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Monday, August 4, 2008New Los Angeles Ordinance Turns Hospitals Into Homeless SheltersWhen will hospitals stop appeasing government? By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareEnterprises that "collaborate" with government generally find that the costs come to outweigh the benefits. Those who seek a "seat at the table" often end up being the main course. (Thanks to Bridgett Wagner of the Heritage Foundation for the metaphor.) And in the end,... more »»
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Monday, August 4, 2008Fixing Medicaid in PABy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareThe Commonwealth Foundation released a report by Michael Bond on reforming Medicaid in the Keystone state in May (I am tardy in blogging on the subject). Bond ... more »»
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Monday, August 4, 2008Opening the Books on SchoolsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)How much does your public school spend? If you live in Arizona, the Goldwater Institute has a handy online tool for you. It might be a model for other states.
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Sunday, August 3, 2008New Mexico Should Take a Tip on Medicaid Reform from Rhode IslandBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareA recent article from the Heartland Institute's Health Care News discusses a proposal by Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (R) that would result in the state agreeing to a ... more »»
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Monday, August 4, 2008SPNers Rock ALEC Health Task Force!By Jack McHughFiled As: Health CareOK, “rock” is a bit of an exaggeration, but members of free market think tanks have had a positive impact on recent meetings of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s health care task force. In case you’re not familiar with ALEC, it’s the “Jeffersonian limited ... more »»
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Saturday, August 2, 2008The Business of Banning Being Born at HomeBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: Health CareThe Independent Institute's Anthony Gregory writes at LewRockwell.com's blog today that the legislative favor-seeking "medical-industrial complex" is obviously ... more »»
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Saturday, August 2, 2008Minnesota Blues Killing HSAs?By Greg ScandlenFiled As: Health CareA legislative staffer I deal with a lot sent me a link to a recent article by Steve Davis, the editor of Inside Consumer Directed Healthcare. In this case, he was writing in a sister publication, more »»
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Friday, August 1, 2008A Paradigm Shift for Health CareBy Gregory L. SchneiderFiled As: Health CareThe manner in which people receive their health insurance in America is changing. In the past sixty years employers provided the majority of Americans with health insurance and in return employers received a tax deduction for doing so. Employer sponsored insurance (ESI) was the norm during a period after ... more »»
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Friday, August 1, 2008Advocates Fight Efforts to Move Kids to Private InsuranceBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareIn Utah there is a move to expand a subsidy program to help people purchase private insurance. It makes sense that if people have access to private insurance and can use this subsidy to purchase it that they should be denied the ability to enroll in government insurance. Of course, more »»
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Friday, August 1, 2008Another Health Care Poll: Surprising Results, Predictable Press ReleaseCalifornia poll shows crisis not as bad as you think By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareJohn Goodman, PhD, has dissected a national survey by the Center for Studying Health System Change, which shows (despite CHSHC's "spin") that the share of uninsured Americans concerned with the cost of their health care ... more »»
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