Comments on: Medicare #1 in denied claims http://jeffreyschott.com/index.php/2009/10/medicare-1-in-denied-claims/ Candidate for Pennsylvania's Eighth U.S. Congressional District Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:03:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Victory http://jeffreyschott.com/index.php/2009/10/medicare-1-in-denied-claims/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Victory Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:48:48 +0000 http://jeffreyschott.com/?p=94#comment-63 I'm out of laguee here. Too much brain power on display! I’m out of laguee here. Too much brain power on display!

]]> By: Peter Bojanoski http://jeffreyschott.com/index.php/2009/10/medicare-1-in-denied-claims/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Peter Bojanoski Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:26 +0000 http://jeffreyschott.com/?p=94#comment-2 Jeff, I think you need to be careful with the "general welfare" clause of the Constitution. That clause does not grant government the power to require healthcare coverage for all citizens, regardless of the supplier of that coverage. "Unlike most General Welfare clauses, the clause in the U.S. Constitution has been interpreted as a limitation on the power of the United States Congress to use its powers of taxing and spending. The narrow construction of the General welfare Clause is atypical when compared to similar clauses in most State constitutions, and many constitutions of other countries." Thanks, Pete Jeff,

I think you need to be careful with the “general welfare” clause of the Constitution. That clause does not grant government the power to require healthcare coverage for all citizens, regardless of the supplier of that coverage.

“Unlike most General Welfare clauses, the clause in the U.S. Constitution has been interpreted as a limitation on the power of the United States Congress to use its powers of taxing and spending. The narrow construction of the General welfare Clause is atypical when compared to similar clauses in most State constitutions, and many constitutions of other countries.”

Thanks,
Pete

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