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Health Care News
September 2007
A Modest Proposal: Let Consumers Know Costs
Consumers have an insatiable appetite to learn more about all things related to their health. Last year, some 113 million of them used the Internet to ... (read more)
Consumers have an insatiable appetite to learn more about all things related to their health. Last year, some 113 million of them used the Internet to ... (read more)
Book Review: Economics Explained Enjoyably
Bulls Don't Blush, Bears Don't Die Barry Asmus AmeriPress, 2006 365 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 978-0970987327, $44.50 available online through Amazon.com On ... (read more)
Bulls Don't Blush, Bears Don't Die Barry Asmus AmeriPress, 2006 365 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 978-0970987327, $44.50 available online through Amazon.com On ... (read more)
Campaign Against Drug Piracy Heats Up
Increased efforts and revamped strategy to fight counterfeiting and piracy in the U.S. pharmaceutical market and several other industries worldwide took ... (read more)
Increased efforts and revamped strategy to fight counterfeiting and piracy in the U.S. pharmaceutical market and several other industries worldwide took ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report: To Mandate, Or Not to Mandate
Debate is underway within politically conservative circles between those who think people should be forced to buy health insurance coverage and those who ... (read more)
Debate is underway within politically conservative circles between those who think people should be forced to buy health insurance coverage and those who ... (read more)
Dual-Tracking System for Rx Drugs Would Improve Medical Care
Excerpted from the booklet More Choices, Better Health: Free to Choose Experimental Drugs, by Bartley J. Madden--the last in a several-part series. The ... (read more)
Excerpted from the booklet More Choices, Better Health: Free to Choose Experimental Drugs, by Bartley J. Madden--the last in a several-part series. The ... (read more)
Electronic Medical Records May Offer a Partial Solution in Health Care
Paper Kills--Transforming Health and Healthcare with Information Technology David Merritt, editor Center for Health Transformation, 2007 150 pages, paperback ... (read more)
Paper Kills--Transforming Health and Healthcare with Information Technology David Merritt, editor Center for Health Transformation, 2007 150 pages, paperback ... (read more)
Illinois All Kids Plan Attracts Immigrants
Nobody knows exactly how much health care for the children of illegal immigrants costs Illinois taxpayers, but some say it's too much. The Illinois All ... (read more)
Nobody knows exactly how much health care for the children of illegal immigrants costs Illinois taxpayers, but some say it's too much. The Illinois All ... (read more)
Indiana State Fair Bans Trans Fat
Indiana State Fair officials announced on June 26 that all food vendors at this year's fair must eliminate trans fat cooking oils from their deep fryers--a ... (read more)
Indiana State Fair officials announced on June 26 that all food vendors at this year's fair must eliminate trans fat cooking oils from their deep fryers--a ... (read more)
Keeping Your Eye On The Ball
The American health care system has three fundamental problems: cost, quality, and access. Cost: Health care spending per capita is growing at twice ... (read more)
The American health care system has three fundamental problems: cost, quality, and access. Cost: Health care spending per capita is growing at twice ... (read more)
Maryland County Is Nation's First to Ban Trans Fats
On May 15, Montgomery County, Maryland became the first county in the United States to ban artificial trans fats for most foods sold in restaurants and ... (read more)
On May 15, Montgomery County, Maryland became the first county in the United States to ban artificial trans fats for most foods sold in restaurants and ... (read more)
Medical Identity Theft Is a Growing Problem
As a national push to adopt electronic medical records (EMRs) gains steam at all levels of government, a crack in the system is beginning to show: the threat ... (read more)
As a national push to adopt electronic medical records (EMRs) gains steam at all levels of government, a crack in the system is beginning to show: the threat ... (read more)
Medicare, Medicaid Underpayments Raise Insurance Rates
A study released in June by the California Foundation for Commerce and Education (CFCE) suggests a substantial factor driving up private health care costs ... (read more)
A study released in June by the California Foundation for Commerce and Education (CFCE) suggests a substantial factor driving up private health care costs ... (read more)
SCHIP Reauthorization Bill Moves Forward
On July 19, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee voted 17-4 to approve a 61 cents per pack cigarette tax hike to fund expansion of the State Children's Health ... (read more)
On July 19, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee voted 17-4 to approve a 61 cents per pack cigarette tax hike to fund expansion of the State Children's Health ... (read more)
September 2007 Health Care News (PDF)
The September 2007 issue of Health Care News addresses a wide range of "hot" health policy topics. On page 1: A controversial health insurance mandate--to ... (read more)
The September 2007 issue of Health Care News addresses a wide range of "hot" health policy topics. On page 1: A controversial health insurance mandate--to ... (read more)
Sicko Is Wacko
If you like silly comedy films that are over-hyped, over-spun, and filled with half- and quarter-truths leading to false conclusions, then you will love ... (read more)
If you like silly comedy films that are over-hyped, over-spun, and filled with half- and quarter-truths leading to false conclusions, then you will love ... (read more)
Study: Massachusetts Universal Care Plan Is Mostly Bad, Ugly
A study released in late June by the Cato Institute assesses the strengths and weaknesses of Massachusetts' universal health care plan, which took effect ... (read more)
A study released in late June by the Cato Institute assesses the strengths and weaknesses of Massachusetts' universal health care plan, which took effect ... (read more)
Tobacco Harm Reduction Products Work, Study Shows
The June 16 issue of the internationally acclaimed medical journal The Lancet reports a study related to the use of Swedish snus, a kind of smokeless tobacco ... (read more)
The June 16 issue of the internationally acclaimed medical journal The Lancet reports a study related to the use of Swedish snus, a kind of smokeless tobacco ... (read more)
Wisconsin County to Use Technology to Speed Delivery of Emergency Care
An ambitious project to electronically link all emergency rooms in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin launched on June 20--the first of its kind nationwide. Under ... (read more)
An ambitious project to electronically link all emergency rooms in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin launched on June 20--the first of its kind nationwide. Under ... (read more)
Wisconsin Senate OKs $15.2 Billion Payroll Tax Increase
A controversial health insurance mandate passed the Wisconsin Senate 18-15 on June 26, less than 24 hours after its introduction. The bill requires everyone ... (read more)
A controversial health insurance mandate passed the Wisconsin Senate 18-15 on June 26, less than 24 hours after its introduction. The bill requires everyone ... (read more)
