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June 2007
Analysis: Long-Term Care ... on the House
What if America could wave a legal wand and make the huge government cost of long-term care (LTC) shrink dramatically? Evidently, it's possible, so I attended ... (read more)
What if America could wave a legal wand and make the huge government cost of long-term care (LTC) shrink dramatically? Evidently, it's possible, so I attended ... (read more)
Calorie Ordinance Poses Problems for New York Restaurants
On March 1, Wendy's International, Inc. removed calorie counts from its New York City franchise menus--the unintended consequence of a poorly crafted ordinance ... (read more)
On March 1, Wendy's International, Inc. removed calorie counts from its New York City franchise menus--the unintended consequence of a poorly crafted ordinance ... (read more)
Commentary: Government Health Policy Should 'Do No Harm'
I am probably the only person you know (or are likely to meet) who thinks all the major problems in our health care system are caused by bad government ... (read more)
I am probably the only person you know (or are likely to meet) who thinks all the major problems in our health care system are caused by bad government ... (read more)
Commentary: Health Courts a Popular, But Politically Suspect, Proposal
The idea seems appealing at first glance for those interested in tort reform: Create a special "health court" to hear complicated medical malpractice cases. ... (read more)
The idea seems appealing at first glance for those interested in tort reform: Create a special "health court" to hear complicated medical malpractice cases. ... (read more)
Expanding Access Through Retail Health Clinics
The retail health clinic model is a simple, effective innovation for providing health care service for routine medical conditions and preventive care, according ... (read more)
The retail health clinic model is a simple, effective innovation for providing health care service for routine medical conditions and preventive care, according ... (read more)
Fictional Book Proposes Real Solutions
Healthcare Happily Ever After Robert Hopper, Ph.D. and Debra Hopper Overland Park: A.D. Banker and Company®, L.L.C. 2007 88 pages, paperback, ISBN 978-0-9773986-1-4, ... (read more)
Healthcare Happily Ever After Robert Hopper, Ph.D. and Debra Hopper Overland Park: A.D. Banker and Company®, L.L.C. 2007 88 pages, paperback, ISBN 978-0-9773986-1-4, ... (read more)
Health Care Is Not a Right
Health care is not a right. One cannot have a right to other people's services; those must be provided voluntarily. A better understanding of people's ... (read more)
Health care is not a right. One cannot have a right to other people's services; those must be provided voluntarily. A better understanding of people's ... (read more)
Hospitals Can Lower Infection Rates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Massachusetts-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) have provided guidelines and suggestions ... (read more)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Massachusetts-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) have provided guidelines and suggestions ... (read more)
HPV Vaccine Effort Encounters Strong Opposition
Parents determined to resist an aggressive campaign by a major corporation and government bureaucracies were heartened this spring as a nationwide, orchestrated ... (read more)
Parents determined to resist an aggressive campaign by a major corporation and government bureaucracies were heartened this spring as a nationwide, orchestrated ... (read more)
HPV Vaccine Mandate Stalls in Colorado Senate
The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee failed to approve Senate Bill 80, which would have prevented girls age 12 and older from attending school without ... (read more)
The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee failed to approve Senate Bill 80, which would have prevented girls age 12 and older from attending school without ... (read more)
Identifying the Uninsured
Excerpted from Understanding the Uninsured and What to Do About Them, by the Council for Affordable Insurance, March 2007--the first of a several-part series. Every ... (read more)
Excerpted from Understanding the Uninsured and What to Do About Them, by the Council for Affordable Insurance, March 2007--the first of a several-part series. Every ... (read more)
Ill. Governor Wants Nearly $33 Billion More to Spend
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) has proposed the largest tax increase in the state's history as part of a plan to raise nearly $33 billion in new revenues, ... (read more)
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) has proposed the largest tax increase in the state's history as part of a plan to raise nearly $33 billion in new revenues, ... (read more)
June 2007 Health Care News (PDF)
The June 2007 issue of Health Care News reports that the U.S. Census Bureau has acknowledged it over-counted the number of persons uninsured in the U.S. ... (read more)
The June 2007 issue of Health Care News reports that the U.S. Census Bureau has acknowledged it over-counted the number of persons uninsured in the U.S. ... (read more)
Kansas Seeks Free-Market Health Care Reform
A free-market health care plan promising less government interference and no new taxes could be on the horizon in Kansas. KanCare, created by newly elected ... (read more)
A free-market health care plan promising less government interference and no new taxes could be on the horizon in Kansas. KanCare, created by newly elected ... (read more)
Making Sense of HDHPs
For some, high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) can seem perplexing. But with a little instruction, they can be made much ... (read more)
For some, high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) can seem perplexing. But with a little instruction, they can be made much ... (read more)
Michigan Offers Lifestyle Incentives for Medicaid Recipients
If Michigan Medicaid recipients start leading healthier lifestyles, they could be rewarded with care benefits as a way to help the state control health ... (read more)
If Michigan Medicaid recipients start leading healthier lifestyles, they could be rewarded with care benefits as a way to help the state control health ... (read more)
New Study Favors More Government Health Care, Sparks Broad Skepticism
In mid-March, a nonprofit group released a study finding two of the universal health care bills currently pending in the U.S. Congress would cover more ... (read more)
In mid-March, a nonprofit group released a study finding two of the universal health care bills currently pending in the U.S. Congress would cover more ... (read more)
Retail Health Clinics Pick up Momentum in Tx.
Retail health clinics are becoming increasingly popular nationwide, and the movement got a boost in Texas on February 15 when Baylor Health Care System ... (read more)
Retail health clinics are becoming increasingly popular nationwide, and the movement got a boost in Texas on February 15 when Baylor Health Care System ... (read more)
States Attack Hospital-Acquired Infections
When people enter a hospital for treatment, they typically expect to leave it either cured or doing much better. But according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ... (read more)
When people enter a hospital for treatment, they typically expect to leave it either cured or doing much better. But according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ... (read more)
The Problem with the FDA Drug Approval Process
Excerpted from More Choices, Better Health: Free to Choose Experimental Drugs, by Bartley J. Madden--the first in a several-part series. The complete booklet ... (read more)
Excerpted from More Choices, Better Health: Free to Choose Experimental Drugs, by Bartley J. Madden--the first in a several-part series. The complete booklet ... (read more)
U.S. Census Bureau Admits It Has Over-Counted the Uninsured
The U.S. Census Bureau reported in late March that more Americans have health insurance than it had previously reported. It says about 1.8 million more ... (read more)
The U.S. Census Bureau reported in late March that more Americans have health insurance than it had previously reported. It says about 1.8 million more ... (read more)
United Healthcare's Acquisition of Sierra Health
Consumers for Health Care Choices raised some hackles with its letter in late March to the Justice Department opposing United Healthcare's acquisition of ... (read more)
Consumers for Health Care Choices raised some hackles with its letter in late March to the Justice Department opposing United Healthcare's acquisition of ... (read more)