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Saturday, May 3, 2008Let the Public Vote on School BudgetsValidation process increases scrutiny By John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Transparency is the buzzword in government these days. So how about some transparency in school finances? The Maine Education Association (the teacher union) calls school elections "excessive, costly, and burdensome." The state's association of superintendents offers a similar ... more »»
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Friday, May 2, 2008Grassroots Health Care ReformManitowoc County Saves Big With HSAs By Linda GormanFiled As: Health CareIn 2006 Wisconsin’s Manitowoc County needed to control its employee health care costs. With union agreement, it decided to experiment with a qualified high deductible health plan coupled with a health savings account. For single employees, the county planned to contribute $1,500 to a health savings ... more »»
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Friday, May 2, 2008A Liberal on Health Policy from EmpowerTexans:By Linda GormanFiled As: Health CareEmpowerTexans sums up the child health care debate from the liberal perspective: “The word ‘children’ is magical.” Say the word and the money is magically transported out of your wallet. Video here. ... more »»
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Friday, May 2, 2008Defensive Medicine Adds 10% to Health Care BillBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareTechnology and end-of-life care get the rap for inflating the costs of medical care. But Health Care BS points to another reason: CYA medicine. Otherwise known as "defensive medicine," tests ... more »»
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Friday, May 2, 2008HSA Usage up 70 PercentBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareAs Sarah Brodsky mentioned yesterday, HSAs are catching on. James Frogue has add this: According to America's Health Insurance Plans, there were 35 percent ... more »»
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Saturday, May 3, 2008New Database for Health Care Economists and OthersBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe International Health Economics Association is offering a new online database of academic papers for those of you interested. It's called HEN, or Health Economics Network.Here's the announcement, which I've received in an e-mail. Note that ... more »»
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Friday, May 2, 2008San Francisco's Health Access Plan Has Raised $6 MillionNow It Only Needs $194 Million More To Achieve "Universal" Health Care By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareThrilling news from my fair town: San Francisco's Health Access Plan has managed to rope in 743 businesses, with 12,900 employees, before their deadline for enrolment in the City & County's new ... more »»
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Friday, May 2, 2008Wisconsin Poised to Punt their Budget DeficitFiled As: Budget and TaxDue to a slumping economy and virtually no rainy day fund on which to draw, Wisconsin legislators have been struggling to fill in a $527 million general fund budget deficit. Rather than using the shortfall as an opportunity to make changes to avoid future revenue and spending problems, Governor Doyle ... more »»
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Friday, May 2, 2008HSAs, State by StateLargest number in California; highest proportion in Minnesota By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareAmerica's Health Insurance Plans released its latest estimates of the number of people who have ... more »»
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Friday, May 2, 2008Insurance Mandates: Causing a New ProblemFiled As: Health CareOne reason for the high cost of insurance lies in the mandates governing the insurers. Mandates are politically inspired and government-backed add-ons to insurance which raise the cost of insurance for everyone and blocks access for those without insurance. ... more »»
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