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Friday, September 25, 2009More Health Care Lessons from MassachusettsBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareA colleague at the Commonwealth Foundation sent me an article in which Mitt Romney again declares Massachusetts health care reform a success, claiming the increase in taxpayer spending was "only" $700 ... more »»
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Friday, September 25, 2009Why the Rush?By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareCongressional leaders and the White House are pushing forward with their aggressive agenda to remake our health sector as though they are oblivious to the fear and outrage outside the Beltway and the pleas of the American people to put on the brakes.Only one in five Americans say their health ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009564 AmendmentsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe site Health Care Horse Race reports that there are 564 amendments to the Senate Finance bill. Read here for an assessment of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Or at least the bad and ... more »»
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Friday, September 25, 2009Federalism and the Single-Payer Crowd (opportunity to engage?)By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareI agree with the single-payer crowd (but just this once)A few days ago, I read the following headline for an opinion piece in the ABQ Journal “Bill Needs States’ Flexibility.” ... more »»
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Friday, September 25, 2009Disease Groups for Government CareBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareLet's count the number of parties in favor of a top-down, politically driven approach to health care. We've got big government fans generally, big unions, big insurance companies (willing to drop opposition to "guaranteed issue" if government requires everyone to buy their products), big ... more »»
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Thursday, September 24, 2009Those Who Dare Oppose ObamaCareBy Donald R. MayFiled As: Health CareHumana and other health insurance providers have been told to the effect that they are not to distribute information to their patients if this information is in opposition to ObamaCare.This action by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) appears to be an open and apparent ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009An Ounce of Prevention ... May Be CostlyBy David StromFiled As: Health CareAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It’s an idea so simple and powerful that policymakers at both the State and federal levels of government are touting preventative care as one of the powerful solutions to our skyrocketing health care costs. The Minnesota Department ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009Death by Statistical ErrorDoes Being Uninsured Really Kill? By Linda GormanFiled As: Health CareIf past cycles are any indicator, we are about due for another round of studies showing that being uninsured kills. Headlines will abound, commentators will wring their hands, and anyone who opposes ObamaCare will be portrayed as an insensitive killer. The good ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009Where Insurance Costs Go Down, Not UpBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareWhat's been working at keeping insurance premiums under control? Nothing that's being discussed in Washington these days. StateHouseCall contributor Merrill Matthews, along with Ray Ramthum, laid out some numbers in an op-ed published by Investors' Business ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009When Everyone is Legal, There's No Health Care for Illegal AliensBy David StromFiled As: Health CareThere’s more than one way to skin a cat.President Obama has caved in to Republican pressure and declared that any health care reform that made its way to his desk should have provisions that ensure that the new program does not steer resources to illegal aliens. That was the point of ... more »»
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