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Wednesday, July 23, 2008It's Not Working. Let's Spend More!By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareWriting at National Review's blog "The Corner," Ramesh Ponnuru gives a very good reason why a government takeover of health care must be resisted: It's destined to spiral into lower ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008Teaching for AmericaBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)The Weekly Standard uses a book review about Teach for America to talk about the state of teaching today. It sounds like the organization is doing some good:
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008Detroit Schools Misuse $53 Million in Title I FundsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Is more money required to fix Detroit's miserable public school system? Before you answer that question, consider this: A federal investigator says that the Detroit Public Schools has misused $53.6 million in Title I funds. According to a report in the Detroit News, "The audit ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008A Celebration of Markets and FreedomBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Economic principles, GeneralJuly 31 was the birthday of Milton Friedman, the Nobel-prize winning economist whose work inspired many people in the free-market movement. Several organizations are hosting tributes to Friedman and the ideal of freedom on that day. Check out the calendar of your favorite ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008Ohio Medicaid not Able to Serve EligibleBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Dayton Daily News reports that there are some folks in Ohio who are eligible for Medicaid but are waiting to get on the rolls:
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008Insurers Get a Beating in ColumbusDon't try to make a profit in Ohio By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareAmerica's Health Insurance Plans, the health insurance industry's trade group, launched its first "listening meeting" in Columbus, Ohio, yesterday. From news ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008Santa Claus Comes Early for Fiscally Reckless StatesTaxpayers likely to be funding a federal Medicaid bailout By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareRepresentative John Dingell, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, says that it's likely a second economic stimulus package will include money to help states fund their Medicaid programs. If it did, ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008How to Contain Health Care Costs in Massachusetts?By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIn an editorial, Alan Sager and Deborah Socolar, who direct the Health Reform Program at the Boston University School of Public Health, correctly diagnose some of ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008Open Source MedicaidBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareYesterday morning I noted that a congressional hearing was going to hold a hearing on a federal bailout of state Medicaid programs. James R. Frogue, of the Center for Health Transformation, was one of the witnesses. You can more »»
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008LTE on Mandatory Insurance in USA TodayBy Paul HsiehFiled As: Health CareThe July 23, 2008 edition of USA Today has printed my LTE critical of mandatory insurance:Reform health care |
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