Friday, August 31, 2007Health Care Tax CreditsFiled As: Health CareMy column today for Carolina Journal on health care tax credits generated more ... more »»
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Thursday, August 30, 2007Census Numbers ReleasedFiled As: Health CareThe big news of the week was the Census Bureau releasing its estimates of the number ... more »»
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Thursday, August 30, 2007Licensing 2.0Filed As: Health CareThis site talked recently about the impact social networking (a.k.a. Web 2.0) is having on health. And it’s not alone. Consider the buzz around the upcoming Health 2.0 Conference in California (a project of The Health ... more »»
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Thursday, August 30, 2007Advice to the Healthy: Dump Your Fat FriendsFiled As: Health CareThe New York Times reported last month the results of a study which claimed that ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007Messing Up Health Insurance in CaliforniaRogue Regulator Wrapped Up in Own Red Tape? Filed As: Health CareThe Los Angeles Times is disappointed in the slow pace of health regulatory action. Californian health insurers have the privilege of serving two regulators: the Department of Managed Health ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007Georgia Lt. Gov. Cagle Proposes Health Care ReformsHealth Marketplace and Tax Credits for Physicians Volunteering at Clinics Filed As: Health CareLt. Gov. Casey Cagle outlined brief details on two health care proposals last week. The "Georgia Health Marketplace" appears to be an effort at a more market-oriented connector or ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007The Power of Compounding In Health CareFiled As: Health CareCompounded interest is a powerful concept. Even at low rates it produces big amounts of money over long periods of time. This is true for both investments and the nation’s health bill. Those of us who argue that health care is inefficient because of the lack of a real market place believe that ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007Children's Health Care A Socialist Plot? Yes! And Education TooHas Paul Krugman never heard of a "charter school" or a "voucher"? Filed As: Education (k-12), Health CareWe Don't Need No Education... We Don't Need No Thought Control... All in All You're Just A Pawn in Paul Krugman's Wall (Apologies to Pink Floyd) Professor Krugman's analytical "death spiral" in general is tragic to watch, and ... more »»
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Monday, August 27, 2007Not Just A Generic KickbackDoctors paid money to switch patients to generics By Tarren R. BragdonFiled As: Health CareA recent Boston TV news story highlighted that some health plans are paying doctors to switch their patients to generic medications, without disclosing the kickbacks to the patient. The Blue Care Network in Michigan paid 2,... more »»
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Monday, August 27, 2007New Mexico's Four New Health Care Mandates Take EffectFiled As: Health CareThe fact that health care mandates drive up the costs of health care and help create larger numbers of uninsured is well-known and accepted (PDF). Before the 2007 legislative session, New Mexico had a relatively ... more »»
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