John R. Graham
Friday, September 11, 2009Union Power and Medical Waiting TimesConnecting the dots at California HMOs By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareI recently wrote a column describing one of the major (unstated) goals of the federal take-over of Americans' access to medical services: giving union bosses control of hospitals and other health-care ... more »»
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Thursday, September 10, 2009Leave Medical-Malpractice Reform to the StatesObama baited Congressional Republicans with med-mal reform. They should ignore it. By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareThe only new thing in the president's speech was his death-bed conversion to medical-malpractice reform, an opportunity which he neglected in his speech to the American Medical Association on June 15. Whether this is merely an attempt to pull either Senator Snowe or Senator Collins onside, or a ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009San Francisco's Employer Health Tax: Change We Can Do WithoutLefty economists provide scholarly cover to unhealthy government program By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareSometimes, you ust can't keep a bad idea down. San Francisco's tax on employers to grow its public-health bureaucracy is one of them. It recently picked up some scholarly advocacy by three economists associated with a pro-union operation housed at UC Berkeley, who assert that the tax ... more »»
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Thursday, August 13, 2009Gov. Schwarzenegger's Lessons for National Health Reform?He's learned little from his own misguided effort in 2007 By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently wrote a letter to congressional leaders expressing concern about three elements of the looming federal health care take-over: increasing Medicaid costs; wellness, prevention, and quality; and coverage for all. His more »»
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009California Republican Legislators Hike TaxesA vote for bigger government, more federal dependency By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareA budget crisis makes strange bedfellows. Last week, the California state senate voted 27-8, and the assembly voted unanimously to hike taxes on privately insured Californians in order to grow government by ... more »»
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Friday, August 21, 2009California Health Insurance Rescissions: Doctors DissatisfiedPhysicians struggle to get paid after health plans' rescind policies By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareThe long saga of "rescissions" of individual health policies in California shows no sign of ending. The California Medical Association and the Los Angeles County Medical Association have filed an amicus ... more »»
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Saturday, August 15, 2009"Fishy" Rumors About New York Health InsuranceMSNBC Misunderstands the Facts By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareMany folks are now aware that we have a civic duty to report "fishy" rumors and unfounded gossip about the government’s take-over of our access to medical services. This is an important duty. Through the miracle of the Internet, all kinds of nonsense can get through. So, if you make the ... more »»
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Monday, August 10, 2009Health Insurance Regulation: Poizner Dials Back the RhetoricCalifornia Insurance Commissioner admits some applicants misrepresent health status By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is running for the Republican nomination for governor of the Golden State. One of his planks is to villainize the health insurers, as I wrote about recently. But he seems to have dialed back the ... more »»
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Monday, August 3, 2009Medicaid "Reform" Will Devour UsMassive Federal Match Will Accelerate States' Bankruptcy By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareLast Friday, the House Energy & Commerce Committee marked up HR 3200, the government take-over of Americans' access to medical services. The Blue Dog Democrats inserted an amendment that they figure will insert some ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009Make No Mistake: Folks Don't Need An Individual MandateCan't we learn from Massachusetts, and other examples? By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareIn the spirit of the age, let me paraphrase President Obama as follows: "Make no mistake: Folks don't need an individual mandate."Ceci Connelly of the Washington Post (whose publisher infamously solicited corporate sponsors to underwrite a ... more »»
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