Health Care
Monday, July 7, 2008Governments to Dictate Drug Development?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareIs this the direction of health care? GlaxoSmithKline, a leading pharmaceutical company, says it will ask the British government to look into its product pipeline and give its opinion on what products should be developed ... more »»
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Monday, July 7, 2008Heavy Regulations, High CostsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareA few years ago I spoke with someone in Texas's health and human services department. He told me something along these lines: "We're pretty tight here. You don't get on Medicaid unless your pregnant or living in a homeless shelter." But there's more than one way for a state ... more »»
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Friday, July 4, 2008Maine's Uninsured: 1 in 20By Tarren R. BragdonFiled As: Health CareThe National Center for Health Statistics released a report last month finding thatfewer than 1 person in 20 in Maine has been uninsured for more than a year (half the U.S. average and half that reported last fall ... more »»
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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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Friday, July 4, 2008Charity Care: Why and HowBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThere are many possible ways to obtain health care. One that does not receive enough attention is charity care. The Sutherland Institute, a Utah-based state policy organization, offers more »»
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Thursday, July 3, 2008You've Done A Great Job - Don't Bother Coming Back TomorrowThe Lights Go Dim on the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareOK, let me get this straight: We've been critically following the passage of the autism mandate in Pennsylvania for almost a year now. It more »»
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Thursday, July 3, 2008Higher Cig Taxes to Fund Massachusetts PlanBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareMassachusetts Governor Deval Patrick recently signed a cigarette tax hike into law to pay for the higher-than-expected cost of the Massachusetts health plan. One supporter of the law ... more »»
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Thursday, July 3, 2008For Autism, Try Vouchers, Not MandatesBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12), Health CareRather than impose yet another mandate on insurance policies, lawmakers in Pennsylvania might have helped the autistic by creating a school voucher or tax credit program for autistic children. Writing for the more »»
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Thursday, July 3, 2008New Health Care Mandates in the Keystone StatePA passes autism mandates, pushes "slacker mandate" By Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareThe Pennsylvania General Assembly just passed a bill to require insurance companies to cover autism services, along with colorectal cancer screening. Despite the fact these ... more »»
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Thursday, July 3, 2008A Point and Shoot Camera for $8,000By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareHaving bought a point and shoot digital camera for $300 a few months ago, I can relate to David Catron's article on health insurance mandates, which recently ran in the American Spectator. Here's an excerpt from the beginning of ... more »»
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