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Saturday, June 21, 2008I'm with Ricki LakeBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareWhile health care policy is undoubtedly gripping enough by itself, one thing this blog is missing is a little celebrity controversy. Luckily, talk show host Ricki Lake has recently become embroiled in a debate with the American Medical Association over home birth that is worth keeping an eye ... more »»
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Saturday, June 21, 2008Denial Of Care Comes To The U.S.By Cindy WhitehairFiled As: Health CareContrary to the protestations of the supporters of government run health care, rationing of services is a very real prospect. Just ask Barbara Wagner of more »»
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Friday, June 20, 2008Free Trade--Even in BeerBy John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralDon't accuse the people of the Show-Me Institute of being homers who let sentiment overtake economic sense and a solid understanding of American government. The occasion for my saying that: the proposed takeover of Anheuser-Busch (stock symbol: BUD) ... more »»
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Friday, June 20, 2008New York's Discount Prescription Drug Plan: Medicaid Hammer With A Twist?Have Empire State Pols Learned Nothing From the Failure of Maine Rx? By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareA bill to provide discounts on prescription drugs to low-income New Yorkers recently passed the Assembly and has moved over to the Senate. A03848 seeks to give the state the power to "negotiate" discounts for prescription ... more »»
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Friday, June 20, 2008Medicaid Spending SkyrocketingStates still looking to spend more By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThose of us who study Medicaid spending know that it has a tendency to grow pretty quickly, especially during an economic downturn. As if we needed more proof of that, the Kaiser Daily Health Briefing notes a new ... more »»
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Friday, June 20, 2008In California, Sen. Kuehl's Plan for a Train WreckBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareCalifornia state Sen. Sheila Kuehl, chairman of the powerful Health Committee, continues to press for her bill to enact a health plan in which the state would collect taxes to pay the health care bills for all Californians, and the state would pay doctors, hospitals, and other providers directly -- hence ... more »»
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Friday, June 20, 2008Government-Run Health Care in Wisconsin: No Deficit of False RhetoricFiled As: Health CareYesterday, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute released a report which discusses the Healthy Wisconsin health plan proposed by Wisconsin Senate Democrats. The report, written by George Lightbourn and yours truly, makes two main ... more »»
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Friday, June 20, 2008Government Health Care at Work: A Portrait of VanityOfficial reassigned, keeps 95% of pay By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe Charlotte News and Observer says that the director of a state-run mental health hospital in North Carolina has run into trouble after "reports about a portrait of herself she commissioned with money intended to benefit ... more »»
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Thursday, June 19, 2008Worst Study AwardBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareOne of these days I'm going to announce the winners of my "worst study award" contest. In the meantime, the Commonwealth Fund submitted another entry. The study is an update of a previous entry, ... more »»
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Thursday, June 19, 2008Does Families USA Know What's Up in Its Own Backyard?Ranks states by NIH funding while condemning pharmaceutical investment By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareFamilies USA seems to be really polishing up its business of putting out publications that rank states according to dubious criteria. They're coming fast and furious. This latest one is a real howler - but for what it ... more »»
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