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Saturday, August 30, 2008New York Times Funny Math on Massachusetts Health Care"Universal" Solution Costs Over Three Times More Than The Problem By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareOnly in government-run health care, or in the editorial offices of the New York Times, would it be considered a "success" to spend over $3 to solve a $1 problem. Dazzled by the lure of so-called "universal" health care, the NY Times editorial board more »»
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Friday, August 29, 2008When is a Tax Rebate Not a Tax Rebate?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxWhen is a tax rebate not a rebate? When it's more of a means of redistributing income. New Mexico offered a tax rebate, but put an income limit on the distribution of checks: Returns with an ... more »»
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Friday, August 29, 2008No More Income Tax?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxOf all the states, Michigan has the country's worst economy. Ohio is running a close second or third. The Buckeye Institute suggests that Ohio can improve its economy by phasing out the state income tax. Why? For one thing, Ohio has been ... more »»
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Friday, August 29, 2008Even the Wealthy Are Fed UpBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)One argument in favor of high state taxes is that, "We have high incomes, so we can afford high taxes to buy the good stuff that government give us." (That's a loose paraphrase of the discourse where I live, at least.) But the appeal of that argument in Connecticut, one of the ... more »»
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Friday, August 29, 2008Medical Malpractice Update in Wisconsin, W. Virginia, & New YorkSubsidized Funds, Controlled By Politicians, Are No Substitute for Reform By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareThe Kaiser Daily Health Report gave us an update today on med-mal developments in three states. In West Virginia, the number of med-mal lawsuits increased by 34 percent over a three year period. It looks like a ... more »»
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Friday, August 29, 2008Sweet Deals for Hospitals, Thanks to GovernmentBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareOh to have a government-protected market share and, as a non-profit organization, pay no taxes. That's the status of many hospitals, which, as the Wall Street Journal noted in yesterday's edition, can soak ... more »»
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Friday, August 29, 2008Everything Central Planners Know is WrongBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: Health CareJohn Stossel's critical assessment of certificate-of-need programs got picked up in two West Virginia newspapers today, the Charleston Daily Mail and the more »»
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Friday, August 29, 2008New Hampshire to Residents: No Insurance for You!State voids insurance policies of 800 By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareWe've spoken on this site about the mindset that says "If you can't afford a Lexus, you're walking," but the state of New Hampshire is actually putting that way of thinking into practice. It will void the insurance ... more »»
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Friday, August 29, 2008Listen Up, Conservatives!Time to pay attention to health care By Greg ScandlenFiled As: Health CareThe American Spectator ran a terrific article by Philip Klein about the need for conservatives to pay attention to health care. It is a comprehensive look at the problems in the current system, especially the ... more »»
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Thursday, August 28, 2008Medicaid and Separation of Powers in MississippiBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareIn Mississippi, Gov. Haley Barbour continues to tussle with the Legislature over his plan to fund Medicaid by raising taxes on hospitals. In a court document, one legislator invoked an argument based on the separation of powers:
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