Thursday, July 2, 2009"Universal" Care = More ER Use: An Old Lesson RelearnedBy John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareTomorrow is Independence Day, when we look back to the successful Revolution of 1776. I suppose we can't quite "celebrate" July 4, because we've surrendered much of that hard-won independence back to our home-grown political class. Speaking of our political class, if I had a ... more »»
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Thursday, July 2, 2009Maryland Medicaid Expansion Exceeds Cost EstimatesBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareLooks like Maryland's expanded Medicaid program is a little more popular than expected:
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Thursday, July 2, 2009Stossel ShruggedBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: General, Health CareThe Reason Foundation's Shikha Dalmia had an article yesterday at Forbes that listed some of the lies President Obama has been laying on the masses, suggesting perhaps our Dear ... more »»
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Thursday, July 2, 2009A Two-Tiered SystemBy Merrill Matthews, Jr.Filed As: Health CareOne of the most prescient questions from the audience attending ABC's primetime health care reform interview with President Barack Obama was the first one, from Dr. Orrin Devinsky. He asked if, under Obama's reformed system, the president's family needed care that wasn't available in the ... more »»
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Thursday, July 2, 2009Pennsylvania Health Care Bill on the MoveBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareOn nearly a straight-party-line vote, the Pennsylvania House has passed legislation (HB 1) that would significantly enhance the benefits provided to enrollees in the Pennsylvania adultBasic health insurance program for ... more »»
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Thursday, July 2, 2009Against a Right to Health CareBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareWhile it seems that using government to control costs (!) is a major excuse to enact comprehensive health care reform these days, a more long-lasting rationale has been to declare that "health care is a right," and then back that up with government action. Andrew E. Busch takes on this ... more »»
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Thursday, July 2, 2009Words to Judge Health Care Policy ByBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareIn a classic essay published eight years ago, Milton Friedman asked a question still worth pondering: Why, after a tremendous increase in technology in health care, are we still unhappy?
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009Idaho Insurance Change Making Some State Workers UnhappyBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareGovernor Butch Otter of Idaho has decreed that instead of part-time state employees receiving the same health insurance benefits as full-time employees, part-timers will have to contribute to their premiums based on the number of hours they work. Government workers are, as may be expected, upset. As ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009Gaming Health Insurance in MassachusettsConnector's health insurance regulations fragment insurance coverage By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareI hope you don't mind if I'm a little lazy this morning and simply point you to a post by the CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, which addresses an issue which I do not believe we ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009The "Single-Payer 'Solution'"By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareI'll give him credit, John R. Hall, writing in today's Albuquerque Journal, knows how to push people's buttons in support of universal health care. His argument goes something like ... more »»
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