Health Care
Tuesday, October 7, 2008Paying Workers to go Abroad for Health CareBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareInsured Americans are starting to see some unusual options in their health provider networks: doctors and hospitals in Singapore, Costa Rica and other foreign destinations, writes The Wall Street Journal. Until recently, most ... more »»
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008Canadians Pan Canadian SystemCost comparisons must account for taxes By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareCanada's government monopoly, single-payer health care system is one of the worst ways to achieve universal health insurance coverage -- and Americans should avoid adopting a similar system, concludes this new ... more »»
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Monday, October 6, 2008California Mandate v. the Supreme CourtBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, already notorious for having the highest reversal rate by the U.S. Supreme Court, is poised for another test after more »»
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Monday, October 6, 2008Federal Appeals Court OKs San Francisco's Tax-Mad Healthy Access PlanEven if Supreme Court Overturns It, We Need A Better Solution Than ERISA By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareI have written a lot about San Francisco's Healthy Access Plan. SF HAP taxes small businesses, which cannot afford to provide health benefits, to fund the city's public health ... more »»
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Monday, October 6, 2008Health Alert: McCain vs. the Critics, Part IIBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareHere are two radically different approaches to health reform:
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Friday, October 3, 2008The Massachusetts Plan, On Your DimeBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareMassachusetts has more »»
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Friday, October 3, 2008Georgia Considers Health Insurance Tax HikeUp to 5.5% on Private Health Insurance By Kelly McCutchenFiled As: Health CareThe Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) recently announced its intention to apply a new tax on private health insurance.This proposed tax could potentially increase the cost of private health care coverage for hundreds of thousands of Georgians by up to 5.5 percent and open the door to even ... more »»
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Friday, October 3, 2008New Report Compares US and Canadian Health CareBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareI doubt this will surprise regular readers of this blog, but Canada's single payer health system isn't all that Michael Moore makes it out to be. From a new report of the Fraser Institute.
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Thursday, October 2, 2008Matthews in WSJ on Interstate Health InsuranceBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareWriting in the Wall Street Journal, Merrill Matthews says that John McCain's plan to allow individuals and small businesses to buy insurance across state lines - a policy championed in Congress by John Shadegg ... more »»
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Thursday, October 2, 2008Rendell continues push for "Cover All Pennsylvanians"By Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CarePennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell has revised his proposal to increase government spending and eligibility for health insurance yet again. The latest edition has lowered the cost of the ... more »»
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