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Why Non-profit Hospitals Don’t Profit from Government Interference
Submitted by Diana M. Ernst on 9.28.2006
Senator Chuck Grassley’s Finance Committee recently disclosed findings from a review of 10 non-profit hospitals in the United States which questioned whether these giant corporations provide enough charity care to merit their tax breaks. Such hospitals have been scrutinized for several years now, and the suspicion surrounding their non-profit status isn’t new.
Medicaid increases unnecessary
Submitted by John R. Graham on 9.24.2006
Medicaid was launched back in 1965 with the laudable aim of providing medical care to the poor. Since then, though, its budget has grown out of all proportion to the number of poor people in America, and to the actual cost of medical care.
Medical Mindset
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 9.21.2006
Health-care spending is on the rise. As a country, the United States devotes 16 percent of output to health care, more than any other nation. Spending for the poor is straining state-government budgets. Medicare is an increasing burden on federal taxpayers. Employers are struggling to pay for employee health care, passing more costs on to employees and muting salary increases. In extreme cases, those with extensive retiree expenses have gone bankrupt.
Drug imports pose legal, health risks; drug piracy
Submitted on 9.12.2006
SAN FRANCISCO -- Reimportation of foreign drugs is both illegal and ineffective, says a new Pacific Research Institute primer on healthcare reform.
Playtime In California
Submitted on 9.12.2006
Still hope for meaningful health insurance reform
Submitted by Diana M. Ernst on 9.8.2006
There is still a chance that, despite themselves, Congress will do right by the American people by enacting meaningful health insurance reform before this legislative session is over in Washington.
The Massachusetts Health Care Plan: What and Where Are the Incentives?
Submitted by John R. Graham on 9.8.2006
When I heard Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speak about his health care plan this January, I found him convincing, as would any free market conservative. It is not a market principle, he argued, that we should force other people to pay for goods or services we use. And yet, much of American health care is built around that principle: the government, the company, the health plan—somebody else—has to pay for my health care.
Beware the State's Discount-drug Plan
Submitted by John R. Graham on 9.1.2006
Gov. Schwarzenegger and Democratic legislators have agreed on a "discount" plan for prescription drugs that will hurt biotech investment and may cause drug prices to rise rather than drop. It also endangers Medi-Cal's ability to manage costs and beneficiaries' health.
California Prepares to Shoot Self in Other Foot
Submitted by Pat Cleary on 9.1.2006
We mentioned two days ago that California was looking to start a government-run health care system, figuring they could likely run off the last remaining business in the state after passing this boneheaded carbon cap bill, making them likely the least competitive state in the union. That sound you hear is the cheering of the other 49 states' economic development officers.
Health IT Bill: Boon or Boondoggle?
Submitted by Sharon J. Watson, Steven Titch on 9.1.2006
A bill pending in Congress would create a framework for a national interoperable network for storage and transmission of individual health care records. The measure has sparked debate as to whether it could significantly cut the industry’s enormous administrative costs.
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