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Monday, June 30, 2008Bankruptcy of Government-Monopoly Health Care is Fiscal & MoralCalifornia's most vulnerable citizens at the mercy of state-run health care By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareCalifornia politicians like Sen. Sheila Kuehl believe that they can run health care better than Californians themselves can. Here's a question for anyone tempted to believe this: Will the government-monopoly ... more »»
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Monday, June 30, 2008The Private Sector and Drug DevelopmentBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareIs the private sector or government more important in bringing new drugs to market?Ben Zycher and colleagues investigated whether new and improved medicines are the fruit of research financed or conducted by public agencies, the ... more »»
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Monday, June 30, 2008New Videos on Long-Term CareBy Stephen MosesFiled As: Health CareTwo new short videos about the financial problems associated with financing long-term care (LTC) are now available from the LTC Consciousness Tour Channel on YouTube. Check out the brief conversations on critical topics with more »»
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Monday, June 30, 2008Michigan Making Matters Worse Through Cap and TradeBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentThough Michigan has been in the economic doldrums for quite a while, things are getting worse, with an 8.5% unemployment rate recorded for May. (The national rate for the same month: 5.5%) So you'd think this would be a ... more »»
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Monday, June 30, 2008New York's Malpractice MessBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe saw that a camel is a horse designed by a committee may be apt for what's going on in New York, as a committee seeks ways to address a projected deficit in an insurance pool for doctors. The state's Medical Malpractice Insurance Plan faces a deficit of $525 million to $1.5 billion, and a ... more »»
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Monday, June 30, 2008The Myth of Administrative Cost SavingsBy Paul HsiehFiled As: Health CareOne of the myths commonly cited by single-payer proponents is that a government-run medical system will save on administrative costs. This has already been rebutted by analysts, but this hasn't stopped people from making the ... more »»
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Monday, June 30, 2008Changing Blues to For-Profit: Little EffectBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareHorizon Blue Cross Blue Shield is the largest health insurance company in New Jersey--and the largest non-profit one. It's seeking a conversion to a for-profit status, which worries some self-styled consumer advocates. The Newark Star-Ledger, however, says that the concern may be over ... more »»
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Monday, June 30, 2008Godfather of Canadian System: We Need CompetitionBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareThere is mounting evidence that centrally-controlled, government-dominated, taxpayer-financed, rule-driven health care systems are failing. Even the godfather of the Canadian system, Claude Castonguay, now acknowledges that it is in crisis, as the Manhattan Institute’s David Gratzer more »»
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Sunday, June 29, 2008More Americans Delay CareBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAccording to a new study from the Center for Studying Health System Change, more Americans delayed "necessary" care in 2007. According to a write ... more »»
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Saturday, June 28, 2008Doctors vs. Health CareBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareThe Chicago Tribune has an excellent editorial in today's paper about efforts by the Illinois State Medical Society to eliminate competition in the form of clinics ... more »»
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