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  • Beware of Bureaucrats' Prescriptions (by Thomas Sowell)

    08/08/2009 8:33:31 AM PDT · by FocusNexus · 6 replies · 462+ views
    real Clear Politics ^ | Aug. 8, 2009 | Thomas Sowell
    Are decisions made by doctors who have treated the same patient for years to be over-ruled by bureaucrats sitting in front of computer screens in Washington, following guidelines drawn up with the idea of "bringing down the cost of medical care"? The idea is even more absurd than the idea that you can add millions of people to a government medical care plan without increasing the costs. It is also more dangerous. If this new medical scheme is so wonderful, why can't it stand the light of day or a little time to think about it? The obvious answer is...