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Index of Health Ownership: 2007
Submitted on 10.27.2007
Now the Pacific Research Institute, a San Francisco-headquartered think tank committed to seeking free-market solutions to major sociological issues, is pointing at an unrecognized villain in America’s health care mess.
Schwarzenegger's Health Care Plan: A Bridge too Far, or a Bridge to Nowhere?
Submitted by Diana M. Ernst on 10.26.2007
When Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced a plan this past January to reform California’s health care system, many people said there was little chance the plan would ever be approved. The issues were too formidable, they claimed; the political hurdles, too high to overcome.
Tax Hikes Will Not Fix California Health Care
Submitted by Diana M. Ernst on 10.23.2007
The California legislature is in a special session on health care expected to last until mid-November, summoned by a governor who refuses to appreciate that tax hikes don't equate with health reform.
Surgery and sightseeing, in one trip
Submitted by Alana Semuels Staff Writer on 10.21.2007
A firsthand experience leads to the creation of a business that arranges overseas medical care for Americans.
Don’t commend theft of AIDS drug patents
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 10.18.2007
Imagine if Congress sponsored a resolution praising a foreign government — which recently seized power in a military coup — for stealing from U.S. companies and deliberately undermining the fight against AIDS.
Uncovering the Over-Insured
Submitted by John R. Graham on 10.18.2007
The conventional wisdom is that the number-one goal of health policy should be “universal” coverage: everybody should have health insurance. Few dare to challenge this trope, for two reasons.
Universally Bad
Submitted by Sally C. Pipes on 10.18.2007
Candidates would be wise to review the health-care disasters of the past.
Out-of-Control S-CHIP
Submitted by Diana M. Ernst on 10.17.2007
On Thursday, Congress is expected to vote on whether to vastly expand S-CHIP, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Legislation already passed Congress in September, but fell short of a veto-proof majority. As expected, President Bush vetoed the bill earlier this month. Now Congress will try to muster enough votes to override the veto.
Texas Legislates Medical Price Transparency
Submitted by Erica Schatz on 10.17.2007
Texas passed legislation in June that will require health care providers to give consumers statewide greater access to price information for medical services and billing procedures.
Web Drugstore Serves HSA Holders
Submitted by Dr. Sanjit Bagchi on 10.17.2007
In mid-August, the Internet retailer drugstore.com unveiled a new online store designed for holders of Health Savings Accounts.
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