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Monday, September 15, 2008Focus on the BasicsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralDetroit, once a great city of America, is in shambles, with rampant vacancies in neighborhoods, the national record (or near it) in high school students who don't graduate, racial divisions and a corrupt government. (Now you can add to a list a more »»
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Monday, September 15, 2008Endangered Food Department: Ballpark EditionBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareIf government pays for all our health care, you can bet that delicious but fat-laden foods will be banned. You've heard about French fries and trans fats, but how about this next item? A minor league baseball club, seeking something to set itself apart, comes up with a dish that combines the ... more »»
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Monday, September 15, 2008When Tax Policy Shapes Employment ChoicesBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareMalathi R. Velamuri, a lecturer in the School of Economics and Finance at Victoria University of Wellington, examines whether the availability of health coverage through a spouse's health plan influences a married woman's decision to more »»
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Friday, September 12, 2008State Mental Hospitals are DangerousBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareNorth Carolina could lose as much as $1.8 million a month in funding from the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The federal government warned the state six times over the past 13 ... more »» |
Friday, September 12, 2008What Does $200 Billion Purchase? Job LockBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareThe federal government is providing more than $200 billion in taxpayer money to lock the purchase of health insurance into your job, says Todd Stottlemyer of the National Federation of Independent Business. The connection between the ... more »»
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Saturday, September 13, 2008Don't Bet on P4POnce again, the cure may be worse than the disease By Greg ScandlenFiled As: Health CareProminent on any list of painless remedies in health care is “Pay For Performance (P4P)” -- pay the Docs more when they perform well. But like most platitudes, the reality of P4P may be worse than the problem it is trying to solve, according to more »»
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Friday, September 12, 2008California Health Insurance Rescissions: Trial Lawyers Lose Out?Ambulance Chasers Want To Delay Settlement to Pay Medical Claims By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareI've written a lot about the political gyrations around California health plans "rescinding" policies of individual policyholders. (Most recent post in the thread here.) A refresher: ... more »»
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Friday, September 12, 2008Equality of Health Care SpendingBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareCosts are the defining issue in the health care debate, and Brookings Institution economist Gary Burtless offers some revealing more »»
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Friday, September 12, 2008Why is Health Care an Anomaly?Technology up, but no price declines By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareIn his valuable article on a conservative approach to health care policy, Philip Klein notes one under-reported problem with our approach to health care financing: The dependence on employers and government inhibits innovation.
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Friday, September 12, 2008MedMal stats onlineBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareThe Winston-Salem (NC) Journal has an editorial today supporting the N.C. Medical Board's decision to post "medical malpractice payments of more than $25,000 made by physicians and physician ... more »»
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