Healthcare Reform
California’s MRMIP is Failing
Friday, October 31st, 2008A Shrinking Program to Insure the Uninsurable in California
Working people who have health problems and don’t get insurance from their employer fall into a gaping hole in our system: They don’t qualify for government-backed insurance for the poor, but their health problems make them uninsurable on the open market.
Lots of states have special programs to […]
A Simple Checklist: Saves 1500 lives and $200 million
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008This story is about an elementary 5 item checklist.When used, it saved 1500 lives and more than $200 million dollars.
Physicians generally hate checklists.It’s beneath their dignity to have such things assist the practice of medicine.
When you read the article below,take note of the last section, because that’s wherethe Empire Strikes Back, and research into efficient […]
Democrats and Health Reform
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008Jason Schifrin, on the always-excellent Healthcare Economist blog, has a solid roundup of various health reform plans of the major Democratic candidates now running for their nomination.***********
Guide to the Democratic Candidates
January 8, 2008 in Current Events, Public Policy
So
you’re a Democrat and you don’t know who to vote for. Which of the
Democratic candidates has the […]
Who Will REALLY Pay For California Health Care Reform?
Friday, December 21st, 2007Jason Shifrin at Healthcare Economist gets it right!
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On
Monday, the California Assembly passed a bill that mandates health
insurance for all California’s citizens. The government will provide
subsidies households with incomes below 250 percent of the federal
poverty level. Those earning between 250 percent and 400 percent of the
federal poverty level [FPL] would be able to deduct premium costs […]
Bigtime Pork in California Health Reform Bill
Thursday, December 20th, 2007Remember when I wrote about how Assembly Speaker Fabien Nunez was horse-trading the health care of California children in order to stay in power longer?
How he was swapping votes on health reform for changes in term limits because “King Nunez” was close to being “term-limited” right out of his cushy job as Speaker?
Here’s some more […]
Health Care Reform Still Clinging To Life
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007There’s a dark and devious deal being hammered out in Sacramento.
On one side, Speaker Fabiam Nunez appears to be working hard on a new health care plan. What’s dark and devious about that? We all know the current system is broken.
In politics, there are always trade-offs. So if Nunez really is working for health care, […]
Schwarzenegger announces confused funding model for health care reform
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gives more detail on how he plans to fund his health care reforms. He’s going to use money from the state lottery to fund insurance for the uninsured.
Here’s where it gets tricky. He wants to “lease” operations of the lottery out to a private source, and use […]
Overview of Federal Health Care Reform Proposals
Monday, October 1st, 2007Ezra Klein, writing in the LA Times, gives an amusing but solid look at the various reforms being proposed by the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates.
Oh… and about that cartoon below …. the answer is NO!
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Candidates go Code Blue on healthcare
Democrats want to bring everyone into the system; Republicans think people demand too much treatment.
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Arnold vs. ERISA
Friday, September 28th, 2007Can a state create a mandate that employers must either provide health benefits or pay a fee to the government.Many informed observers say NO!
The Christian Science Monitor explores how ERISA limits states rights (in particular California) when it comes to health care reform and mandating coverage.
The question you will be left with after you finish […]
America’s Children Must Have A Healthy Start In Life
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007Today,
the U.S. House of Representatives will take one of the most important
actions in this new Congress when it votes to renew and improve the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
SCHIP currently provides health care coverage for 6.6 million
children across America, and its reauthorization preserves existing
coverage while expanding desperately needed health coverage to a […]
