Health Care


Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Government Obesity in Action 

By Merrill Matthews, Jr.

Filed As:  Health Care

A Los Angeles city councilwoman thinks Angelenos are too fat. So she’s pushing legislation that bans new fast food restaurants like McDonalds and KFC.

While Los Angeles does have an obesity rate some 4 percentage points higher than the national average, lower-income areas tend to have ... more »»

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Canadian Health Care Situation 'Alarming,' says new CMA Chief  

By Mark Todd Engler

Filed As:  General, Health Care

The incoming president of Canada's largest association of physicians, Robert Ouellet, today implored medical professionals and policymakers in his country to "pull their heads out of the sand" and ... more »»

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Where can you get an angioplasty in West Virginia? 

Wherever the government allows you to

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

West Virginia's governor is considering a proposal that would let people choose a facility closer at home if they wish to have an angioplasty.

It's one step forward, one step back when it comes to consumer access to this health care ... more »»

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Ministry of Silly Bureaucrats 

By Mark Todd Engler

Filed As:  Health Care

I recall listening some time ago as a lefty airwave commander n' controller sputtered incredulously at a guest's suggestion that ever-increasing government management of health care will inexorably embolden central planners to ever-increasingly ... more »»

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

SCHIP Expansion Gets More Expensive 

By Peter Nelson

Filed As:  Health Care

Congressional Quarterly reports that SCHIP expansion just got a little more expensive, a fact that may influence whether Democrats choose to hold a vote on the Children’s Health Insurance Program ... more »»

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Department of Unintended Consequences 

College presidents: Let's lower the drinking age

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

From the Associated Press:

College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws more »»

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

TennCare Cuts 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

If you depend on government for your health care needs, you may suffer when government cuts programs. (See also more »»

Monday, August 18, 2008

Regulating Restaurants 

By Sarah Brodsky

Filed As:  Health Care

There are myriad proposals out there to create onerous new regulations, but this one takes the cake:

In ... more »»

Monday, August 18, 2008

Anatomy of a Rebellion 

By Mark Todd Engler

Filed As:  General, Health Care

A piece in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune today puts a healthy spin on concierge medicine and cash clinics.

The article examines some of the rewarding and ... more »»

Monday, August 18, 2008

Surprise! Good news on insurance from mainstream media 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

If you listen to enough media reports, you might conclude that government-run health care is the way to go. But the Hartford (Conn.) Current runs a short column with this amazing headline: More Health Insurers Competing ... more »»

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