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Thursday, August 28, 2008Single-Payer: The Rest of the StoryBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareOur current way of financing health care isn't perfect, and it could certainly use some fixes. But as we can learn from other nations, the solution isn't to go down the road of government control. Check out BigHealthGov.org. It has testimonials from ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008California to Commuters: No Cars for YouBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentIt's been said that if the opposite of "pro" is "con," then the opposite of "progress" must be "Congress." The California Senate is doing a fine job of emulating that dictum. The Reason Foundation looks at a piece of land-use legislation in California, ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008Is College Worth the Cost?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (higher)Walter E. Williams asks whether college is worth the cost, given the unprepared nature of many of today's students. Close to half (45%) of college freshmen never graduate; only a quarter of students who took the ACT ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008Pennsylvania Could be a TrendsetterBy John LaPlanteFiled As: TransportationPennsylvania, like most states, has a lot of roads and bridges in need of repair. One possible funding source is to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It might be done through a $12.8 billion deal, which the Wall Street Journal reported on yesterday. The Commonwealth Foundation has a write up of the ... more »»
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Thursday, August 28, 2008The Promise of TelemedicineOpportunities are far too promising and complex for government to control By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health Care, Information TechnologyThe St. Louis (that's the city Barack Obama he thought he was in a couple of days ago, before he figured out he was in Kansas City) Post-Dispatch ran a very positive more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008Madness of Medi-Cal Dependency; Follies of Fiscal FederalismFederal court soaks California taxpayers for bankrupt program By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareCalifornia's politicians have run our state into a $17 billion deficit. For months, the governor and legislature have been wrangling over how they'll soak us to fill the hole. Although there's little hope that they'll shrink government spending in the long run, they had to ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008The Latest on the UninsuredBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of uninsured people in the country went down slightly from 2006 to 2007, dropping from 47 million to 45.7 million. Here are a few other items from the ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008Better than a Patients' Bill of RightsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareWhat a great deal it is to be in the government racket: Enact a solution to fix a problem. The solution creates more problems. Then call for a new solution to address the new problem that you've created. I thought of this when I read of a story about the desire of some in Ohio to enact a ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008Cashing in on Energy CreditsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, EnvironmentOregon businesses are rushing to cash in on the state's tax credits for green initiatives, says Jeff Alan of the Cascade Policy Institute.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008Multilingual Mandate MadnessFinal Countdown to California Health Plans' Translation Mandate By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareBy July 1, California health plans had to complete a key phase in their compliance with SB-853, which compels them to provide translation services in whatever languages its members demand. California is still in the United States, so I'll go out on a limb and guess that the majority of members ... more »»
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