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Tuesday, October 7, 2008Paying Workers to go Abroad for Health CareBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareInsured Americans are starting to see some unusual options in their health provider networks: doctors and hospitals in Singapore, Costa Rica and other foreign destinations, writes The Wall Street Journal. Until recently, most ... more »»
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Thursday, October 9, 2008Health Care is--or Should Be--a CommodityFiled As: Health CareOne of the questions asked during the October 7, 2008 Presidential Debate was whether health care should be treated as a commodity.Both candidates argued that it shouldn't, with more »»
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008Not Reforming Medicaid is ImmoralBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareHere's another reason--if you need it--why Medicaid programs and the whole way we pay for health care needs shaking up: It's driving states and out county to the poorhouse. Matt Hisrich, senior policy fellow for the Kansas-based Flint Hills Center for ... more »»
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance Program Stops Enrolling, $11,320 annual cost per insuredBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAccording to this recent report from the Albuquerque Journal's Business section (subscription required although a shorter free article is more »»
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008Canadians Pan Canadian SystemCost comparisons must account for taxes By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareCanada's government monopoly, single-payer health care system is one of the worst ways to achieve universal health insurance coverage -- and Americans should avoid adopting a similar system, concludes this new ... more »»
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Monday, October 6, 2008California Mandate v. the Supreme CourtBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, already notorious for having the highest reversal rate by the U.S. Supreme Court, is poised for another test after more »»
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Monday, October 6, 2008Federal Appeals Court OKs San Francisco's Tax-Mad Healthy Access PlanEven if Supreme Court Overturns It, We Need A Better Solution Than ERISA By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareI have written a lot about San Francisco's Healthy Access Plan. SF HAP taxes small businesses, which cannot afford to provide health benefits, to fund the city's public health ... more »»
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Monday, October 6, 2008Health Alert: McCain vs. the Critics, Part IIBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareHere are two radically different approaches to health reform:
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Friday, October 3, 2008How Do Schools Spend Your Money?Filed As: Education (higher)If you'd like to know how the local school district spends your money, you're in luck if you live in Georgia The Georgia Public Policy foundation has a web site that "tracks, down to the penny, more than $14 billion in spending." The ... more »»
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Friday, October 3, 2008The Massachusetts Plan, On Your DimeBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareMassachusetts has more »»
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