Health Care
Sunday, September 21, 2008Attention Governors: About those Drug Importation PlansBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareSeveral governors have thrown their weight behind "drug re-importation" schemes. Perhaps recent safety scandals will cause state officials to resist the temptation to do so. Recall that a move by Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) for his state to establish an online pharmacy allowing residents ... more »»
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Thursday, September 18, 2008What the Lack of a National Insurance Market is Costing YouBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CarePublic officials and health care experts have suggested a number of reforms to reduce the cost of individual health insurance, but most of the proposals fail to address the contribution of mandated benefits to the high cost of insurance in many states, write ... more »»
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Friday, September 19, 2008In Opposition to Colorado Amendment 56By Paul HsiehFiled As: Ballot questions (health), Economic principles, Health CareThis fall, Colorado voters must decide whether to require all businesses with more than 20 employees to provide health insurance for their employees (Amendment 56). Although voters may be tempted to say "yes," this is an immoral and impractical solution to the problem of rising health insurance ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008Brokeback Mountain: Are Health Costs Killing Ranchers, Farmers?Access Project Report Repeats Myths of "Underinsurance" By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareOne of America's health care zombies that refuses to die is the notion (created by the Commonwealth Fund) that millions of people who have health insurance are "underinsured", largely due to policies with high ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008The Future of Missouri Health CareBy Calvin HarrisFiled As: Health CareNew Census Bureau statistics show that, from 2005 to 2007, the number of Missouri children without health insurance increased by 44 ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008Who Uses Retail Health Clinics?By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareA new RAND Health study examines the types of patients who use retail health clinics and the health care services delivered by the clinics, which they say are growing in number and popularity. Researchers analyzed details about ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008Massachusetts' Underwhelming Health "Reform"Emergency Room Overload Continues; State Simply Orders A Stop By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareMassachusetts' health care leaders continue to believe that they can solve problems by just ordering them to go away. The first step in this was the April 2006 Commonwealth Connector reform signed by Governor ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008The Politics of SCHIPBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIt doesn't seem that SCHIP reauthorization will be happening this year:
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008See the Connection?Maryland expands govt. health care, now facing a deficit By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareTwo recent news items from Maryland illustrate how some fail to see how expanding government programs strains state budgets. First, the Frederick News-Post celebrates the state's new health care ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008Ending the Expansion of SCHIPBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareLast year's SCHIP debate appeared to be less about providing affordable health care to low-income children than about bailing out states that had overextended their budgets, says Dennis G. Smith of The Heritage Foundation. ... more »»
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