Monthly Archives: February 2009

How to attract the sick, uninsured, and uninsurable to Colorado

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

Some politicians and activists in Wisconsin are suggesting a that the government monopolize the health insurance industry in the state.   This is similar to Colorado’s HB 1273.  One consequence of such a bill is to attract people who are sick, … Continue reading →

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Stimulating Welfare (RMN)

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

The Rocky Mountain News has a good, and scary, critique of how Obama’s so-called “stimulus” package expands health care entitlements.  Funny how this crisis brings on leviathan, as historian Robert Higgs has written.  Here’s an excerpt: It would be bad … Continue reading →

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Medicare’s low payments … Boulder hospital closes

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

The Daily Camera published my comments on this on Saturday print edition: If “Medicare for all” gives you that intoxicating “government as nurturing parent” feeling, think again. The Camera reported that “thousands of patients” … “will have to find new … Continue reading →

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No more speciality hospitals?

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

Should government ban a butcher shop and make people buy their meat at a grocery store?  Or how about banning shoe stores so you must buy shoes as a department store?  Then why do politicians ban speciality hospitals? The Denver … Continue reading →

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Expand Medicaid & SCHIP, pay higher insurance premiums

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

From the Colorado Health Institute’s Pueblo Insurance Study: Where there are lower income households and more people over age 65, there will be a higher percentage of the population on Medicare, Medicaid and CHP+, resulting in providers needing to shift … Continue reading →

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Gov’t health care’s threat to innovation

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

With the so-called “stimulus package” threatening to expand government control over health care even more, Grace Marie Turner reminds us of the kind of private-sector innovations in health care and insurance aimed to please customers: Spurred on by competitive pressures, … Continue reading →

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