Tag: health care reform

Worst Editorial of the Week Award

How could USA Today beat out Paul (if-you-disagree-with-me-you-must-be-evil) Krugman? I admit it…

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State Health Insurance Exchanges: A Solution in Search of a Problem

Thanks to $1 million grants from Health and Human Services, the battle…

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How Obama Would Cut Medicare and Medicaid

Yesterday, President Obama finally entered the debate about the national debt with…

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Obama’s Deficit Plan Counters Ryan’s Doctrines

The president is proposing a mix of mechanisms in order to bring…

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Understanding Paul Ryan’s Proposal

Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget proposal has made significant waves. Many will fear…

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Why Is There a Problem with Health Care Quality?

A version of what follows appeared at the Health Affairs Blog and…

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Strong success: Massachusetts Health Reform at 5 Years

Massachusetts’ 5 year old health reform law is the subject of fierce…

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Missouri Argues Against Constitutionality of Reform Law

Election year posturing, or genuine beef? The Missouri attorney general, a Democrat,…

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Paying People Not to Work

Let’s say a disabled beneficiary goes back to work part-time, and earns…

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The Purple Health Plan

The Purple Health Plan is supposed to be a “moderate” plan for…

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