Health Care
Wednesday, June 20, 2007Looking to Stand in Line?Goal in UK: "Only" an 18-week wait Filed As: Health CareAs the media and some politicians -- and especially filmmaker Michael Moore -- keep trying to extol the joys of government-run health care systems, we feel it is our duty to keep you informed about those systems. The following story in London's more »»
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007Who Killed Health Care? An IntroductionFiled As: Health CareWho killed health care? Asks Regina Herzlinger, a professor at Harvard Business School. The iron triangle of insurance companies, monopolistic hospitals, and the U.S. Congress is just the beginning of her answer. Last night I attended a ... more »»
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007Insurance is Not Care: Example 2,345Filed As: Health CareAdvocates of government-funded health insurance programs and employer mandates confuse the possession of medical insurance with real treatment. Yet another example of this truth comes from Hawaii, which has stringent rules on health care. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin ... more »»
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007TODAY: Grace-Marie Turner on Fox NewsFiled As: Health CareI just received this note from the Galen Institute: Grace-Marie will be a guest on The Big Story with John Gibson tonight at 5:20 p.m. ET on Fox News. You can check local stations and times at more »»
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007Debating Robert MoffitShould states require residents to purchase health insurance? Filed As: Health CareLast week the San Diego Union Tribune published a debate, on whether the government should require people to buy health insurance. I am the author of the "con" position. The debate will likely appear in ... more »»
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007To Fix Rising Costs, Try CapitalismFiled As: Health Care"Corporations fret rising health premiums, which have doubled since 2000," says David Gratzer, M.D., "and families have seen their income stagnate in recent years because of rising costs." So what should we do? One idea is to turn it all over to government. But Gratzer has ... more »»
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007County, Employees, Save by Consumer-Driven CareFiled As: Health CareEven groups that are very cautious and conservative find themselves pulled into the world of consumer-directed health care. A couple of weeks ago I traveled to Palm Coast, Florida to give a speech to a conference of labor union executives and managers of public employee benefit programs who wanted ... more »»
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Monday, June 18, 2007No Free LunchLow premiums and low deductibles? Think again Filed As: Health CareJust over a week ago, the Los Angeles Times carried a story about the struggles some consumers face with their high-deductible health insurance ... more »»
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Friday, June 15, 2007Nice Coverage if You Can Get ItFiled As: Health CareMembers of Alabama might be getting their own health insurance plan now--even though the state has only a part-time legislature. Legislators would be eligible for a system open to state employees, with family premiums at only more »»
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Thursday, June 14, 2007Will You Pay for UAW Benefits?Union demands taxpayer bailout Filed As: Health CareWill the U.S. be driven to a single-payer health care system before the Big 3 automakers are driven into bankruptcy? It's no surprise that General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler have been slouching towards bankruptcy, or at least national irrelevance, for nearly 40 years. The reasons are many, with ... more »»
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