Health Care
Friday, July 18, 2008State Health Plan BailoutBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Budget and Tax, Health CareThe State Health Plan for teachers and state employees in North Carolina has gone from an expected $50 million surplus this year to a $200 million deficit in the last couple weeks. Legislators, on a bipartisan basis, are trying to salvage it by jeopardizing the last fig leaf of fiscal responsiblity in the ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008LTE on Mandatory Insurance in USA TodayBy Paul HsiehFiled As: Health CareThe July 23, 2008 edition of USA Today has printed my LTE critical of mandatory insurance:Reform health care |
Tuesday, July 22, 2008Ohio Medicaid not Able to Serve EligibleBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Dayton Daily News reports that there are some folks in Ohio who are eligible for Medicaid but are waiting to get on the rolls:
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008Norquist's health care Rx in ReasonBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: Economic principles, General, Health Care, Information TechnologyAmericans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist -- author of the new book, Leave Us Alone: Getting the Government's Hands Off Our Money, Our ... more »»
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Sunday, July 20, 2008Resisting Tax IncreasesBusiness in Maine and Mass. Get Some Backbone By Greg ScandlenFiled As: Budget and Tax, Health CareHere’s a news flash for you – UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE COSTS MORE THAN PROPONENTS CLAIM! Yes, indeedy! Folks get these sweeping bills enacted by promising they won’t cost the taxpayers much. And a year or two later they ALWAYS come back for a tax increase to “complete the ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008Fortenberry Bill a Fresh (Market-Based) Approach to Health Care ReformBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareNo matter who wins the White House in November, health care reform is destined to be at the top of the domestic policy agenda for the next President. Unfortunately, most of the “reform” momentum seems to be on the side of those – like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama – who would ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008Health Services, the New ManufacturingBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareHere's a sign that health-related businesses are becoming an ever-increasingly important part of our economy: In Michigan, "Health services is poised to overtake manufacturing as the state's biggest source ... more »»
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Monday, July 21, 2008Another Moment in Government Health CareBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareSome Colorado residents are upset that the Veterans Administration is backing off of plant to build new hospital for veterans in the Denver area. The agency is thinking about contracting with various hospitals rather than starting a new ... more »»
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Monday, July 21, 2008If Ethics Triumphs EconomicsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareBrian Schwartz asks a very useful question: "How likely is it that people arrive at their opinion based on moral grounds, but then cherry pick data from ... more »»
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Friday, July 18, 2008Preventive Care Still Expensive PolicyBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareIt's always nice to have new research back you up.
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