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Tuesday, March 31, 2009JAMA Wants to Restrict Competition for Pharma DollarsEditor-in-Chief wants all payments laundered through medical journals By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareMany elite, academic doctors would like to believe that they can create a world where human beings do not influence other human beings. This makes them ashamed of their profession's relationship with research-based drug companies. They believe that any item or communication from a ... more »»
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009Oregon Reform Means More ControlsLook on the bright side of life: You'll be able to die sooner By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe Oregon Legislature is set to enact "the most substantial leap forward in health reform legislation since the establishment of the Oregon Health Plan 15 years ago." Sounds good to me. ... more »»
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009Patronage in Health Care? I'm Shocked, ShockedBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareSome Massachusetts politicians are accusing other Massachusetts of politicians of shady dealings in an appointment to the Health and Educational Facilities Authority, which provides low-interest financing to non-profit medical establishments, among ... more »»
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009Join the Government Club?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareIn a story about a use of "the 'n' word" by a Democratic legislator who wasn't getting his way, I read that Iowa legislators have been discussing letting the publicjoin the health care plans of ... more »»
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009Defensive Medicine is RampantBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareHow often do doctors order tests simply to engage in a little CYA (cover your, uhm, assets)? Quite often, says Lawrence J. McQuillan, of the Pacific Research Institute. In a letter to the Washington Times, he says that such practices are costly:
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Monday, March 30, 2009Smoke and Drink for the Children?After socializing risk, state complains about the costs of socialized risk By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe Nevada Policy Research Institute notices that politicians in the state with Sin City would like people to sin a bit more.
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Monday, March 30, 2009Scrutinizing SuccessBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: Health CareAn American Medical News article today explores the growing popularity of outpatient surgery centers, and the attempts by established hospital interests to weigh them down with stricter state-level government regulations, in ... more »»
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Monday, March 30, 2009Health Alert: The Rest of the StoryBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareToday I'm going to give you access to a paper with as many as 100 references that you almost never see cited in Health ... more »»
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Monday, March 30, 2009Death in UK HospitalsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareNational health care in the UK: receptionists performing medical tasks, filth in hospital rooms. A short video clip from Britain's Sky News, courtesy of the Washington ... more »»
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Monday, March 30, 2009Health "Reform" In New York: More Cost-Shifting & Higher TaxesGov. Paterson's budget is a fantasy of health-care "efficiency" By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareDoes New York Medicaid pay too much for hospitals' inpatient procedures, like governor Paterson asserts? Well, maybe - but if so, that would be a truly remarkable devation from the national average, for which various estimates ... more »»
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