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Thursday, May 15, 2008HSAs for State EmployeesBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe Mackinac Center for Public Policy suggests a way to save taxpayer money, and advance a patient-centered approach to health care at the same time: shift state employees to high-deductible health insurance plans coupled with health savings accounts (HSAs.) The state would come out ahead even if it ... more »»
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Friday, May 16, 2008Price-Fixing in Government Health CareBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareP.J. O'Rourke's recent talk to a Cato Institute audience (PDF link) is worth a read, in some measure because of his comments on health care politics. "Another thing that gets me about Hillary is this: why is ... more »»
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Friday, May 16, 2008PTA: People Taking Away (Your Money)By John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)The Evergreen Freedom Foundation notes that in one Washington school district, the PTA has joined up with the teacher union in an "adequacy" lawsuit. EFF has this to say (in part): "Let’s see if we can ... more »»
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Friday, May 16, 2008The Ratchet Effect in Land Use-RegulationsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentA man in Michigan finds that the state has increasingly restricted the use of his land that the only thing left for him to do is turn it over to the state. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy alerts us to a small example of the ... more »»
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Friday, May 16, 2008Saving on Surgery by Going AbroadBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareMedical tourism can produce significant discounts on care, writes U.S. News & World Report as part of its "more »»
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Thursday, May 15, 2008Illinois Cooking the Medicaid BooksGovernor still looking to expand program in face of deficit By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Chicago Tribune reports:
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Thursday, May 15, 2008Alabama Transparency Bill is Considered for an Award--of SortsMichael Ciamarra, Alabama Policy Institute Filed As: Budget and TaxThere is a tradition in the Alabama Legislature that on the last day of the session an award for the "deadest-of-dead" bills is given. There is specific criteria when evaluating who is going to be given this award: The bill would change the way things work but never even got out of committee and ... more »»
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Thursday, May 15, 2008DC Universal Health Plan "Isn't Financially Sustainable"By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareI had previously written about efforts to enact a universal health care plan in Washington, D.C. The plan would be funded by increasing taxes on HMOs, tobacco, and health insurance premiums and would also ... more »»
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Thursday, May 15, 2008Looking for Answers in all the Wrong PlacesBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CarePeter J. Nelson, of the Center of the American Experiment, has been watching the designs of lawmakers in Minnesota's capitol. Though there has been a lot of legislative activity since he wrote this essay, the ... more »»
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Thursday, May 15, 2008Medica Rolls out Comparison ToolBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareIf patient-centered care is ever going to take hold in health care, we're going to need some tools to help people figure out which doctors, hospitals and clinics are doing the best jobs at the lowest prices. Fortunately some tools are being developed. One is more »»
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