Health Care
Thursday, January 10, 2008Iowa Panel Pushing Universal CoverageBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIn Iowa, the Legislative Commission on Affordable Health Care has recommended expanding the state program for children's health care by $20 million annually in the first step towards ... more »»
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Thursday, January 10, 2008Pre-Paid Care v. Health InsuranceFiled As: Health CareOne fundamental problem with "health insurance" today is that it's more like prepaid health care than true insurance. The "208" commission in Colorado is, apparently, heading to repeat that ... more »»
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008Midwives at the MoviesBy Sarah BrodskyFiled As: Health CareI see on the St. Louis Ethical Society's website that they just had a program presented by Free the Midwives and showed a new film about maternity ... more »»
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008(Lack Of) Free Enterprise In Health CareBy Michael BondFiled As: Health CareProponents of expanding the government role in health care argue that the private sector has not effectively controlled medical inflation and provided access to medical treatments. But, in fact, there is very little free enterprise in medicine. First, a significant amount of health care ... more »»
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008An Uninsurance Problem, or an Incomes Problem?Filed As: Health CareA study from late last year says that one-third of uninsured workers earn no more than $3 above the minimum wage. Do they face an insurance problem, an incomes problem, or both? Not having enough income to pay the rent, buy a car, and make other purchases may be more of a pressing matter for ... more »»
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Monday, January 14, 20082008: A Good Year for Health Savings AccountsBy Diana ErnstFiled As: Health CareHSAs are still young, but they are part of a burgeoning reform movement called consumer-driven health care (CDHC), which is proving to lower costs and encourage responsible behavior among Americans seeking to save more money for health care. Our previous briefing on consumer choice insurance anticipated that ... more »»
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Monday, January 14, 2008The RAND Experiment: Still Apologizing After All these Years, Part IIBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareIn many ways, the RAND Health Insurance Experiment confirmed what common sense would have predicted in any event. That doesn't diminish its importance. Some of the most significant studies in economics have confirmed common sense. And in health policy - where common-sense thinking is such a rare ... more »»
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Monday, January 14, 2008Montana Looking at SCHIP ExpansionVoters to decide on SCHIP & Medicaid ballot measure By Marc KilmerFiled As: Ballot questions (health), Health CareMontana's state auditor is pushing a ballot initiative to expand the state's children's health insurance program to cover children in families up to 250% of the federal poverty level (FPL) and increase ... more »»
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Monday, January 14, 2008Rio Grande Foundation takes to the airwaves to discuss Richardson's health care plan and government's role in medicineBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CarePaul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation discussed Governor Bill Richardson's plans for socialized medicine and New Mexico health care in general on "Eye on New Mexico" Sunday morning. Gessing's opponent was Charlotte Roybal of Health Care for ... more »»
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Friday, January 11, 2008Retail Clinics AdvanceFiled As: Health CareNow for something good coming out of Massachusetts: Retail clinics can set up shop, says the Health Blog. Critics complain that these clinics, which offer low-cost, convenient care, offer limited services (that ... more »»
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