John R. Graham
Wednesday, September 5, 2007Thick & THIN (or Pennywise & Pound Foolish?)The Trials of a Lipid Lowering Medicine Filed As: Health CareFrom the European Society of Cardiology Congress: a presentation of the results of an almost eight-year long observational study of 4.77 million patients in Great Britain’s THIN (The Health ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007Messing Up Health Insurance in CaliforniaRogue Regulator Wrapped Up in Own Red Tape? Filed As: Health CareThe Los Angeles Times is disappointed in the slow pace of health regulatory action. Californian health insurers have the privilege of serving two regulators: the Department of Managed Health ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007Children's Health Care A Socialist Plot? Yes! And Education TooHas Paul Krugman never heard of a "charter school" or a "voucher"? Filed As: Education (k-12), Health CareWe Don't Need No Education... We Don't Need No Thought Control... All in All You're Just A Pawn in Paul Krugman's Wall (Apologies to Pink Floyd) Professor Krugman's analytical "death spiral" in general is tragic to watch, and ... more »»
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Friday, August 24, 2007Small Business For Socialism?"Tax Me Before I Fail To Provide Health Insurance, Again" Filed As: Health CareAnother very strange more »»
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Thursday, August 23, 2007Crisis of Convenience: You Can't Keep a Busy Bureaucrat DownRidiculous responses to the rise of retail clinics Filed As: Health CareThe New York Times carries a front-page feature today on the explosion of convenient clinics in America’s largest city. The Times counts 600 clinics nationwide, and Duane Reade alone plans to roll out 60 more in New York ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007Out of Left Field: Do 36% of Californians Favor State Monopoly Health Care?Field Poll Results Defy Explanation: A SiCKO effect? Filed As: Health CareThe Field Poll has been questioning Californians since 1947, but I doubt there’s ever been such a dramatic shift as in this morning's poll: 36% of voters now favor “government-run” health care, versus only 24% ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007Headline in the New York Times: Rules May Limit Health Program Roping Kids into Government DependencyJust Kidding, But How About This: VETO SCHIP! Filed As: Health CareThe actual headline of Robert Pear’s article in today’s New York Times was, of course, "Rules may limit health program aiding children," referring to President Bush’s new more »»
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Monday, August 20, 2007Moaning in Massachusetts Means More MeddlingPoliticos Have Sown the Wind, but Taxpayers Will Reap the Whirlwind Filed As: Health CareFor a health reform that was designed to expand health coverage, the Commonwealth Connector seems to be having trouble with its target audience, according to the Boston Globe's Alice Dembner. First, insurers’ bids were much higher than expected, averaging $380 per month (“Sticker ... more »»
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Friday, August 17, 2007Ranking Doctor Quality: New York Needs Competition, Not Cuomo-titionAttorney-General Cuomo's Attack on Health Plans is Unprovoked & Frivolous Filed As: Health CareThere's nothing new about state attorneys-general going on fishing expeditions (at taxpayers' expense) to find fertilizer for their trial lawyer buddies, but New York AG Andrew M. Cuomo threatens to outdo even his predecessor, Gov. Elliot Spitzer, with today's more »»
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Thursday, August 16, 2007Hospital Price Transparency: One Step Backward in Arizona?A verdict shows where the blame for crazy hospital pricing lies: the State Filed As: Health CareAn Arizona appeals court yesterday upheld a judgment against Medical Savings Insurance Co. (MSIC) and seven patients, who claimed that Banner Health, a hospital chain, had price-gouged them. MSIC, which insured the patients, did not ... more »»
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