Should Health Insurance Be Mandatory? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com
This NYT piece shows various views on "manadatory insurance". I just wish it would be universal access and not something to build the business of the insurance companies -- but this article helps see the issues under debate right now. Then the Washington Post has one on Kennedy and what he is now pushing, which includes reference to 'mandatory' being in legislation.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Medical bills prompt more than 60 percent of U.S. bankruptcies - CNN.com
Medical bills prompt more than 60 percent of U.S. bankruptcies - CNN.com
"Unless you're a Warren Buffett or Bill Gates, you're one illness away from financial ruin in this country," says lead author Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., of the Harvard Medical School, in Cambridge, Mass. "If an illness is long enough and expensive enough, private insurance offers very little protection against medical bankruptcy, and that's the major finding in our study."
"Unless you're a Warren Buffett or Bill Gates, you're one illness away from financial ruin in this country," says lead author Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., of the Harvard Medical School, in Cambridge, Mass. "If an illness is long enough and expensive enough, private insurance offers very little protection against medical bankruptcy, and that's the major finding in our study."
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Private insurance companies push for 'individual mandate' - Los Angeles Times
Private insurance companies push for 'individual mandate' - Los Angeles Times
This is a great summary of where things are at in Washington right now in terms of any health financing reforms.
This is a great summary of where things are at in Washington right now in terms of any health financing reforms.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist - Keeping Them Honest - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Keeping Them Honest - NYTimes.com:
"So let me offer Congress two pieces of advice:
1) Don’t trust the insurance industry.
2) Don’t trust the insurance industry."
"So let me offer Congress two pieces of advice:
1) Don’t trust the insurance industry.
2) Don’t trust the insurance industry."
Baucus Tells Single-Payer Advocates No | AfterDowningStreet.org
Baucus Tells Single-Payer Advocates No | AfterDowningStreet.org
I found this summary about the recent meeting Baucus had an interesting summary and it includes a letter from Obama you might find of interest.
I found this summary about the recent meeting Baucus had an interesting summary and it includes a letter from Obama you might find of interest.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Sun, sand, and surgery - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com
Sun, sand, and surgery - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com: "Sun, sand, and surgery
Everyone knows that lots of Canadians come to America in search of medical care. But what everyone knows is wrong: a careful study concluded,
The numbers of true medical refugees—Canadians coming south with their own money to purchase U.S. health care—appear to be handfuls rather than hordes.
On the other hand:
Driven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according a new paper by UCLA researchers and colleagues published today in the journal Medical Care."
Everyone knows that lots of Canadians come to America in search of medical care. But what everyone knows is wrong: a careful study concluded,
The numbers of true medical refugees—Canadians coming south with their own money to purchase U.S. health care—appear to be handfuls rather than hordes.
On the other hand:
Driven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according a new paper by UCLA researchers and colleagues published today in the journal Medical Care."
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