Reposted from John Goodman's health policy blog:
People are fond of believing that the American Medical Association (AMA) represents physicians. But if representation follows revenues, the AMA’s most important customer is probably the federal government.
In1983, an agreement between the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and the AMA made the AMA’s copyrighted ...
[Originally published at John Goodman's health policy blog]
With H1N1 flu vaccine shortages looming, now is a good time to reflect on the health care shortages, lack of innovation, and outflow of capital created when a public option health plan transfers too much power from the private sector to the government.
In ...
(Originally posted on John Goodman's Health Policy Blog)
Although Canadian health care is supposedly free, each year thousands of Canadians come to the United States instead. Many have spent so long waiting for care in Canada that they will pay out of pocket for US care in order to escape suffering ...
The Swiss health care system [gated, but with abstract] has attracted interest from many conservatives because insurance there is mainly private, long-term, and personal and portable. By some estimates it also is the most egalitarian health system in the world. What is less well understood is that when the Swiss ...
If past cycles are any indicator, we are about due for another round of studies showing that being uninsured kills. Headlines will abound, commentators will wring their hands, and anyone who opposes ObamaCare will be portrayed as an insensitive killer.
The good news is that the majority of the supposed deaths ...
If you are a patient harmed by medical malpractice by a private physician, you can recoup substantial sums for both economic damages and pain and suffering in most states.If you are a patient harmed by the same sort of medical malpractice at a government affiliated hospital or health center, you ...
In just 90 seconds this new health reform video highlights the upside-down priorities of Oregon's Medicaid system. Lobbying groups have used the political process to push coverage for special-interest causes. This video is based on research Linda Gorman, Director of the Health Policy Center at the the Independence Institute. Read ...
Direct-purchase insurance is when the patient buys it directly from the insurance company, rather than through an employer. How can this help bring down the cost of medical care? Linda Gorman explains in her latest article at the Library of Economics and Liberty:
Direct-purchase coverage is owned by an individual. Premiums ...
In a previous post about Colorado SB 244's mandated autism benefits, I asked why insurance companies could not offer a product that insured parents against the costs of autism treatments should their child be autistic. It could be a separate product from their medical insurance. When I mentioned a similar ...
The II's Linda Gorman keeps the Post reporters on their toes in this post for National Review's Media Malpractice blog:
The Denver Post’s Tim Hoover and Jennifer Brown have done a disservice to their readers with their weakly reported April 22 story “Federal funds will help enroll more people in Medicaid.”
First, ...
