Health Care


Friday, September 12, 2008

State Mental Hospitals are Dangerous 

By Joseph D. Coletti

Filed As:  Health Care

North Carolina could lose as much as $1.8 million a month in funding from the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The federal government warned the state six times over the past 13 ... more »»

Monday, September 15, 2008

Endangered Food Department: Ballpark Edition 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

If government pays for all our health care, you can bet that delicious but fat-laden foods will be banned.

You've heard about French fries and trans fats, but how about this next item? A minor league baseball club, seeking something to set itself apart, comes up with a dish that combines the ... more »»

Monday, September 15, 2008

When Tax Policy Shapes Employment Choices 

By Grace-Marie Turner

Filed As:  Health Care

Malathi R. Velamuri, a lecturer in the School of Economics and Finance at Victoria University of Wellington, examines whether the availability of health coverage through a spouse's health plan influences a married woman's decision to more »»

Monday, September 15, 2008

Rhode Island's Medicaid Waiver Promises Positive Reform 

Limiting Taxpayer Liability While Increasing Choice: What's Not To Like?

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

Last month, I made encouraging remarks to the Heartland Institute's outstanding monthly Health Care News about Rhode Island governor Carcieri's evolving proposal to reform ... more »»

Monday, September 15, 2008

Health Alert: Medicare Problem Solved 

By John Goodman

Filed As:  Health Care

Filed As:  Health Care

Prominent on any list of painless remedies in health care is “Pay For Performance (P4P)” -- pay the Docs more when they perform well. But like most platitudes, the reality of P4P may be worse than the problem it is trying to solve, according to more »»

Friday, September 12, 2008

California Health Insurance Rescissions: Trial Lawyers Lose Out? 

Ambulance Chasers Want To Delay Settlement to Pay Medical Claims

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

I've written a lot about the political gyrations around California health plans "rescinding" policies of individual policyholders.  (Most recent post in the thread here.)

A refresher: ... more »»

Friday, September 12, 2008

Equality of Health Care Spending 

By Grace-Marie Turner

Filed As:  Health Care

Costs are the defining issue in the health care debate, and Brookings Institution economist Gary Burtless offers some revealing more »»

Friday, September 12, 2008

Why is Health Care an Anomaly? 

Technology up, but no price declines

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

In his valuable article on a conservative approach to health care policy, Philip Klein notes one under-reported problem with our approach to health care financing: The dependence on employers and government inhibits innovation.

Like ... more »»

Friday, September 12, 2008

MedMal stats online 

By Joseph D. Coletti

Filed As:  Health Care

The Winston-Salem (NC) Journal has an editorial today supporting the N.C. Medical Board's decision to post "medical malpractice payments of more than $25,000 made by physicians and physician ... more »»

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