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June 2008
AMA Lobbies for Changes to Health Care in New Hampshire
The American Medical Association (AMA) has been promoting a reform plan in the state of New Hampshire that it says would help improve the state's health ... (read more)
The American Medical Association (AMA) has been promoting a reform plan in the state of New Hampshire that it says would help improve the state's health ... (read more)
Child Abuse Is Erroneously Over-Diagnosed
The loss of a child is one of life's most painful experiences regardless of the cause, whether illness, accident, or injury. Parents describe it as unbearable, ... (read more)
The loss of a child is one of life's most painful experiences regardless of the cause, whether illness, accident, or injury. Parents describe it as unbearable, ... (read more)
Experts Debate Causes, Cures for Uninsured
April 27-May 3 was Cover the Uninsured Week, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-sponsored initiative to raise awareness about the millions of Americans who ... (read more)
April 27-May 3 was Cover the Uninsured Week, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-sponsored initiative to raise awareness about the millions of Americans who ... (read more)
HSAs Under Attack in Congress
Brian McManus of the Health Care Freedom Coalition and Dan Perrin of the HSA Coalition, both member organizations of Consumers for Health Care Choices, ... (read more)
Brian McManus of the Health Care Freedom Coalition and Dan Perrin of the HSA Coalition, both member organizations of Consumers for Health Care Choices, ... (read more)
Indiana Uses Market-Based Plan to Help Uninsured
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) has used free-market thinking and a healthy dose of individual responsibility to create an innovative program to help uninsured ... (read more)
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) has used free-market thinking and a healthy dose of individual responsibility to create an innovative program to help uninsured ... (read more)
Innovation Incentives in Danger from Congress
U.S. patents have fostered American innovation ever since George Washington signed the first one in 1790. By protecting the rights of inventors, the patent ... (read more)
U.S. patents have fostered American innovation ever since George Washington signed the first one in 1790. By protecting the rights of inventors, the patent ... (read more)
Iowans Likely to Reject Health Insurance Mandate
A bill mandating nearly all Iowa children have health insurance is currently facing an uncertain future. Senate File (SF) 2390 would provide subsidies to ... (read more)
A bill mandating nearly all Iowa children have health insurance is currently facing an uncertain future. Senate File (SF) 2390 would provide subsidies to ... (read more)
June 2008 Health Care News (PDF)
The June 2008 issue of Health Care News highlights the failures of single-payer health care systems in Canada and Russia. On page 1: A bill mandating ... (read more)
The June 2008 issue of Health Care News highlights the failures of single-payer health care systems in Canada and Russia. On page 1: A bill mandating ... (read more)
Long Waits for Health Care Are Costing Canadians Billions of Dollars
Excessive waits for health care services endured by Canadian patients have imposed huge costs on the nation's citizens. That's the conclusion of a study ... (read more)
Excessive waits for health care services endured by Canadian patients have imposed huge costs on the nation's citizens. That's the conclusion of a study ... (read more)
Mass. 'Universal' Insurance Plan Proving Expensive and Ineffective
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has been boasting his state's health reform initiative has reduced the number of uninsured by half, with nearly 300,000 ... (read more)
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has been boasting his state's health reform initiative has reduced the number of uninsured by half, with nearly 300,000 ... (read more)
Md. Tax Records Are Scoured for SCHIP-Eligibles
Health officials in Maryland are working with state Comptroller Peter Franchot to identify children eligible for, but not enrolled in, the State Children's ... (read more)
Health officials in Maryland are working with state Comptroller Peter Franchot to identify children eligible for, but not enrolled in, the State Children's ... (read more)
Online Health Info System Is Unveiled by Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation has released a new software product and free Web-based platform that allows individuals to collect, store, and share their electronic ... (read more)
Microsoft Corporation has released a new software product and free Web-based platform that allows individuals to collect, store, and share their electronic ... (read more)
Opening Health Care Market Will Lower Costs
New Jersey Democrats recently unveiled the latest in a long line of big-ticket spending items: A universal health insurance mandate for New Jersey. The ... (read more)
New Jersey Democrats recently unveiled the latest in a long line of big-ticket spending items: A universal health insurance mandate for New Jersey. The ... (read more)
Policy Reforms Needed to Grow E-Health
The U.S. health care payment system and lingering privacy issues are deterring doctors and patients alike from embracing efficient and accessible e-health ... (read more)
The U.S. health care payment system and lingering privacy issues are deterring doctors and patients alike from embracing efficient and accessible e-health ... (read more)
Ruling Could Prevent Expansion of Illinois Health Coverage
A Cook County judge has issued a temporary injunction preventing Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (D) taxpayer-funded health care expansion from going into ... (read more)
A Cook County judge has issued a temporary injunction preventing Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (D) taxpayer-funded health care expansion from going into ... (read more)
Russia's Failed Universal Health Care Program Exposes the Perils of Single-Payer Systems
Despite outgoing Russian President Vladimir Putin's doubling of state spending on health care over the past two years, complaints about crumbling infrastructure, ... (read more)
Despite outgoing Russian President Vladimir Putin's doubling of state spending on health care over the past two years, complaints about crumbling infrastructure, ... (read more)
Study Doubts Benefits of Insurance Regulation
Although the number of state initiatives intended to improve access to affordable health care has been rising, it is not clear what effect the proposed ... (read more)
Although the number of state initiatives intended to improve access to affordable health care has been rising, it is not clear what effect the proposed ... (read more)
Ten Big Problems with Hillary Clinton's Health Care Plan
Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) had it right from the beginning: The health plan touted by his opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), ... (read more)
Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) had it right from the beginning: The health plan touted by his opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), ... (read more)
Ten Steps to Insuring the Uninsured
Excerpt from The Handbook on State Health Care Reform, co-authored by John C. Goodman, Michael Bond, Devon M. Herrick, Gerald L. Musgrave, Pamela Villarreal, ... (read more)
Excerpt from The Handbook on State Health Care Reform, co-authored by John C. Goodman, Michael Bond, Devon M. Herrick, Gerald L. Musgrave, Pamela Villarreal, ... (read more)
Unions Retooling Message in Effort to Organize Nurses
Employers in health care have seen a significant increase in union efforts to organize nurses during the past few years. The national rate of unionization ... (read more)
Employers in health care have seen a significant increase in union efforts to organize nurses during the past few years. The national rate of unionization ... (read more)
Universal Health Care Is the Wrong Prescription
"Universal health care" is false advertising for politically controlled medicine, with government as the "single payer" insurer. Having coverage does not ... (read more)
"Universal health care" is false advertising for politically controlled medicine, with government as the "single payer" insurer. Having coverage does not ... (read more)
