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A Brief History of the Origin of the German National Health Care …

WEBIntroducing German National Health Insurance. State-mandated health insurance began in Germany in January 1884 and initially covered workers in factories, mines, foundries, banks, dockyards, railroads and inland shipping. The blanket of coverage was extended over increasing portions of the work force in 1885 and 1892, with family …

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Health and Safety & The Rule of Law The Nassau Institute

WEBHealth and Safety & The Rule of Law. First Published: 2000-09-25. The proposed Health and Safety at Work Act of May 2000 is intended to secure the health and safety of workers in the workplace. Such an objective seems on the surface to be as correct for the Bahamas as are boiled fish for breakfast and peas and rice for supper.

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Healthcare Regulation The Nassau Institute

WEBHealthcare Regulation. First Published: 2005-01-20. The current debate over medical malpractice lawsuits in the United States contrasts dramatically with the situation in the Bahamas. American doctors face soaring costs for malpractice insurance coverage and want to cap legal claims. The Bush administration says lawyers are filing frivolous

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In praise of U.S. health care The Nassau Institute

WEBThis article was first published on October 1, 2005 and is reprinted here with the kind permission of The Washington Times. Please visit their web site at www.washingtontimes.com. Michael Tanner is director of health and welfare studies at the Cato Institute.. Twenty years of public policy research on health care recently came …

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The Canadian Healthcare System The Nassau Institute

WEBIn a recent public address (see www.nassauinstitute.org) a health insurer has recommended the Canadian system as a possible form of national healthcare for the Bahamas.

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7 Questions the Blue Ribbon Commission on NHI should consider

WEBThe Nassau Institute has consulted with Mr. Nadeem Esmail of the Fraser Institute who has reviewed the Blue Ribbon Commission's report and recommendations for National Health Insurance for The Bahamas.. Mr. Esmail as a health economist is familiar with various systems in many countries.

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Socialized Healthcare for The Bahamas The Nassau …

WEBThe Blue Ribbon Commission on National Health Insurance declared on September 2nd that National Health Insurance is the best way to provide Bahamians with equitable access to quality health care services.

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Stand up for freedom – your life depends on it

WEBJaana Woiceshyn teaches business ethics and competitive strategy at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada. She has lectured and conducted seminars on business ethics to undergraduate, MBA and Executive MBA students, and to various corporate audiences for over 20 years both in Canada and abroad.

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A Healthcare Utopia… The Impossible Dream.

WEBHealthcare Utopiathe impossible dream. As you can see from these assumptions, a company with 50 employees earning an average salary of $300 per week, the least an employee might expect to pay is $3 per week, to a high of $18.45 per week. This company can also expect to pay from $0 per week to a total of $72,150 per annum for their 50

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The Nassau Institute Advocating Free Markets

WEBThe Nassau Institute is an independent, a-political, non-profit institute that promotes economic growth in a free market economy with limited government, in a society that embraces the rule of law and the right to private property.

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The Proposed Health and Safety at Work Act The Nassau Institute

WEBFirst Published: 2000-05-23. The proposed Health and Safety at Work Act of May 2000 is intended to secure the health and safety of workers and innocent bystanders and to control explosive, flammable or dangerous substances. In the jargon of the day these are understandable “politically correct” objectives for every country.

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Strategic Implications of Illegal Immigration The Nassau Institute

WEBStrategic Implications of Illegal Immigration. First Published: 2005-03-18. The Bahamas is sandwiched between great wealth – including its own territory and citizenry – and some of the most dire examples of poverty in the Western Hemisphere. In recent years, The Bahamas' location has evolved into a significant migration pathway leading to

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HEALTH INSURANCE IN THE BAHAMAS

WEBThe government’s share of this total expenditure was about 48% or approximately $164 million or 3.3% of GDP. Private health expenditures in 2001, including private health insurance expenditures and out-of-pocket spending, added up to 52% of total spending or approximately $180 million or about 3.6% of GDP (BRC, 2004).

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N A S E S H A T U I E N T S TI U

WEB6 BAHAMAS HEALTH INSURANCE ANALYSIS Finally, handing over management of the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) program to the National Insurance Board (NIB) will result in a less efficient system

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Sweatshops are good for the planet—and people

WEBAs Michael Schellenberger has shown, producing and consuming fast fashion and other sweatshop products is a win-win scenario for human flourishing: consumers get inexpensive products, workers and their employers prosper, working conditions improve and pollution diminishes, the planet gets greener, and the brands profit.

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Video: Ayn Rand’s Moral defense of Capitalism The Nassau Institute

WEBDr. Yaron Brook reminds us in this video compliments of FEE that; …Say’s idea, production drives consumption. Not the other way around…Why do we consume? We consume to make who&…

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Straw Markets Are A Powerful Symbol – And Essential for Life

WEBby R. Scott Pearson, Ph.D. Markets are essential for thriving. The Straw Markets are particularly essential as a symbol of the Bahamas. When they were shut down, they symbolized the lock-down mentality that has tormented the …

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Beware the pitfalls of ill conceived NHI policy The Nassau Institute

WEBBeware the pitfalls of ill conceived NHI policy. First Published: 2006-11-24. The following is a review of the National Health Insurance Act tabled in parliament on Wednesday November 15th, prepared for the Nassau Institute by Nadeem Esmail, Health Systems Director for The Fraser Institute of Canada. BEWARE THE PITFALLS OF ILL …

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Don’t miss Dr. Robert Murphy on JCN TV, Friday, June 19, 2009 at …

WEBDr. Murphy was interviewed by Mr. Wendall Jones and Mr. Godfrey Eneas on Platform today, and the show (Platform on JCN) will air on Cable Bahamas Channel 14 at 8:00pm on Friday, June 19, 2009. Plea…

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The Case for Freedom in Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, and Ayn …

WEBThis article was originally published in the January 2021 edition of Future of Freedom. Three names are widely associated with the cause of human freedom and economic liberty in the twentieth century: Friedrich A. Hayek, Ludwig von Mises, and Ayn Rand. Indeed, it can be argued that Hayek’s Road to Serfdom (1944) and Constitution of …

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Economic Ideas: Plato, Aristotle, and the Ancient Greeks

WEBDr. Richard Ebeling is the BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina.. Dr. Ebeling is the author of Austrian Economics and Public Policy: Restoring Freedom and Prosperity (2016); Monetary Central Planning and the State (2015) as well as the author of Political …

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