Health Care
Saturday, May 5, 2007To Some Health Reformers, Medicaid Is the BestFiled As: Health CareThe media says that the states are taking the lead on health reform. The number of health reform commissions that are meeting in various states, the Massachusetts plan, and the fact that California is (always) working on single payer are invariably listed as evidence. Oregon and Switzerland, once popular, ... more »»
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Friday, May 4, 2007More Mental HealthCongress considers mandate for parity Filed As: Health CareWith everything else going on in Congress right now, "mental health parity" is not on many peoples' radar, but the Rio Grande Foundation and National Center for Public Policy Research are teaming up ... more »»
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Thursday, May 3, 2007Fear Not Genetic TestingNo need for insurance regulation, says CEI Filed As: Health CareDoes the advance of genetic science require government regulation to prohibit "genetic discrimination?" Not so, says the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Gregory Conko and Neil A. Manson offer several points:
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Wednesday, May 2, 2007Why Single Payer Scares MeIllinois Department of Public Health a Study in State Health Bureacracies By Tarren BragdonFiled As: Health CareThe Illinois Legislature created the Adequate Health Care Task Force to analyze and recommend a "universal health proposal." In April 2006, I was invited by the Task Force to testify about Maine's Dirigo Health initiative (a ... more »»
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Tuesday, May 1, 2007Expanding Medicaid is Still Very CostlyFiled As: Health CareIn my home state of Ohio our new Governor, Ted Strickland, has decided to reduce the ranks of the uninsured by expanding Medicaid/SCHIP Eligibility to 300 percent of poverty level. Original research suggested that two-thirds to three-quarters of those enrolling in the expanded public programs simply ... more »»
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Tuesday, May 1, 2007Evolving Beyond Employer-Controlled InsuranceBrookings Institution event May 2 Filed As: Health CareEver since World War II, health insurance has been tied to employment. The recent evolution away from that is the subject of a forum at the Brookings Institution on May 2. According to the official announcement, "On May 2, The ... more »»
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Tuesday, May 1, 2007Reforming the ReformThe Massachusetts health insurance scheme Filed As: Health CareHow should the Massachusetts health plan operate? Devon Herrick offers some proposals, including the following:
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Friday, April 27, 2007Conservatives Espouse Vision for Health CareSecretary Leavitt helps legislators shape reform plans Filed As: Health CareIn a luncheon address this week at the American Enterprise Institute, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt offered a note of optimism: Expenditures for the Part D prescription drug benefit were lower than expected and hospitalizations were down last year. He said he believes there is a ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007A Doctor at a Grocery Store Near You400 clinics to open in Wal-Mart stores Filed As: Health CareI'm going to the store for some paint, a pair of jeans, and ... a blood test. Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott announced that contractors will open up to 2,000 medical clinics inside Wal-Mart stores over the next 7 years. The retailer has hosted ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007One Step Towards HillaryCareFiled As: Health CareIt's a common theme among conservatives to mock liberal plans for government by saying "It's for the children." The inside joke is that an expansion of government can be rationalized, in the liberal mind, by an appeal to children. But sometimes the joke is close to the truth. An ... more »»
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