Last August I abandoned my health insurance company when they escalated my premiums from $400 a month to nearly $1,200 a month in just a few years because they could. I have rheumatoid arthritis, an allegedly incurable malady that can cause severe inflammation and pain, and possible early death.

Everyone, including the leaders of both Democratic and Republican parties, agrees that Medicare costs must be reined in. However, there is a core difference between the Republican and Democratic plans.

To put it simply: going back to the drawing board in order to pass a better law is a delusion. We need to use this opportunity because we will not have another one soon.

You could not have gone skiing at all. You could have been less aggressive on the slopes. You could have confined yourself to the nursery slopes. But, for your own pleasure, you came hurtling down the black diamond slopes and destroyed your ankle, and I am paying for it.

While speaking to a group of high school students in New Hampshire on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum defended insurers for de...

If we care about home foreclosures, bankruptcies, the national debt, unemployment and human suffering, we should care about stem cell research. All these problems are significantly worsened by chronic (incurable) disease.

I married a Canadian, which got me, among other things, some pretty awesome Canadian in-laws, two kids, friends who think hockey is worth watching, and a window into Canada's health care system.

Don't be surprised if more than one pro-life Republican balks at future donations to the RNC. Expect internal disagreements galore. I'd like to witness the train wreck that will be GOP vs. GOP.

Let's start with the obvious: America has not only the worst but the dumbest health care system in the developed world. It's become a black leprosy ea...

The solution to our national health care crisis begins with insurance and pharmaceutical industry regulation -- like they do in Japan and in other countries.