Tuesday, September 18, 2007

HillaryCare's Enforcement Problem 

Filed As:  Health Care

As Michael Bond noted below, Hillary Clinton unveiled her health care plan yesterday. In a Wall Street Journal story on the plan there was this interesting fact: "All Americans would be required to ... more »»

• posted by Marc Kilmer
• 12:40 pm
• 0 comment

Monday, September 17, 2007

Hot Off The Presses!! Hillary Care II 

Filed As:  Health Care

I'm digging through Senator Clinton's health care proposal right now. A first quick read indicates that this thing may keep me in blogs for some time! Some good, a lotta bad and some REAL UGLY. Here is problem number one:

• posted by Michael Bond
• 1:08 pm
• 0 comment

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

The Benefit that Ate Your Salary 

Filed As:  Employment, Health Care

The October issue of Forbes has a symposium on health care that's worth a look. There's also a cartoon--I can't find it online--that captures some of the distortions in ... more »»

• posted by John LaPlante
• 6:10 pm
• 2 comments

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Debunking Single-Payer in New Mexico 

Filed As:  Health Care

Having already proposed a massive expansion of the federal role in health care as part of his presidential campaign, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is also looking to reform New Mexico's health care ... more »»

• posted by Paul Gessing
• 6:09 pm
• 0 comment

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

HillaryCare Redux Reax 

Filed As:  Health Care

In the spirit of not reinventing the health commentary wheel, here are some more »»

• posted by Christie Raniszewski Herrera
• 5:40 pm
• 0 comment

Monday, September 17, 2007

Price Controls For Doctors Too! 

Filed As:  Health Care

I’ve been commenting on how Medicare switched to a DRG System for paying hospitals for services and capital. The system was supposed to promote efficiency in the delivery of health care by making payments “prospective” so that hospitals that delivered care at a lower ... more »»

• posted by Michael Bond
• 11:46 am
• 0 comment

Friday, September 14, 2007

Uninsured to be "Rescued" in Maryland County 

Media bias, health care coverage, and the Baltimore Sun

Filed As:  Health Care

The Baltimore Sun had an interesting headline for a story announcing that Howard County in Maryland is pursuing a plan to provide health care coverage for all residents. This headline surely belongs in ... more »»

• posted by Marc Kilmer
• 2:47 pm
• 0 comment

Friday, September 14, 2007

Frequent Fatty Cards: The Answer to NHS' Problems? 

Filed As:  Health Care

In a move that turns the "no-hassle rewards" idea on its head, British conservatives ... more »»

• posted by Christie Raniszewski Herrera
• 1:49 pm
• 1 comment

Friday, September 14, 2007

Changes to SCHIP Regulations Won't Hurt Minnesota 

Filed As:  Health Care

The Star Tribune published my most recent SCHIP commentary today. In it, I rebut their editorial board's assertion that the Bush Administration's new SCHIP regulations cuts the program off at ... more »»

• posted by Peter J. Nelson
• 10:50 am
• 2 comments

Thursday, September 13, 2007

NM Health Care Costs Rising Faster than Nation 

Filed As:  Health Care

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the nationwide average premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 6.1 percent in 2007. While that is slower than in recent years, in New Mexico (according to the more »»

• posted by Paul Gessing
• 10:47 pm
• 0 comment