John R. Graham
Friday, June 26, 2009Health Ownership & Failing StatesWall Street Journal notes connection between low IHOP ranking and "laughingstock legislatures" By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareToday's Wall Street Journal noted yours truly's U.S. Index of Health Ownerhip in its lead editorial. Describing the ... more »»
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009Arizonans to Choose Health Freedom in 2010Senate affirms House resolution on Health Freedom as Constitutional amendment By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareAs the U.S. government rushes to pull us all into a government-run health-care system, one state is preparing to say "hands off my health care." The Arizona State Senate yesterday more »»
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Monday, June 22, 2009Rationing Medical Services By Citizens' SovietWhy should the state decide the value of a life? By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareLos Angeles Times’ Michael Hiltzik has a column that explains to laymen how the rationing of medical services occurs in government-run health systems, using the example of the Great Britain’s ... more »»
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Thursday, June 18, 2009A Margarita With Your Medicine?Opportunities for medical tourism in Mexico, free of California's dysfunctional government By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareResearch by Professor Steven P. Wallace of UCLA, and colleagues, concludes that almost a million Californian residents crossed the border into Mexico for treatment in 2004, of which half were Mexican immigrants – both legal and ... more »»
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009Canadian Cancer: Long-Distance CareCanadian cancer patient relies on "dunk-tank" fundraising for living expenses By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareIt's been a while since I've discussed my homeland, Canada, and I'm not usually one to traffic in horror stories of government-monopoly health care. But more »»
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Friday, June 12, 2009Mr. Kristof's Disgraceful ColumnNY Times columnist uses one anecdote to advocate government-monopoly health care By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareNicolas Kristof wrote one of the most appalling columns I've ever read to advocate for a government take-over of health-care. He writes about an American professional who immigrated to Vancouver (where I lived for 8 years ... more »»
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009Obama, AMA, & Med-Mal ReformPresident's refusal to cap awards probably better in long run By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareBefore President Obama's speech to the AMA yesterday, there was some speculation that he would offer a federal "fix" of punitive damages in medical-malpractice cases in return for the doctors' endorsing a so-called "public option" for health insurance (in reality, another ... more »»
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009Navigating Sen. Kennedy's GatewayIs there no end to the boondoggles buried in the health reform bills? By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareKeith Hennessy appears to be the first one to break Sen. Kennedy's health-reform bill, posting a draft that was clearly still being written. Since then, I've received a good copy that's over 600 pages long via e-mail,... more »»
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009Provider Participation in Medicaid: All Over the MapMerritt Hawkins Study Shows the State Cannot Assure Access to Care By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareThe other day, the media gave good coverage to a report by a Dallas consulting firm, Merritt Hawkins, which surveyed waiting times for specialists in U.S. urban areas. Reporters were shocked to see waiting times measured in ... more »»
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Friday, June 5, 2009Sebelius & Insurance MonopolyHHS Secretary thinks health-insurance monopolies are bad: So do we, but we have a better solution By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareIn a real howler, US Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said that a so-called "public-option" is necessary because people in some parts of the country are subject to a health-insurance ... more »»
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