Tag Archives: Linda Gorman

Critiquing the latest Commonwealth Fund study

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Writes Linda Gorman: If you think that the quality of your health care depends on whether your doctor keeps your medical records on an interoperable computer system or on whether the country has national health insurance – even it if … Continue reading →

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Wendy’s employees save with HSAs

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Linda Gorman, Director of the Independence Institute‘s Health Care Policy Center has a new report: ”Why Milwaukee Health Care Costs are High: What to Do About It.” (Her summary us here.) It’s chock full of good references and analysis on … Continue reading →

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Politicians for potholes & expensive insurance

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Brian T. Schwartz

Previous posts on legislation mentioned here: SB 217 (here , here, here, here), HB 1389 (here, here, here). Linda Gorman shows how politicians support potholes and expensive insurance in her latest article at the Independence Institute‘s Health Care Policy Center … Continue reading →

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Debunking “Dying for Coverage” (part 2)

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Brian T. Schwartz

Update to: Is being uninsured a fatal disease? Linda Gorman has once again taken Families USA to task for their bogus research. Last week it was about their claims of Medicaid "cuts." Most recently, her post at StateHouseCall.org debunks their … Continue reading →

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Employers & employees save big with HSAs

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Check out Linda Gorman‘s post on how Manitowoc County, Wisconsin has saved its taxpayers and employees money by offering its employees high-deductible insurance plans and contributing to their Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): It estimates that employees with family plans will … Continue reading →

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The uninsured cost-shift scam

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Update, June 18 2009:  What you do not know about the uninsured cost-shift: If you’ve heard from Families USA the uninsured costs families and individuals with commercial insurance big bucks, think again. Check out a critique that debunks it here. … Continue reading →

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FamiLIES USA and Medicaid “cuts”

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Brian T. Schwartz

The essence of lying is the intent to deceive. Families USA has issued a press release claiming that the Bush Administration’s FY2009 budget contains "cuts in federal Medicaid payments." Yet, as Linda Gorman points out at StateHouseCall.org (and in the … Continue reading →

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Gorman on SB-217 & Compulsory Insurance

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Brian T. Schwartz

Last Sunday the Pueblo Chieftain published a commentary on Senate Bill 217 and compulsory insurance by Linda Gorman , Director of the Independence Institute‘s Health Care Policy Center. Some highlights: With Senate Bill 217, which has passed the Colorado Senate … Continue reading →

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Why “Patient Power”?

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Brian T. Schwartz

Because this is what government controls have taken away from us. It’s what we need to continue to benefit from life-saving medical advances and care, and be satisfied with our experience with physicians, hospitals, and insurance companies. State and federal … Continue reading →

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