Health Care
Thursday, August 23, 2007The Advantage of Advantage PlansFiled As: Health CareMedicare Advantage Plans are under attack in Congress for costing more than traditional fee for service Medicare. In a previous post I have argued that critics of Advantage are comparing apples and oranges and that Advantage plans offer ... more »»
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Thursday, August 23, 2007Giving Doctors a Check-UpFiled As: Health CareLast year, I wrote (PDF) about the growing popularity of weblogs and online rating systems for doctors, like more »»
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007SWAG Does Little to Boost SCHIP EnrollmentFiled As: Health CareIn the wake of CMS' announcement that states must cover 95% of already-eligible kids before expanding SCHIP, the New York Times more »»
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007Out of Left Field: Do 36% of Californians Favor State Monopoly Health Care?Field Poll Results Defy Explanation: A SiCKO effect? Filed As: Health CareThe Field Poll has been questioning Californians since 1947, but I doubt there’s ever been such a dramatic shift as in this morning's poll: 36% of voters now favor “government-run” health care, versus only 24% ... more »»
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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 Once again, its out-of-date model rediscovers the magic of single payer.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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