Health Care


Thursday, July 12, 2007

SCHIP Cheerleading in Ohio Media 

Filed As:  Health Care

The Dayton Daily News had a story recently about how Ohio would benefit from an expansion of SCHIP. Perhaps not surprisingly, the only "experts" quoted in the story were from, as ... more »»

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Mental Health Parity in NC 

Higher costs, but no tax increase

Filed As:  Health Care

Small companies in North Carolina will soon have to include mental health coverage that is equal to physical health coverage in the insurance they offer ... more »»

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Two of every Five Children 

Filed As:  Health Care

Many groups within the State Policy Network offer legislative handbooks that outline principles for sound policy. The Alabama Policy Institute is one such group. Its 2007 legislative ... more »»

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Moore is Less Than Truthful 

Unauthorized use; death by rationing

Filed As:  Health Care

Michael Moore says that Canadian health care beats the U.S. But in a recent appearance on "Your Money with Neil Cavuto," Sally Pipes reminds us of two important things that Moore left out in his movie. Pipes, a native of Canada (and new U.S. citizen!), witnessed the devastation of ... more »»

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

You're Already Buying Health Insurance 

No such thing as "employer's funds"

Filed As:  Health Care

This election cycle's health policy debate has proven depressing. Leading Republican and Democratic candidates and the thinkers behind them appear to be in agreement on two issues: American health care is in crisis and the way to fix it is with more taxes, more regulations and more government ... more »»

Monday, July 9, 2007

Canadian Care: I Wouldn't Wish it on Michael Moore 

Filed As:  Health Care

In "Sicko," Michael Moore uses a clip of my appearance earlier this year on "The O'Reilly Factor" to introduce a segment on the glories of Canadian health care.

Moore adores the Canadian system. I do not.

I am a new American, but I grew up and worked for many years in ... more »»

Friday, July 6, 2007

Has the Market Failed Health Care? 

Filed As:  Health Care

Health care, meet straw man.

The debate on health care policy is filled with straw man arguments, including some recently used in support of yet another call for state-run health care.

This particular case comes from Colorado. The "208 commission" will recommend one of four plans for ... more »»

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Join the Anti-Universal Club 

Filed As:  Health Care

Politicians and policy geeks (like me) talk and write about health care policy as if an ultimate goal is to maximize the number of people who have insurance coverage. But the Cato Institute's Michael F. Cannon says that we should take another path: reject the call for universal coverage.

Cannon ... more »»

Thursday, July 5, 2007

If You're Sick, You Want to be in the U.S. 

Filed As:  Health Care

While we have problems with our health care system here, a close look reveals that if you're sick, you're better off in the U.S. than in the countries touted by single-payer advocates. That's the theme of the following op-ed I wrote, which appeared earlier this week in the more »»

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

SCHIP Expansion: Bad for Kids, Families, and Taxpayers 

An ALEC/Heritage Capitol Hill Luncheon Briefing

Filed As:  Events, Health Care

The American Legislative Exchange Council and The Heritage Foundation

Invite You to a Capitol Hill Luncheon ... more »»

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