Health Care


Monday, September 29, 2008

Health Alert: McCain vs. the Critics, Part I 

By John Goodman

Filed As:  Health Care

In my opinion, the McCain health plan would do two remarkable things. First, it would virtually eliminate long-term uninsurance. Almost no one would remain uninsured for more than a year, other than illegal aliens and people with unstable lifestyles. Second, it would completely transform the type of ... more »»

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

A Medicaid Primer and Proposal 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

The Heritage Foundation offers a new review of the scope and troubles of Medicaid.

"Medicaid is a paradox.

It is criticized as both too stingy and too generous; com­prehensive but incomplete; unreliable ... more »»

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Making ithe Most of an HSA 

By Grace-Marie Turner

Filed As:  Health Care

Forbes.com says "while the number of people using HSAs has grown in recent years, a lot of Americans are still leaving the option on the table. A recent article
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Monday, September 29, 2008

Maryland Budget Problems Not Really a Surprise 

By Marc Kilmer

Filed As:  Health Care

The Baltimore Examiner published an article by me where I say "I told you so" to the General Assembly about Maryland's budget problems. I'm not sure why they expected anything different when ... more »»

Friday, October 3, 2008

New Report Compares US and Canadian Health Care 

By Nathan Benefield

Filed As:  Health Care

I doubt this will surprise regular readers of this blog, but Canada's single payer health system isn't all that Michael Moore makes it out to be. From a new report of the Fraser Institute.

On a comparable basis, ... more »»

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Matthews in WSJ on Interstate Health Insurance 

By Nathan Benefield

Filed As:  Health Care

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Merrill Matthews says that John McCain's plan to allow individuals and small businesses to buy insurance across state lines - a policy championed in Congress by John Shadegg ... more »»

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Bailing out Massachusetts 

By Nathan Benefield

Filed As:  Health Care

The Foundry Blog of the Heritage Foundation has discovered that the federal government will "bail out" Massachusetts troubled health care plan (e.g. RomneyCare) with a more »»

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Rendell continues push for "Cover All Pennsylvanians" 

By Nathan Benefield

Filed As:  Health Care

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell has revised his proposal to increase government spending and eligibility for health insurance yet again. The latest edition has lowered the cost of the ... more »»

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Ninth Circuit Does It Again 

San Francisco Decision Will be Reversed

By Greg Scandlen

Filed As:  Health Care

The Ninth Circuit has issued another ruling that is certain to be overturned by the Supreme Court, keeping intact its record as the most reversed appeals court in the United States.

A three judge panel of the court ruled that San Francisco’s play-or-pay mandate on employers does not violate ... more »»

Monday, September 29, 2008

Health Care: A Rudderless Ship? 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

With all the action and talk about the bailout, the health care issue has been moved off the front pages. Nonetheless, there is still discussion back and forth on the issue. Dr. Jim Tryon, a prominent New Mexico doctor who has advised Governor Richardson and others on health care reform, wrote on the topic ... more »»

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