Health Care
Thursday, July 31, 2008Friedman and the Freedom CureBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: Budget and Tax, Economic principles, Health CareAmerica's ailing health care system could ultimately be blamed on the federal government's de facto confiscation of the individual's innate responsibility for choosing (and ability to demand) quality medical care, wrote Milton Friedman in an more »»
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Thursday, July 31, 2008Sloppy Reporting on Ohio's UninsuredBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareColumbus Business First recently published an article discussing the "thorny issue" of the uninsured in Ohio. With all the misinformation out there on the uninsured, this could ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008Will Another California "Safety Net" Hospital Shut Down?Patients Suffer When Hospitals Become Dependent on Government By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareI have written a lot about the collapse of Los Angeles' Martin Luther King, Jr-Harbor Hospital, a hospital almost totally dependent on government funding and under government control. Now, it looks like the same tragic ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008Terminal Patients (and Their Families) Benefit From Straight AnswersBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareWhen I first heard Sen. Ted Kennedy had been diagnosed with a brain tumor my heart sunk to my heels. That’s what happens these days when I hear about any family hit by the same devastating disease that took my father’s life just over six years ago. The news stirs painful memories ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008A Life-Affirming LegacyBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: Economic principles, Health Care
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008Health Alert: Is Medicaid Really Better than Private Insurance?By John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareA study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) claims that Medicaid and SCHIP deliver the same care at a lower cost than private insurance (the study ignored marketing and enrollment costs). Policy conclusion: Enrolling low-income ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008State House Call Blogger is "Blogger of the Year"By John LaPlanteFiled As: General, Health CareDr. Donald May, a retired surgeon who writes on State House Call, has been honored by Americans for Prosperity as Blogger of the Year for his blog more »»
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008Making It Harder for Smokers to Get Affordable Health CareAnother Grand Idea From the Folks Behind San Francisco's Healthy Access Plan By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareI've spilled a lot of virtual ink on San Francisco's tax-hiking proposal for so-called "universal" health care, the Healthy Access Plan. But driving up costs for small business is hardly the only mischief ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008$129 Million Extra Required: That's a Success?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareIs RomneyCare working? Not quite, observes an editorial in today's Wall Street Journal:
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008The Emperor Has no ClothesThe WSJ provides some clear thinking on Massachusetts By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIn an editorial today, the Wall Street Journal illustrates why those who think that Massachusetts health care plan is going well are just plain wrong:
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