Health Care
Thursday, October 9, 2008Health Care is--or Should Be--a CommodityFiled As: Health CareOne of the questions asked during the October 7, 2008 Presidential Debate was whether health care should be treated as a commodity.Both candidates argued that it shouldn't, with more »»
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008Paying Workers to go Abroad for Health CareBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareInsured Americans are starting to see some unusual options in their health provider networks: doctors and hospitals in Singapore, Costa Rica and other foreign destinations, writes The Wall Street Journal. Until recently, most ... more »»
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Monday, October 6, 2008Health Alert: McCain vs. the Critics, Part IIBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareHere are two radically different approaches to health reform:
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008Not Reforming Medicaid is ImmoralBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareHere's another reason--if you need it--why Medicaid programs and the whole way we pay for health care needs shaking up: It's driving states and out county to the poorhouse. Matt Hisrich, senior policy fellow for the Kansas-based Flint Hills Center for ... more »»
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance Program Stops Enrolling, $11,320 annual cost per insuredBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAccording to this recent report from the Albuquerque Journal's Business section (subscription required although a shorter free article is more »»
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008Canadians Pan Canadian SystemCost comparisons must account for taxes By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareCanada's government monopoly, single-payer health care system is one of the worst ways to achieve universal health insurance coverage -- and Americans should avoid adopting a similar system, concludes this new ... more »»
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Monday, October 6, 2008California Mandate v. the Supreme CourtBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, already notorious for having the highest reversal rate by the U.S. Supreme Court, is poised for another test after more »»
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Monday, October 6, 2008Federal Appeals Court OKs San Francisco's Tax-Mad Healthy Access PlanEven if Supreme Court Overturns It, We Need A Better Solution Than ERISA By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareI have written a lot about San Francisco's Healthy Access Plan. SF HAP taxes small businesses, which cannot afford to provide health benefits, to fund the city's public health ... more »»
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Friday, October 3, 2008The Massachusetts Plan, On Your DimeBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareMassachusetts has more »»
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Friday, October 3, 2008Georgia Considers Health Insurance Tax HikeUp to 5.5% on Private Health Insurance By Kelly McCutchenFiled As: Health CareThe Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) recently announced its intention to apply a new tax on private health insurance.This proposed tax could potentially increase the cost of private health care coverage for hundreds of thousands of Georgians by up to 5.5 percent and open the door to even ... more »»
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