Tag: Medicare

Is Medicare More Efficient than the Private Sector?

This post was written by Tom Saving and me and originally appeared…

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Rejoinder to yesterday’s Medicare post

Yesterday I posted about a Wall Street Journal opinion piece by John…

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Pushback On My Medicare Proposals

In response to my Wall Street Journal editorial, David Williams claims that…

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Keep it Simple Stupid: But Not With Medicare

In today’s Wall Street Journal, John Goodman, National Center for Policy Analysis…

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CBO: Private Insurers Better at Expenditure Growth Control than Medicare, Medicaid

Advocates for government run health care assert that it does a better…

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IPAB: Fix It, Don’t Repeal It

In recent weeks, several Democrats and some health reform advocates including the…

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Defense Sec’y: Medicare, SS Funding Increases Should Be Considered in Wake of More Cuts in Pentagon Budget

The recent vote by Congress to end the debt ceiling debacle is…

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Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: What are the Key Differences?

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) created major incentive…

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Study: Hospital Discharge of Medicare Beneficiaries Increased Utilization Rates and Spending Post Discharge

An observational trial published in the latest issue of Annals shows that…

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Debt Ceiling Deal Rattles Healthcare Delivery Prospects, Social Security and Medicaid Spared

The initial spin on the recently squared away budget deal preventing a…

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