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Monday, June 16, 2008A Desire to Burn FoodFiled As: EnvironmentProsperity is great, but it has its own problems. For example, we're now destroying food, intentionally raising the price of eating out--or even in. Todd Myers, of the Seattle-based Washington Policy Center, addresses the food folly that's going on his state: "Government programs have ... more »»
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Monday, June 16, 2008Your Tax Money ... Used to Lobby for More Tax MoneyFiled As: Budget and TaxGet a directory of registered lobbyists in your state. The organizations that employ the most number of lobbyists will include government employees of one sort of the other. The teachers union is one such example. Another are the various units of government. County and city governments, as well as ... more »»
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Monday, June 16, 2008A Guide for HSA BuyersBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareRoy Ramthun, former Treasury official, senior health policy advisor at the White House, and now president of HSA Consulting, has updated his guide to Health Savings Accounts, and he also has released a version of the guide in Spanish. The "Buyer's ... more »»
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Sunday, June 15, 2008No Free Drug Samples?New Mexico hospital kicks pharmaceutical reps out By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAccording to a story in this week's Albuquerque Alibi, UNM's Health Sciences Center, which includes UNM Hospital and the medical school, has adopted new ... more »»
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Friday, June 13, 2008What's the Purpose of Insurance?A question left unaddressed by a Commonwealth Fund report By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareThe Commonwealth Fund continues its advocacy for universal coverage and a larger role for government in our health sector with a more »»
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Friday, June 13, 2008Families USA's "Failing Grades" Gets A Failing GradeBig surprise: State insurance regulators favor more insurance regulation! By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareFamilies USA has found itself a great line of business: make up a quick and easy number to demonstrate how awful private health care is, and then replicate the made-up number for each state. We've already learned that 3,100 Californians ... more »»
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Friday, June 13, 2008A Plan in OklahomaBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareA month ago I told you that the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs was working on a reform package for health care policy. Now the group has come out with what it calls O-CHIP. According to the council, "O-CHIP ... more »»
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Thursday, June 12, 2008Will the University of California take over "Killer King"?L.A. County looks like it wants to replicate S.F.'s "success": "Pay-or-play" mandate next? By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareFinally, California's mainstream media has run a story that allows me to address two of my favorite bugbears: Los Angeles' Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital, and San Francisco's Health Access Plan! Apparently, Gov. Schwarzenegger and other politicians are more »»
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Thursday, June 12, 2008An American Cure for Reforming Health CareBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareTom Coburn presents his proposal to reform our health care system at the Manhattan Institute. Here is the core of his argument:
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Thursday, June 12, 2008Missouri Court ReportingBy David StokesFiled As: Health CareThere are several recent articles in Missouri media that touch on the courts, which is particularly appropriate given the recent arguments I have had with some trial lawyer friends about the success (or failure) or tort reform in Missouri. (Here's a hint, it's been a success.) First of ... more »»
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