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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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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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Wednesday, May 14, 2008California Budget Revision Proves It: You Can't Trust the State With Health CareBut those dependent on government programs refuse to see it By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareAs California struggles to get control of its budget deficit, Governor Schwarzenegger (who as recently as January collaborated with Democrats to almost wrangle a $15 billion health care tax and spending increase through the ... more »»
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008Georgia Governor Signs School Choice LegislationTax-Credit Scholarship and Charter School Law Propel Georgia to the Forefront of School Choice By Kelly McCutchenFiled As: Education (k-12)After passing a Special Needs Scholarship law last year, Georgia added two more pieces of school choice legislation this week. HB 811establishes an alternative authorizer, the Georgia Charter Commission, at ... more »»
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008Private Initiative is Transforming Health CareBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareAt the Consumer Health World conference in Las Vegas, I was once again awed and by the innovative ideas and investment in solutions, technologies, and advances in health care and coverage. The real news at the conference was from business and medical leaders who are leading market changes, ... more »»
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008Alabama Tougher Diploma Requirements (well, sort-of)Filed As: Education (k-12)With much fanfare, the Alabama Board of Education approved last week the "First Choice Diploma." Starting with the ninth-graders in fall of 2009, all high school students in Alabama will start out pursuing this advanced academic diploma. That diploma requires them to pass two years of foreign ... more »»
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