costs that were supposedly thought out?

Healthcare cost increases dominate Massachusetts budget debate

When Massachusetts launched its landmark universal health insurance initiative nearly two years ago, the state put off addressing rising costs so it could expand coverage immediately. Now those costs are dominating the discussion as the state faces a recession and pivotal funding decisions that could make or break health reform.

A short-term funding problem - closing a budget gap of about $100 million by July 1 - may be solved quickly if the state approves an increase in the cigarette tax and devotes the money to healthcare reform, as is widely expected.  A larger issue will also come to a head by July 1: the need to secure a new three-year commitment from the federal government to pay for half the soaring cost of insurance subsidies. Massachusetts is seeking up to $1.5 billion....

Government doesn't handle garbarge collection as well as private collection companies.  Now, it wants to take over health care, force out private clinics, ignore privacy concerns, and increase taxes to run the bureaucracy.  Should we look forward to what Barack Obama and the Democrats plan for the rest of the nation? 

Authored by Woody

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