Honduras - The Other Side of the Story

I must admit that I had not paid much attention to the story of the removal of the president of Honduras. I saw a news report about it the other night, and decided to research the issues a little more. There is a pretty good article by the current president of Honduras that appeared in the Wall Street Journal (click here) explaining his side of the story.

I Know I Have Been Dwelling Too Much On Health Care, But Have You Heard About the "Medical Home"?

There is another article (click Here) you need to read about the health care debate. You will apparently be assigned a primary care doctor, who will be your "medical home". He or she will then decide if you need to see any specialists and, if so, where you should go. The "medical home" doctor will be rewarded for keeping your medical costs down (e.g. by not sending you to a specialist).

Health Care Taxes, Fees, Penalties, Caps and Limitations - An Analysis of What the Senate is Proposing

Here is an analysis from Forbes magazine of some of the things the Senate is considering related to possible health care legislation. Is this stuff nutty or what?

WIll the IRS Have to Provide Your Tax Records to the New "Heath Choices Commissioner" and the States?

I read a news report (here) that said the new health care bill will require disclosure of your income tax records to other agencies with the federal government as well as various state government agencies. I couldn't believe it and looked it up myself. I found it under Section 431(a) of the bill (click here and go to page 194). The IRS currently keeps pretty tight wraps on personal income tax data. Under this provision, your income tax data could be passed around outside the IRS to other federal and state agencies. Another one of the bad provisions of this bill.