Health Care
Friday, May 25, 2007Could Single-Payer Really be Less Expensive than Current Health Care System?Filed As: Health CareThere has been a great deal of talk recently about health care reform in New Mexico, in part, because Governor Richardson is likely to dub the 2008 legislative session "the year of health care" and use the session to push for some kind of major health care reform.The major proposals ... more »»
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Friday, May 25, 2007Dirigo - Self-Insure = Self-Destruct (Even Sooner)By Tarren BragdonFiled As: Health CareThe Maine Legislature just passed a bill that will allow Dirigo Health's insurance product, called DirigoChoice, to be self-insured by the state. Costs for this program have ... more »»
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Friday, May 25, 2007Is U.S. Health Care System the Worst?Filed As: Health CareThe Commonwealth Fund is at it again with another headline-grabbing survey showing how absolutely abysmally dreadful the U.S. health care system is. It says we rank last among six nations it surveyed, ... more »»
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Thursday, May 24, 2007Nurses for Single PayerFiled As: Health CareOn Monday the California Nurses Association announced that they were joining the AFL-CIO, which brings the total number of registered nurses in the AFL-CIO to 325,000. The story from the Washington ... more »»
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Thursday, May 24, 2007Minnesota Legislative Session: More Dependency, PleaseFiled As: Health CareMinnesota has yet to cast off the welfare-state quality of its Scandinavian heritage, including in health care policy. In the recently concluded legislative session, the nanny state got slightly more ingrained, with the Democratic legislature and the Republican governor engaging in bipartisan cooperation ... more »»
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007My Momma Told Me, You Gotta Shop AroundFederal data could help consumers Filed As: Health CareSince it runs the Medicare program, the federal government has lots of information about the performance of hospitals. This data could, if opened up to the public, be useful in helping consumers make their own decisions. The National Center for Policy Analysis offers ... more »»
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007Bureaucracy for the UninsuredFiled As: Health CareMissouri State Rep. Jo Ann Emerson says she wants her plan for government-run health care to be "driven by the private sector":
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007Principles for Health Insurance CoveragePursue private-sector insurance Filed As: Health CareThis year, Congress debates the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which will have significant implications for states. The Health Policy Consensus Group has developed the following statement to offer guidance to the Congress. COMPONENT #1: FUNDING FOR SCHIP SHOULD ... more »»
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007Death by a Thousand (Paper) CutsFiled As: Health CareThe country with some of the world's leading developments in medical treatments is stuck with a paper-based system that is, well, killing us. That's one message from a forthcoming book from the Center for Health Care Transformation, ... more »»
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Monday, May 21, 2007Digging a Little Deeper into MedicaidBy Tarren BragdonFiled As: Health CareFor those trying to understand Medicaid spending a little more (you know who you are), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) is a treasure trove of information. Researchers can download person-level ... more »»
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