Health Care
Wednesday, August 22, 2007Health Insurance vs. the Minimum WageFiled As: Employment, Health CareIt's the August recess for members of Congress. So everyone's life, liberty and property is temporarily safe. Well, almost everybody. Before they left town, this largely do-nothing Congress did one very bad thing... Read more: more »»
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007Fantasy Cost Estimates Drive Colorado PlanFiled As: Health CareWant to put lipstick on the single payer pig? The Lewin Group is the group for you. It has just finished yet another 230-page final report on the cost of reforming a state’s health care system. Once again, its out-of-date model rediscovers the magic of single payer. According to the model, to ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007For the Kids?SCHIP expansion was part of HillaryCare's plan. Filed As: Health CareDavid Freddoso on SCHIP on National Review Online takes on two key parts of the SCHIP debate. First is the Bush administration's new rules that states will have to insure low-income kids before subsidizing ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007NC Kids’ CareMedicaid Expansion for Middle Class Kids Filed As: Health CareNorth Carolina Gov. Mike Easley joined this year’s bandwagon to provide health coverage for children. The General Assembly included “NC ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007It's Getting Better All the Time: The Cancer EditionFiled As: Health CareMuch of my outlook on public policy is influenced by the Cato Institute book It's Getting Better All the Time: 100 Greatest Trends of the Last 100 Years. The book chronicles the ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007Heads Up - Latest Census Figures on Uninsured to Be Released Next TuesdayBy Tarren R. BragdonFiled As: Health CareRecently the US Census Bureau announced that they will be releasing the 2006 uninsured figures on Tuesday, August 28 at 10 AM (EDT). As health care analysts, we should be prepared to discuss ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007Headline in the New York Times: Rules May Limit Health Program Roping Kids into Government DependencyJust Kidding, But How About This: VETO SCHIP! Filed As: Health CareThe actual headline of Robert Pear’s article in today’s New York Times was, of course, "Rules may limit health program aiding children," referring to President Bush’s new more »»
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007Innovations in the Individual MarketWSJ highlights new plans targeting individuals By Tarren R. BragdonFiled As: Health CareToday, the WSJ reported on new plans from WellPoint, Aetna and Humana reaching out to two groups of individuals - young immortals aged 19 to 34 years old and near retirees aged 50 to 64 (pre-Medicare). ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007SCHIP Expansion and State FinancesFiled As: Budget and Tax, Health CareThe Heritage Foundation looks at the effect of the proposed Congressional SCHIP expansion, and offers A State-by-State Analysis of the effect on finances.The SCHIP expansion under consideration would increase the federal tobacco ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007Insurance Company PayolaSwitched to generics? Your doctor may benefit Filed As: Health CarePharmaceutical companies have come under fire for the fact that their sales reps give physicians marketing swag such as Post-It notes and pens with the name of the latest new prescription drug. A much more serious conflict-of-interest is being perpetrated on the public, however, by insurance ... more »»
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