Health Care
Monday, May 14, 2007Economic Reality Dooms Illinois PlanFiled As: Health CareAmbitious plans for tax-financed health care coverage must, at some point, meet the reality test. Today's Wall Street Journal editorial page offers a review of one bold experiment that went nowhere, once everyone realized that economic reality would set in. Invoking religious overtones, populism,... more »»
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Monday, May 14, 2007Primary Care Clinics Bring Accessible ServicePatient-friendly, low-cost service in retail settings Filed As: Health CarePatient-friendly health care is coming to a clinic near you, as I describe in a commentary for the Wall Street Journal. Below is a slightly edited version of my remarks in today's edition. It's Friday evening and you suspect that your child might have strep throat or a ... more »»
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Friday, May 11, 2007SCHIP Grows, Private Coverage ShrinksFiled As: Health CareDuring my testimony before the Energy and Commerce Committee last month, I cited studies showing that expansions of government health care programs often crowd-out private ... more »»
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Friday, May 11, 2007Drug Importation Programs: from Sizzle to FizzleFiled As: Health Care"Three years ago," writes Kimberly A. Strassel, "grandstanding governors and mayors vowed to break federal law and set up state-run drug import programs, giving millions of citizens the 'opportunity' to buy cheap Canadian drugs." So how did that experiment turn out? ... more »»
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Friday, May 11, 2007Orphan Disease LegislationFiled As: Health CareThere's good news and bad news in a bill that just passed the Missouri Legislature: "A key change is notifying physicians sooner of newborn screening results. ... more »»
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Thursday, May 10, 2007How Government Health Care Saves MoneyFiled As: Health CareWelcome to the latest cost saving tip from a government controlled hospital: reuse sheets. Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, is a National Health Service Hospital. It is having money problems. On April 13 the online Daily Mail more »»
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Wednesday, May 9, 2007The State of Health Care Financing TodayHSAs are growing, other reforms required Filed As: Health CareWhere has consumer-direct health care come from and where it it going? That's the topic of a talk I gave to the Minnesota-based Center of the American Experiment back in November You can now view the presentation (PDF) online. The luncheon was the first of several ... more »»
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007"Sick and Sicker" to Counter Michael MooreCHCC Foundation sponsors, seeks support for new movie Filed As: Health CareHelp stop another Hollywood award from going to a film of falsehoods. Send a contribution to the Consumers for Health Care Choices Foundation in support of the forthcoming movie “Sick and ... more »»
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Monday, May 7, 2007Health Care ConnectorsFiled As: Health CareThe health-care connector model originated with the Massachusetts health plan last year. It expands section 125 cafeteria plans to provide portable, tax deductible health insurance for employees and individuals. We have yet to see its outcome in Massachusetts, but it already faces regulatory ... more »»
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Saturday, May 5, 2007To Some Health Reformers, Medicaid Is the BestFiled As: Health CareThe media says that the states are taking the lead on health reform. The number of health reform commissions that are meeting in various states, the Massachusetts plan, and the fact that California is (always) working on single payer are invariably listed as evidence. Oregon and Switzerland, once popular, ... more »»
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