Health Care
Monday, May 21, 2007HSA Use Growing, but Not Nearly EnoughFiled As: Health CareWhen is 40 percent growth not nearly enough? When it comes to improving our national model of purchasing health care. According to a recent census of insurance companies (available in a PDF file), the number of Americans ... more »»
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Monday, May 21, 2007Health Care Conference in SeattleFiled As: Events, Health CareIf you're in the Pacific Northwest, you might stop by the SeaTac airport on June 14. The Washington Policy Center will present a conference with Dr. David Gratzer, author of more »»
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Friday, May 18, 2007Illinois Covered -- RIP?Filed As: Budget and Tax, Health CareWhile the Wall Street Journal declared Gov. Blagojevich's "Illinois Covered" "universal health care" proposal dead last week as a result of the 107 - 0 resolution against a gross receipts tax, the socialized medicine set isn't giving up. According to news stories in the ... more »»
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Friday, May 18, 2007Low Medicaid Rates Add to Inflation in Private Pay Health CareFiled As: Health CareThe amount of private health insurance crowd that is produced by SCHIP expansion has been a matter of controversy for years. Estimates have ranged from 75 percent to none. As reported in an earlier by Grace Marie Turner, the non-partisan Congressional Budget has weighed in with estimates of crowd out ... more »»
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Friday, May 18, 2007An Update on Retail Health ClinicsFiled As: Health CareI had a flood of responses to my article in Monday's Wall Street Journal (and printed on State House Call) about the new retail health clinics opening in Big Box stores and pharmacies around the country. Out of scores and scores of messages ... more »»
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Thursday, May 17, 2007Employers Stress Prevention, Disease ManagementThe company town model, of a sorts Filed As: Health CareCan employers reduce costs and improve the health status of employees? Plenty are trying. The Midwest Business Group on Health, a coalition of 160 large companies, reports that employers are more and more interested in influencing the health-related decisions of their employees. In reviewing ... more »»
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007Chrysler Deal a Sign of Changing Health Care FinancingSpending money to get rid of a "turkey" Filed As: Health CareThe unwinding of the Daimler corporation’s takeover of Chrysler is another sign that the world of health insurance financing is changing. And the bill for the mistakes of the past will be huge.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007So How is That Massachusetts Plan Working?Filed As: Health CareAn ambitious plan to provide universal coverage now costs more and does less than promised. That’s the point I make in today’s Boston ... more »»
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Monday, May 14, 2007What the Heck is "Obvious Fraud" Vs. "Oversight"?California Department of Managed Health Care Imposes Guaranteed Issue by Regulatory Diktat Filed As: Health CareLisa Girion, an excellent reporter at the Los Angeles Times, updates us on the "rescission" of health insurance by Blue Cross of California, which caused an unprecedented audit by ... more »»
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Monday, May 14, 2007Vital Signs & Side Effects: The Consequences of Likely California Health ReformA Panel Discussion and No-Cost Lunch in Sacramento on May 31 Filed As: Events, Health CarePlease join the Pacific Research Institute for a panel discussion concerning California health reform, Vital Signs & Side Effects: the Consequences of Likely California Health Reform. Speakers include: Tine Hansen-Turton of the Convenient Care Association, J.P. Wieske of the ... more »»
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