John R. Graham
Wednesday, March 4, 2009Wyeth v. Levine: States' Rights Trump Federal Pre-emptionAdvocates for innovation will need better arguments than overwhelming federal power By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareThis morning, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a 6-3 decision in favor of the plaintiff in Wyeth v. Levine. The case addressed whether the Vermont Supreme Court erred in upholding ... more »»
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009Sebelius' Achievements as Kansas Insurance Commissioner?Refused campaign contributions from insurance companies: So what? By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareWith President Obama proposing to throw hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade at his federal government take-over of American health care, one might be forgiven for asking: "Who will wield the checkbook?" Yesterday, just two days short of a month after Tom Daschle ... more »»
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Monday, March 2, 2009States' High-Risk Pools: Benefits & Limits & Appeal to RepublicansHealth-tax reform should replace high-risk pools with life-long health insurance By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareI was a little surprised on a recent telephone call with a Republican Congressman - one who is enthusiastic about health reform that limits government and expands individual choice - to hear that Congressional Republicans will likely become a little more "vague" about health reform in ... more »»
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Friday, February 27, 2009Obama Medicaid Bailout's "Hidden Tax" Will Jack Up Private Insurance PremiumsRough estimate indicates cost-shift of $18 billion, inflating premiums 20% By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareAfter being crushed by the falling piano of President Obama's outrageous budget request yesterday, it's hard to believe that it was only a week ago that he signed the equally ... more »»
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Thursday, February 26, 2009Testifying to the California Senate Health CommitteeExplaining individual choice vs. state power over health care to those who prefer the latter By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareThe California Senate Standing Committee on Health extended me the privilege of speaking to them for five minutes yesterday at an "informational hearing" titled "Outlook for Health Care Reform". It was an interesting afternoon. First, Mr. Enrique Martinez-Vidal of the ... more »»
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Monday, February 23, 2009California Legislators to Deny Health Insurance to WomenSen. Leno & Assemblyman Jones Launch Sexist Attack By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareA decade and a half ago, the California Legislature took control of the small-group market for health insurance, by imposing guaranteed issue and modified community rating. As I have written previously (p. 34), this resulted ... more »»
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Friday, February 20, 2009If Eight is Enough, Why Isn't $60 Billion?From tabloid tragedy to universal tragedy: Outrage at octuplets is misplaced. By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareHow the tables have turned on poor Nada Suleman and her cheerful medical team at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Bellflower, California. Ms. Suleman, of course, is the divorced mother who gave birth to eight babies on January 26. Within ... more »»
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Monday, February 9, 2009Medicaid & SCHIP Are "Out of Control"Radio interview reports speed of government takeover By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health Care, Information TechnologyWithin two weeks of taking office, President Obama signed a bill to spend $110 billion expanding government control of health care, as I noted in this short radio interview.
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Friday, February 6, 2009HSAs Grow in Hostile SoilCalifornia experiences significant growth in consumer-driven plans By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareIn an article full of left-handed compliments, the San Francisco Business Times notes that Kaiser Permanente, the mother of all HMOs, has 12% of its members in ... more »»
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Thursday, February 5, 2009Stimulating Doctors into Government DependencySCHIP, Medicaid expansion brings physians to the trough By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareThe so-called "stimulus" package being debated by Congress is drawing people to DC for a hand-out like moths to a flame. What is most discouraging is seeing doctors line up at the trough. Some physicians' groups might as well write mission statements along ... more »»
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