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Health Care News
May 2008
A Plan for Real Health Reform
Excerpted from The Handbook on State Health Care Reform, by John C. Goodman, Michael Bond, Devon M. Herrick, and Pamela Villarreal. Part 3. Five reforms ... (read more)
Excerpted from The Handbook on State Health Care Reform, by John C. Goodman, Michael Bond, Devon M. Herrick, and Pamela Villarreal. Part 3. Five reforms ... (read more)
Banks Offer Health Savings Accounts to Meet Customer Demand
Customers have been asking financial institutions for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and according to a survey conducted by Wolters Kluwer Financial Services ... (read more)
Customers have been asking financial institutions for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and according to a survey conducted by Wolters Kluwer Financial Services ... (read more)
Business Groups and Union Make Strange Bedfellows in Individual Health Mandate Push
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has been a stalwart defender of health freedom. But its recent association with two activist liberal ... (read more)
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has been a stalwart defender of health freedom. But its recent association with two activist liberal ... (read more)
Circuit Court Backs San Francisco's Draconian Health Care Mandate
Businesses and employees in San Francisco are facing higher health costs and likely job losses after a three-judge panel from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court ... (read more)
Businesses and employees in San Francisco are facing higher health costs and likely job losses after a three-judge panel from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court ... (read more)
Emerging Human Embryo Market Poses Moral and Ethical Dilemmas
What is a human life worth? For centuries, that question has been asked in the context of the cost of keeping people alive. In recent years, however, ... (read more)
What is a human life worth? For centuries, that question has been asked in the context of the cost of keeping people alive. In recent years, however, ... (read more)
Employer Interest in Health Savings Accounts Is Growing in Colorado
Fifteen percent of Colorado employers offered Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in 2007, and 23 percent considered offering one, according to a survey conducted ... (read more)
Fifteen percent of Colorado employers offered Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in 2007, and 23 percent considered offering one, according to a survey conducted ... (read more)
Health Care Experts Call for Freedom, Choice
Health care costs in the United States amount to 17 percent of Gross National Product (GNP), and many believe there is little to show for the investment. ... (read more)
Health care costs in the United States amount to 17 percent of Gross National Product (GNP), and many believe there is little to show for the investment. ... (read more)
Insurer, Survey Firm Partner to Create Physician Evaluation Tool
Members of select Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance plans will have a new online tool that could revolutionize the way people choose their health ... (read more)
Members of select Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance plans will have a new online tool that could revolutionize the way people choose their health ... (read more)
Mass. Coalition Wants Controls on Drug Marketing
A coalition of Massachusetts community organizations, nonprofits, insurers, and health care providers is asking the state government to regulate the marketing ... (read more)
A coalition of Massachusetts community organizations, nonprofits, insurers, and health care providers is asking the state government to regulate the marketing ... (read more)
May 2008 Health Care News (PDF)
The May 2008 issue of Health Care News reports on efforts in San Francisco and by the Democratic presidential candidates to require individuals to carry ... (read more)
The May 2008 issue of Health Care News reports on efforts in San Francisco and by the Democratic presidential candidates to require individuals to carry ... (read more)
Missouri Fire District Finds Success in HSAs
A fire district in St. Louis County, Missouri has shattered the myth that tax increases are the only way to cure health care ills in the public sector by ... (read more)
A fire district in St. Louis County, Missouri has shattered the myth that tax increases are the only way to cure health care ills in the public sector by ... (read more)
New Mexico Governor Backs Down on Universal Mandate
As part of his 2008 health care reform push, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) has signed into law a measure that will make it more difficult for insurance ... (read more)
As part of his 2008 health care reform push, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) has signed into law a measure that will make it more difficult for insurance ... (read more)
Ohio Bank Offers Health Savings Accounts
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., a $54 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is moving into consumer-driven health care. The ... (read more)
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., a $54 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is moving into consumer-driven health care. The ... (read more)
Outdated Employee Benefits Law Needs Revision, Not Further Judicial Interpretation
The recent decision of a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which overturned a federal judge's ruling on San Francisco's "play ... (read more)
The recent decision of a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which overturned a federal judge's ruling on San Francisco's "play ... (read more)
The Health Fork: Why Government-Centered Reforms Don't Work
Do you think it's possible to demonstrate with a single graph the fallacy behind every wrong-headed solution to the problem of rising health care costs? ... (read more)
Do you think it's possible to demonstrate with a single graph the fallacy behind every wrong-headed solution to the problem of rising health care costs? ... (read more)
The Truth About Mandatory Health Insurance
Hillary Clinton's supporters attacked Barack Obama [in January] for not proposing a federal mandate that every American buy health insurance. Mr. Obama's ... (read more)
Hillary Clinton's supporters attacked Barack Obama [in January] for not proposing a federal mandate that every American buy health insurance. Mr. Obama's ... (read more)
Washington Senate Considers Health Care Mandate
Legislation that would radically alter Washington's health care system is currently being debated in the state Senate. Senate Bill 6221, the "Washington ... (read more)
Legislation that would radically alter Washington's health care system is currently being debated in the state Senate. Senate Bill 6221, the "Washington ... (read more)
