Health Care
Monday, January 7, 2008Ohio Hospitals Concerned About UninsuredSurprise! Liberals want Medicaid expanded By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareHospitals in Ohio are concerned about the rising number of uninsured patients who are using their emergency rooms. As John Graham's more »»
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008123 Main Street, aka 555-55-5555Social Security numbers in full view Filed As: Health CareThe state of Wisconsin hired a company to run a mass mailing to advertise its Medicaid services. A funny thing happened on the way to the mailbox: when 260,000 people opened their mailbox, they found envelopes with their name, address, and more »»
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008A History of Maryland Medicaid SpendingPast trends don't bode well for future budgets By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareToday the Maryland Public Policy Institute released a study I wrote entitled A Growing Fiscal Concern: Medicaid Spending in Maryland. This report looks at the past fifteen years of Medicaid spending in the state and find that Medicaid ... more »»
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008Berkeley Bob on Health CareBy Justin P. HaukeFiled As: Health CareThere is an Op-Ed in this morning’s Wall Street Journal by Robert Reich, President Clinton’s former Secretary of Labor and a current professor of public policy at UC-Berkeley, on the ... more »»
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008The Basics of Health PolicyFiled As: Health CareThe health reform debate often can seem bewildering to citizens and political leaders alike. The health sector is vast, representing one-sixth of our nation’s economy, and it is enormously complex. But fundamental principles of economics can help in understanding what is wrong with our health sector ... more »»
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Monday, January 7, 2008Improving New Mexico Health Care Without Breaking the BankWashington doesn't hold all the cards By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareThose who understand economics understand that capitalism and free markets are the most efficient and fairest means of allocating resources in any society. Unfortunately, most people (including our elected officials) don't necessarily understand ... more »»
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Monday, January 7, 2008State Policy Drives Number of UninsuredBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareA Wall Street Journal article by Tarren Bragdon asks a question:
Why does New York spend more on Medicaid -- a health-care program for the poor -- than every other state but still have a larger portion of its ... more »» |
Monday, January 7, 2008The RAND Experiment: Still Apologizing After All These Years, Part IBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareAs health policy studies go, the RAND Health Insurance Experiment is the gold standard. Conducted 25 years ago at a cost of $50 million (close to $300 million in today's medical marketplace), this study sorted families into health plans with different deductibles as well as an HMO, and carefully ... more »»
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Monday, January 7, 2008Maryland Seeking More Kids for MedicaidUsing tax records to find eligible children By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareMaryland is undertaking a program to sign up children eligible for the state's health insurance program. It's method of finding these children? Going through tax records. The Maryland ... more »»
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Monday, January 7, 2008Individual Policies are "The New Insurance Frontier"Filed As: Health CareWriting in today's Wall Street Journal (subscribers link), Matthew Collier and Lisa Walsh say that individual policies are the next frontier in insurance. The percentage of employers offering insurance to ... more »»
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