Tuesday, July 15, 2008Government CrowdoutGM to retirees: Turn to government By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareOne problem with government-run health care plans is that they tend to displace private-sector action. The latest example is General Motors, which is dropping health care coverage for salaried retirees. The ... more »»
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Monday, July 14, 2008Housing assets should help finance long-term careBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareA recent decision from the Minnesota Supreme Court documents how the average senior can qualify for Medicaid long-term care financing while still maintaining a substantial amount of assets in there ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008Massachusetts Plan not Working for SomeState raising prices and fining those who don't purchase By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareLooks like some folks in Massachusetts aren't too happy with the new health insurance mandate. The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority is budgeting 10% of its funds to deal with more »»
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Monday, July 14, 2008Six Tips to Using Your HSABy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThis morning the Wall Street Journal (subscribers' link) has six tips on using your HSA. Jane Zhang says that it's easy to "make costly mistakes regarding unnecessary fees and tax ... more »»
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Monday, July 14, 2008Public Opinion on Health Care40% prefer government-run, but more think government would do a worse job By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareWhile Americans are satisfied with their own health care, they worry about increasing costs and how well the system is serving others, writes Karlyn Bowman, writing for the American Enteprise ... more »»
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Friday, July 11, 2008If You Give a Mouse a Cookie...By Sarah BrodskyFiled As: Health Care… He’ll ask for a bakery license from the state. The trend toward occupational licensure seems to be hard to resist, even for mavericks like mice … or midwives. Midwives in North Carolina, where practicing tocology is ... more »»
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Friday, July 11, 2008More Plans to Grow Maryland GovernmentLiberal group pushes higher taxes, more Medicaid By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareFresh off its victory to expand Medicaid in Maryland, the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative is seeking to raise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and businesses in order to fund even more Medicaid spending. Amazingly, the ... more »»
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Friday, July 11, 2008A Shift from Providers to PatientsBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareThe core principle of the Massachusetts Medicaid demonstration waiver is an experiment in shifting from targeting government funds to health care providers to redirecting those funds to patients to help them buy insurance, write Greg ... more »»
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Friday, July 11, 2008The Downside of Medical Tourism--and Some RemediesBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareThe Washington Post reports on the potential disadvantages of medical tourism. When things go badly after an overseas operation, a patient may be left facing a host of challenges: lack of access to follow-up ... more »»
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Sunday, July 13, 2008Case Study: Shona HolmesBy Cindy WhitehairFiled As: Health CareEarlier this week, someone sent me this IBD Editorial.
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