Category Archives: Health Care

Southwest Virginia: One of the Nation’s Unhealthiest Regions? Rural Appalachia: Disparities within Disparities

Posted on August 5, 2010 by matt ohern

For decades, rural Appalachia has been relatively hidden from view, and as a consequence, the health disparities within the area have gone largely unnoticed by the general public. Continue reading →

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Maybe They Should Have Called It the "Unaffordable" Care Act

Posted on August 5, 2010 by matt ohern

Unintended consequences and federal legislation go hand in hand. Just a few months out of the gate, Obamacare is already falling short of lofty promises; pushing at least one low-cost, Virginia-based insurance provider out of business. Continue reading →

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In Defense of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli

Posted on May 12, 2010 by matt ohern

A response to Delegate Ken Plum’s critique of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. Continue reading →

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Market Driven Health Care

Posted on January 6, 2010 by matt ohern

Government plans to revamp the health care system has a lot of people worried. After all, government is not known for operating as efficiently as the free market, particularly when information freely flows to all parties. Continue reading →

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Support Small Business

Posted on December 2, 2009 by matt ohern

Our health care system is broken, but for Virginia’s small businesses, health care reforms that come with higher taxes and burdensome mandates would make things worse, not better. Choosing the path that helps small business may require political courage by lawmakers, but the decision shouldn’t be a difficult one considering the consequences at stake for our nation’s job creators. Continue reading →

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