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$1T reform for 5%
THE health-care-reform debate is plagued by different numbers on how many Americans lack health insurance, but we actually have excellent data on the question: Ninety percent of Americans are insured, according to the Census — and even the president more or less concurs. The Census is the source for the ...
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Do We All Need to Be Like Massachusetts?
2. If it is instead a miserable failure, then why would we want to impose that failure from coast to coast? 3. If people can’t at all agree as to whether it’s a success or failure, which seems to be the case, then why not let the states that like ...
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NY Settlement on Out-of-Network Charges & Government Price Fixing
Folks who follow that previous thread will note that I am not a fan of the way insurers calculated UCRs, but that’s not because I think there’s a conflict of interest in their doing so. Rather, it’s because I think the whole network model is absurd, and an artefact of ...
Business & Economics
Net Neutrality Fears: Big Telecom or the FCC?
Net netutrality is a case of who you fear most: Evil telecom companies or the evil FCC? Companies are unlikely to behave without the threat of FCC action, but if the FCC acts we may wish that it hadn’t. It is a tough issue for the technology and venture capital ...
Business & Economics
How to Solve the Net Neutrality Issue
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently voted to move forward on a rule-making process that could lead to new government regulations for the Internet. That is what the FCC and some activist groups want, although they claim to be supporting only “neutrality.” Even key players seem confused. The Open Internet ...
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Six Years of Farce
So there we have it. Freebies for me, higher taxes for thee. You can take the guy out of Hollywood, but you can’t . . . This blog post originally appeared on National Review’s “Critical Condition.”
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Race To The Top is About More Than Money
SACRAMENTO – California is scrambling for federal Race to the Top grants but there is more at stake than money according to state Sen. Gloria Romero, who held an informational hearing on October 14. “I’m open to having discussions on accountability and what works,” said Sen. Romero in the hearing. ...
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Bringing Back the Lightning Rod: The ‘Public Option’ Returns
But the “public option” is another story. Once again, the Trojan horse is being offered as a “gift” to the American people — only this time with the wrinkle that each state will allegedly get to decide for itself whether or not to open its gates. Four months ago, former ...
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Centrism Defined
It will be interesting to see how the CBO scores whatever bill emerges on the Senate floor if it contains this little bag of Halloween treats. In any event, two points: First, am I wrong to think that the prospects of health-care socialism in the Senate are a good deal ...
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The Health Care Bill and Bringing Down Health-Care Costs
A goal shared by everyone in Congress is making healthcare more affordable for Americans. So why hasn’t there been more support for medical liability reform, which is a popular, cost-free measure that would unquestionably yield significant savings for patients and doctors? Former Vermont governor and national Democratic Party chairman Howard ...
$1T reform for 5%
THE health-care-reform debate is plagued by different numbers on how many Americans lack health insurance, but we actually have excellent data on the question: Ninety percent of Americans are insured, according to the Census — and even the president more or less concurs. The Census is the source for the ...
Do We All Need to Be Like Massachusetts?
2. If it is instead a miserable failure, then why would we want to impose that failure from coast to coast? 3. If people can’t at all agree as to whether it’s a success or failure, which seems to be the case, then why not let the states that like ...
NY Settlement on Out-of-Network Charges & Government Price Fixing
Folks who follow that previous thread will note that I am not a fan of the way insurers calculated UCRs, but that’s not because I think there’s a conflict of interest in their doing so. Rather, it’s because I think the whole network model is absurd, and an artefact of ...
Net Neutrality Fears: Big Telecom or the FCC?
Net netutrality is a case of who you fear most: Evil telecom companies or the evil FCC? Companies are unlikely to behave without the threat of FCC action, but if the FCC acts we may wish that it hadn’t. It is a tough issue for the technology and venture capital ...
How to Solve the Net Neutrality Issue
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently voted to move forward on a rule-making process that could lead to new government regulations for the Internet. That is what the FCC and some activist groups want, although they claim to be supporting only “neutrality.” Even key players seem confused. The Open Internet ...
Six Years of Farce
So there we have it. Freebies for me, higher taxes for thee. You can take the guy out of Hollywood, but you can’t . . . This blog post originally appeared on National Review’s “Critical Condition.”
Race To The Top is About More Than Money
SACRAMENTO – California is scrambling for federal Race to the Top grants but there is more at stake than money according to state Sen. Gloria Romero, who held an informational hearing on October 14. “I’m open to having discussions on accountability and what works,” said Sen. Romero in the hearing. ...
Bringing Back the Lightning Rod: The ‘Public Option’ Returns
But the “public option” is another story. Once again, the Trojan horse is being offered as a “gift” to the American people — only this time with the wrinkle that each state will allegedly get to decide for itself whether or not to open its gates. Four months ago, former ...
Centrism Defined
It will be interesting to see how the CBO scores whatever bill emerges on the Senate floor if it contains this little bag of Halloween treats. In any event, two points: First, am I wrong to think that the prospects of health-care socialism in the Senate are a good deal ...
The Health Care Bill and Bringing Down Health-Care Costs
A goal shared by everyone in Congress is making healthcare more affordable for Americans. So why hasn’t there been more support for medical liability reform, which is a popular, cost-free measure that would unquestionably yield significant savings for patients and doctors? Former Vermont governor and national Democratic Party chairman Howard ...
