McCain sets forth his approach to health care in a Tampa speech today (4/29/08). His approach stands in stark contrast to Clintonomics and Obamamedicine. McCain wants to remove the disincentive currently in place in the employer sponsored model and replace it with tax incentives for individuals to carry their own coverage. This approach mirrors one [...]
In a new poll, 7% of Americans say they know someone who has married in order to get health care benefits. Most of those folks, not surprisingly, had modest incomes. But the article also indicates that more people are making important decisions about changing jobs based on availability of healthcare, which is now averaging about [...]
. . . and they weren’t even #1. That honor goes to Oklahoma, followed by Idaho with Texas coming in third–in a race no state wants to win–the fastest increasing health insurance premium rates from 2001 to 2005. Texas did manage the dubious distinction of one number one ranking – the highest percentage of residents without insurance. In [...]
You’ll never believe what is going on (now) in Massachusetts (unless you live there, of course). An unintended consequence of the state’s “mandated health insurance” has been to create an over-abundance of demand for medical services. (Remember the old “supply-demand” theorem from Econ 101?) From the NY Times COMMENT: What? Nobody thought about this little [...]
DATELINE: Ann Arbor, Michigan Employers are beginning to realize significant decreases in health care costs by investing in behavior modification modules designed to encourage employees to take better care of themselves. Story from MLive.com COMMENT: Unfortunately, this approach is one that only works in larger scale employment situations. Nevertheless, every bit helps.
Dateline: Las Vegas The FBI has opened an investigation into a Las Vegas colonoscopy mill to determine whether Medicare was defrauded by the physicians who owned the clinic. Snip Snip COMMENT: Just another example of the underlying cause behind the rising cost of health care.
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