Health Care
Friday, September 5, 2008AARP Peddles Medical Bankruptcy Myth to New ExtremesBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareLast night, as I watched the Republican National Convention on MSNBC, I about fell out of my chair when I saw an ad by AARP that claimed that "1.85 million Americans go bankrupt ... more »»
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Friday, September 5, 2008Palin vs. CON in AlaskaBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareA Washington Post story examines Gov. Palin's efforts to end Certificate of Need (CON) laws in Alaska. Nice to know a governor somewhere gets it.
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Friday, September 5, 2008McCain and Obama on Health CareBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareWhile health care policy won't getthe level ofmedia coverage as Sarah Palin's teenage daughter or Barack Obama's crazy pastor, some people might be interested in looking at the candidates proposals on that. The NCPA has put together a brief analysis of both the McCain plan and the Obama ... more »»
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Thursday, September 4, 2008More Health Care Regulation Proposed for OhioBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareA task force convened by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland recently recommended that the state enact a wide variety of new regulations on health care in the state. In a piece put out by the Buckeye Institute this week, I explain why less ... more »»
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Thursday, September 4, 2008Medi-Cal's Fee Cutbacks are the Symptom; Medi-Cal is the DiseaseHealth Care Providers' Dependence on Government is an Unhealthy Addiction By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareLast week, I wrote about the malformation of health care financing that allows a federal judge to roll back Medi-Cal (Medicaid) fee reductions, which the governor and legislature had agreed to in order to buy some breathing room ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008It's a "Wrap"! Brokers Harm Consumer-Driven Health CareBattle between brokers and health plans threatens reform By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareFor months now, I've heard stories about a technique that insurance brokers use to sell health insurance to small businesses, which want the lower premiums that come with a consumer-directed health plan, but are nervous about convincing their employees to face a deductible of at least $2,200 for a ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008Expanding Medicaid Won't HelpBy Merrill Matthews, Jr.Filed As: Health CareAdding people to Medicaid is a favorite tactic of some politicians, but many patients already enrolled in Medicaid can't get medical care. Administrators have made major cuts to reimbursement rates, to the point that many physicians lose money on Medicaid patients. In New York, for example, physicians ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008Small Business Forums in the State of WashingtonBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe Washington Policy Center will be hosting a series of forums for small-business owners in the state of Washington. As you might expect, health care is an item on the agenda. Here's the announcement. Check the center's web site for ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008Your Personal Habits Are Your Employer's BusinessBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareIs our employment-based system of health care taking us back to the dreary days of company towns? In the "company town" of the 19th century, the company provided your job, your food, your housing, your social networks, and so forth. Today over half of all Americans depend on their ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008Health Alert: Doctors VindicatedBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareThere are two schools of thought about what's wrong with modern medicine:
Strangely, the first camp includes almost all researchers (read: other doctors) who write for medical journals as well as almost everyone ... more »»
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