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Friday, October 31, 2008Forget the Doctor. You Can Have Your Own EMRBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareThis is from an article by Anne Eisenberg in the New York Times:
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Friday, October 31, 2008Gov't Control of Health Care Unravelling? CVS Gives Cash Discounts for Generic Drugs"...shoppers can buy prescriptions for less than laundry detergent..." By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareWhile state and federal governments flail around trying to unbreak the health care "system" that they've been breaking for decades, entrepreneurs are addressing patients' needs in innovative ways. CVS, a leading chain of pharmacies has now more »»
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Friday, October 31, 2008An HSA Beats an IRABy Sarah McIntoshFiled As: Health CareDo health savings accounts make financial sense? Recent guidelines issued by the Internal Revenue Service put HSAs on equal footing with Individual Retirement Accounts from a tax perspective. But HSAs offer benefits IRAs simply cannot.“Put simply, no other account has the tax advantages that HSAs ... more »»
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Friday, October 31, 2008Marxism for School TeachersBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)What are public school teachers learning when they get their state-required training at a school of education? In some cases, Marxism, says the Pope Center. Among the guidestars of the educational leadership program, more »»
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Friday, October 31, 2008Save Me Before I Borrow AgainBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Economic principlesOne measure on the Ohio ballot next week would effectively end short-term loans known as payday lending. The Buckeye Institute has several publications explaining why this is a bad idea, grounded in more »»
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Friday, October 31, 2008Clean Water or Porn Films?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, EnvironmentWhy can't legislatures focus on the basics? OK, that's a stupid question given political reality, but it's still one worth asking. Both Minnesota and Pennsylvania will have a ballot measure on the ballot next week to increase tax rates. ... more »»
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Thursday, October 30, 2008When Government Makes Something "Affordable"By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareWalter E. Williams provides a good send-up of the desire to have government make health care affordable through activist measures. "Shouldn't we ask ourselves whether we want the politicians who brought us the more »»
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Thursday, October 30, 2008Charter School Bait and SwitchBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)When is a charter school reform bill not a reform bill? When it does nothing to improve the political climate for charter schools. The Nevada Policy Research Institute looks at the bait-and-switch of some legislation under review. In brief,... more »»
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Thursday, October 30, 2008The Government Way: Overpromise, UnderdeliverBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxWhat's a good way for politicians to buy favors and kick the cost of those favors far down the road? Promise super-generous health and pension benefits now, and expect that the costs won't be felt until years later. The Maryland Public Policy Institute has come together with the Calvert ... more »»
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Thursday, October 30, 2008Newsflash! Women Have Different Health Costs Than Men!But it's not a "penalty"; it's a miracle of modern medicine By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareSurely, Robert Pear's article in today's New York Times, "Women buying health policies pay a penalty", falls under the category of "old news". (So old, indeed, ... more »»
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