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Thursday, June 19, 2008

The Money Follows the Person 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

If we're going to have taxpayer funding on a program, it's better to enlist the individuals on whose behalf the money will be spent. In other words, consumer-directed applies to health welfare programs, too.

One gubernatorial candidate in Delaware proposes a that logic, or at least one ... more »»

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Nebraska Says "No Sex for You!" 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

The state of Nebraska is going to stop some sex-related spending. No, I'm not talking about dirty art here. I mean Medicaid.

The Lincoln Journal Star quotes Vivianne Chaumont, the state's director of Medicaid: "Medicaid is meant to pay for the medical necessities of needy people and ... more »»

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Christian Coalition Steps into Health Care Arena 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

The health care debate keeps getting more interesting. The Christian Coalition of Alabama is entering the fray.

Chairman Dr. Randy Brinson says that the health care environment is filled with ... more »»

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Last One in the Pool ... May Not Make Any Difference 

By Merrill Matthews, Jr.

Filed As:  Health Care

In Tennessee, Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) has signed into law a bill (S.B. 4014) to allow small employers to form cooperatives to negotiate for group health insurance. Several state legislatures have considered plans in recent years to form similar business cooperatives in an effort to reduce the costs of small ... more »»

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The Least Essential of Non-Essential Services 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Budget and Tax

Tiger Woods scored a dramatic (and perhaps costly) victory this weekend at a public golf course in San Diego county. It was great publicity for the course, naturally, but it prompts the question of whether cities should even own golf ... more »»

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Income Verification for NJ Medicaid 

Assembly passes measure designed to combat fraud

By Marc Kilmer

Filed As:  Health Care

As I blogged about earlier this month, New Jersey lawmakers were considering imposing income verification requirements for Medicaid recipients. Both houses of the legislature have recently more »»

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Budget Control in Ohio 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Budget and Tax

The Buckeye Institute's weekly podcast, Buckeye Voices, offers some thoughts on government transparency and budget control in Ohio.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Let Go of Your Hats: A Good Health Bill Will Not Pass In California 

Bill to Allow Educational Mailings to Patients Killed Stone Dead

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

Has it been only a few days since I advised readers to "hold on to your hats: a good health bill might actually pass in California"? Although it got through the Senate at the end of May, the Assembly ... more »»

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

From a Private Good to a Public Good to a Public Bad 

By Merrill Matthews, Jr.

Filed As:  Health Care

Just last week I was commenting to someone how long it had been since I had heard anything from Families USA, the pro-government run health care group that likes to call itself a "consumer" organization.

"Could it be," I asked, "that they had decided to find something useful ... more »»

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Single-Payer Health Care in California: Legislative Analyst Weighs In 

Bill only two years old, but taxes must be hiked one third more than anticipated

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

The last decisive action we saw on SB-840, a bill to impose government-monopoly health care in California, was a gubernatorial veto in ... more »»

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