Health Care
Thursday, July 19, 2007Herzlinger's Health Care Facts 2Filed As: Health Care
As I've mentioned before, Who Killed ... more »»
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Thursday, July 19, 2007I'm Going to Disney WorldHumana Announces Affordable Individual Insurance Plans By Tarren R. BragdonFiled As: Health CareAlthough missed in all the conversation about the uninsured, many insurers are announcing innovative and affordable new products in the individual insurance market. For example, Humana just more »»
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007Democrat Congress and Rising Health CostsFiled As: Health CareDavid Hogberg and I had a story posted on American Spectator today that outlined a few of the Democrats' plans for health care and discussed the very real possibility that passage of ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007"Free" Medicaid Money from the Feds?Filed As: Health CareAs is made clear every time state policymakers plan on expanding Medicaid, the federal government provides a lot of money for state Medicaid programs. Most of the time this is labeled as "free" money by state legislators looking to win support for expansion projects. What is often left ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007High Costs in Wisconsin, part twoFiled As: Health CareA variety of reports suggest that Wisconsin’s hospital costs have risen faster than average over the last two decades. In 1998, the Statistical Bulletin from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company reported that Wisconsin hospital charges for colon cancer treatment were 27 percent below average. ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007High Costs in Wisconsin, part oneFiled As: Health CareWhen hospital costs go up, so do the costs of health insurance. Take for example the case of a 37-year old non-smoking man seeking an individual policy. He is in excellent health. A policy for him from Assurant Health costs more in Milwaukee than it does in Indianapolis, Kansas City, Chicago, Denver, ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007Personal Anxiety and Health InsuranceDriving people to sub-optimal decisions Filed As: Health CareWould you get married just to get health insurance? Recently I heard of a young woman who suddenly wants to get married--now--to her boyfriend. One important reason for the hasty move? She realizes that she will soon lose her insurance coverage. Getting married would qualify for the plan used by her ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007FreeMarketCure.com is not sickoWebsite offers short films about health care in Canada and the US Filed As: Health CareLooking for some healthy videos? FreeMarketCure.com offers short counterweights to that guy who cannot be named. (No, not Lord Voldermort.) In its own homepage words, “FreeMarketCure.com is a new film website dedicated to educating the ... more »»
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Monday, July 16, 2007S-CHIP: What's Wrong with Government Health CareFiled As: Health CareThe big issue for debate in Washington D.C. this year, at least as far as health care goes, is the program known as S-CHIP. Like a lot of things that government touches in health care, S-CHIP is filled with all sorts of perverse effects. Start with the name: State Children's ... more »»
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Monday, July 16, 2007New Health Freedom CoalitionFiled As: Events, Health CareTomorrow the Health Care Freedom Coalition unveils its "Affordable Health Care Agenda for America." If you're in the beltway, it may be worth your time to drop in. Participants include Grover Norquist (Americans for Tax Reform), more »»
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