Monday, July 16, 2007S-CHIP: What's Wrong with Government Health CareFiled As: Health CareThe big issue for debate in Washington D.C. this year, at least as far as health care goes, is the program known as S-CHIP. Like a lot of things that government touches in health care, S-CHIP is filled with all sorts of perverse effects. Start with the name: State Children's ... more »»
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Monday, July 16, 2007New Health Freedom CoalitionFiled As: Events, Health CareTomorrow the Health Care Freedom Coalition unveils its "Affordable Health Care Agenda for America." If you're in the beltway, it may be worth your time to drop in. Participants include Grover Norquist (Americans for Tax Reform), more »»
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Monday, July 16, 2007Well, Why Not Just Pay Your Bill?Filed As: Health CareThe state refuses to pay it's Medicaid bills on time or in sufficient amounts to cover costs so more and more doctors on refusing to see Medicaid patients. The solutions to this problem is easy, re-prioritize spending (cut spending in ... more »»
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Friday, July 13, 2007Have You Heard About America's Life Insurance Crisis?Filed As: Health CareHave you heard about America’s life insurance crisis and the threat it poses to our nation’s economy? I’m betting that you haven’t. If so it isn’t because you are not informed. It’s because there isn’t one. Why? The reason is that there is a real marketplace for ... more »»
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Friday, July 13, 2007Health Care Facts 1: 44 PercentFiled As: Health CareI've been reading Who Killed Health Care?, which is a very insightful and readable look at our health care system. The first page of chapter 1 offers two interesting facts. One, health care spending is huge: at $2 trillion per year, ... more »»
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Thursday, July 12, 2007SCHIP Cheerleading in Ohio MediaFiled As: Health CareThe Dayton Daily News had a story recently about how Ohio would benefit from an expansion of SCHIP. Perhaps not surprisingly, the only "experts" quoted in the story were from, as ... more »»
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Thursday, July 12, 2007Mental Health Parity in NCHigher costs, but no tax increase Filed As: Health Care Small companies in North Carolina will soon have to include mental health coverage that is equal to physical health coverage in the insurance they offer ... more »»
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Thursday, July 12, 2007Two of every Five ChildrenFiled As: Health CareMany groups within the State Policy Network offer legislative handbooks that outline principles for sound policy. The Alabama Policy Institute is one such group. Its 2007 legislative ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007Moore is Less Than TruthfulUnauthorized use; death by rationing Filed As: Health CareMichael Moore says that Canadian health care beats the U.S. But in a recent appearance on "Your Money with Neil Cavuto," Sally Pipes reminds us of two important things that Moore left out in his movie. Pipes, a native of Canada (and new U.S. citizen!), witnessed the devastation of ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007You're Already Buying Health InsuranceNo such thing as "employer's funds" Filed As: Health CareThis election cycle's health policy debate has proven depressing. Leading Republican and Democratic candidates and the thinkers behind them appear to be in agreement on two issues: American health care is in crisis and the way to fix it is with more taxes, more regulations and more government ... more »»
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