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2008 U.S. Index of Health Ownership
By: John R. Graham on 8.20.2008
San Francisco-Americans lack the basic freedom to make their own health care decisions according to the second edition of the U.S. Index of Health Ownership, an annual report by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI). The Index measures the degree to which individuals, be they patients, health professionals, entrepreneurs, or taxpayers, "own" the health care in their states.
Why Governor Schwarzenegger’s – and Organized Medicine’s – War on Choice in Health Insurance Will Backfire
By: John R. Graham on 8.20.2008
Ever since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ABX1 1 stumbled just short of the finish line last January, he and his Democratic allies in the legislature have been looking to move bits and pieces of the failed health reform plan forward. Amazingly, one that he favors is sponsored by the legislator who killed ABX1 1, state Senator Sheila Kuehl, as well as the California Medical Association.
Ranking Health Care in the States: The Most Important Input is the Patient
By: John R. Graham on 8.12.2008 6:00:00 PM
This month, PRI publishes the second edition of the U.S. Index of Health Ownership (IHOP), the only project that ranks states’ health care according to principles of individual choice. This is very different from other rankings of health care in the states, because each IHOP measurement calls for less government intervention, while other rankings often favor big government spending on health programs, as well as centralized control. As I noted last year, significant challenges make it very difficult to connect the performance of the health care “system” with actual health outcomes. A recent Commonwealth Foundation publication included performance measurements of both health care access and “lifestyle” inputs. In my analysis, I pointed out that access and quality measurements have hardly any relation to healthy lives.
Unbalanced Billing In California Hospitals: Is This A Problem the State Can Solve By Getting Out of the Way?
By: John R. Graham on 7.23.2008
Imagine if you bought an airline ticket to fly from San Francisco to Chicago and after the flight you received an extra bill from the co-pilot for what he claims is a fair price for his services. He is unsatisfied with the airline's pay, and would like you and your fellow passengers to make up the difference.
From Heart Transplants to Hairpieces: The Questionable Benefits of State Benefit Mandates for Health Insurance
By: John R. Graham on 7.21.2008
This paper reviews 28 original actuarial and econometric articles that attempt to estimate the cost of benefit mandates, as well as others that summarize the literature on mandates during the last two decades of their development.
The Doubt of the Benefit: Why State Benefit Mandates are a Poor Prescription for Health Insurance
By: John R. Graham on 7.8.2008
A benefit mandate is a state law that commands a health plan to pay for, or at least offer, a specified treatment or type of provider, removing the benefit from negotiation between beneficiaries and health plans. For example, a mandate may require a health plan to cover treatment of alcoholism, or chiropractic services.
Impact - June 2008
6.30.2008
PRI Ideas in Action - June 2007
Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report
Who Should Pay for Health Care?
By: Sally C. Pipes on 6.27.2008
We’ve all heard the statistic “47 million Americans do not have health insurance” as an underlying argument for massive health care reform. But did you know that 57 percent of the 47 million uninsured have annual incomes above $50,000? Or that two-thirds of the 47 million are between the ages of 18 and 34? Are younger Americans being sold another Social Security scheme?
Government-Monopoly Health Care in California: Legislative Analyst Concludes That Taxes Must Be Hiked One-Third More Than Anticipated
By: John R. Graham on 6.25.2008 6:30:00 PM
California’s non-partisan Legislative Analyst has weighed in on the costs of government-monopoly health care. Backers of such systems are rushing to the barricades, but the revelations serve as welcome enlightenment for all Californians.
Medicare Means Testing: Test the Deductible, Not the Premium
By: John R. Graham on 6.24.2008
Outside the Administration, few politicians are serious about addressing the impending bankruptcy of Medicare, and some are even hastening it along.
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