Health Care
Tuesday, July 8, 2008It's Official: Mandated Benefits Cost ConsumersBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts has come out with an official report on mandated benefits: they add 12% to the cost of every health insurance policy in the state. That's the ... more »»
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Thursday, July 10, 2008Minnesota's New Medical Home MandateBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareMedical homes were an important part of the policy discussion in Minnesota this year. In a health care system that can often be fragmented and confusing, especially for people with complex or chronic problems, a medical home offers a health care delivery model where patients can receive ... more »»
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Thursday, July 10, 2008Patient Ownership of Health is the American WayBy Donald R. MayFiled As: Health CareOur nation champions free enterprise and personal freedoms. We have fought wars to end socialist tyranny, and we stand firm against North Korea, Cuba, and other communist dictatorships. How is it that we are on a path to socialized medicine when Canada, Britain, and even Russia and China are seeking free ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008The Church of SCHIPBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareMichael Cannon pulls a troubling quote from an advocate of SCHIP expansion, who admits his support is based on faith, not evidence.Of course Cannon is a more »»
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008Medicaid Dispute in OhioPre-authorization of medicine causing rift By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareOhio advocates for the mentally ill are upset with their erstwhile ally Gov. Ted Strickland:
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008ADA Seeks to Increase Tooth Decay in AlaskaBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareYou would think that the American Dental Association would be supportive of efforts to help remote Alaskans fight tooth decay. But anyone familiar with the concept of rent seeking shouldn't be surprised at the situation explored by Reason ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008Medicaid, Medicare: Rationing Through a Thousand CutsBy Donald R. MayFiled As: Health CareIf you doubt that government-run health plans lead to rationing, consider Medicaid and especially Medicare.As Medicare prepares to cut physician reimbursement by 10.6% on 15 July, physicians nationwide are preparing to no longer care for Medicare patients. It was more »»
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008California's Health Insurance Rescissions: Hospitals Get Their Pound of FleshMaybe Anthem Blue Cross didn't break the law, but it sure stuck the providers By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareYesterday, I asked the quasi-rhetorical question: "Why did California's campaign against Anthem Blue Cross collapse?", addressing state regulators' failure to collect a $1 million fine for Anthem Blue ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008"Good People" Support Medicaid ExpansionMaryland governor commends fiscal irresponsibility By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareAn expansion of Maryland's Medicaid program went into effect on July 1 and the governor is celebrating:
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Monday, July 7, 2008Why Did California's Campaign Against Anthem Blue Cross Collapse?How about this: Maybe the health plan did not break the law? By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareI have written a series of blog entries about California's health care regulators attacking health plans for "rescission," which the regulators have equated with "post-claims underwriting." The ... more »»
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