How does a community group that’s been funded to help Californians sign up for the new health “insurance” exchange trace back to a state law sponsored in 1990 by a senator who later served time for felony convictions?
In today’s post, we find out. This tale is a classic drama of governmentism and its inevitable consequences. None of it can be attributed to a grand plan – or not, at least, to a plan that was executed with intent by actors conscious of all its details. Rather, it illustrates the maxim (OK, it ought to be a maxim) that “Government happens.” Start government in motion, and everything else follows as night follows day.
Government happening
The drama begins in the 1930s, when states across the nation were chartering Blue Cross/Blue Shield organizations Continue reading “Government happens: Pimping health insurance in California”
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