Thursday, March 6, 2008

Baltimore Set to Ban Trans Fats 

Some doctors question health benefits of the ban

By Marc Kilmer

Filed As:  Health Care

It looks like Baltimore is heading down the road of banning trans fats from being used in city resturants. An article in today's Baltimore Sun indicates why this may not be the best use of ... more »»

• posted by Marc Kilmer
• 12:49 pm
• 0 comment

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Asking the Government to Raise Insurance Rates 

By Marc Kilmer

Filed As:  Health Care

As the Seattle Times reports:

A bill to give power back to the state to disallow rate increases for individual health coverage has taken a critical step closer to passing the state Legislature,... more »»

• posted by Marc Kilmer
• 10:21 am
• 0 comment

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

New Fidelity Study: Retirees Need $225,000 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

A couple retiring this year will need about $225,000 in savings to cover medical costs in retirement, "according to a study released Wednesday by Fidelity Investments.

The figure, calculated for a couple age 65, is up 4.7 percent from the $215,000 ... more »»

• posted by Paul Gessing
• 7:52 pm
• 0 comment

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Wisconsin May Get Tax Credit  

By Liberty is for me .

Filed As:  Health Care

From the Associated Press :

"Two bills expected to pass today would provide an income tax credit for investments in health savings accounts and require ... more »»

• posted by Liberty is For Me .
• 5:29 pm
• 1 comment

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Access vs. Coverage 

By John Goodman

Filed As:  Health Care

Today I'm going to let you in on a nasty little secret about health reform. Pay attention. This could be shocking.

Continue reading this article here: www.John-Goodman-Blog.com

• posted by John Goodman
• 12:19 pm
• 0 comment

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Empathy doesn't solve Oregon's health care crisis 

Filed As:  Health Care

If you don't have health care insurance in Oregon, don't worry you can enter your name in a lottery to get it.

According to the AP:

"The state will start drawing names ... more »»

• posted by Liberty is For Me .
• 4:41 pm
• 1 comment

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Support for Individual Mandate "Iffy" 

Filed As:  Health Care

A new poll on health care finds that strong support for an individual mandate. ... more »»

• posted by Grace-Marie Turner
• 7:52 am
• 0 comment

Monday, March 3, 2008

Should we push everyone into the health-insurance pool? 

By Justin P. Hauke

Filed As:  Health Care

MarketWatch tackles this question. The article mostly considers the dueling Clinton/Obama “mandate” requirement for a national health insurance plan for the nation’s ... more »»

• posted by Justin P. Hauke
• 6:06 pm
• 1 comment

Monday, March 3, 2008

TurboTax Trouble with HSAs 

Filed As:  Health Care

There are gremlins at TurboTax thwarting people trying to enter their tax deductible Health Savings Account contributions. A number of people have been frustrated in dealing with the software, including a top HHS official, who recounted this experience:

In TurboTax's on-line tax form, "their ... more »»

• posted by Grace-Marie Turner
• 8:55 am
• 0 comment

Monday, March 3, 2008

$23,000 for a Policy in Massachusetts 

Filed As:  Health Care

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has been boasting that his state's health reform initiative has reduced the number of uninsured by half, with nearly 300,000 more people added to the health insurance rolls. What he doesn't say is that four out of five of them are relying heavily on taxpayer ... more »»

• posted by Grace-Marie Turner
• 8:45 am
• 0 comment