Health Policy Digest - April 21, 2009

April 21, 2009

THE END OF PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE

A public insurance program won't compete in a way that any normal business would recognize, say observers...

WALL STREET JOURNAL

FREE-RANGE TRICHINOSIS

Free-range pork can be more likely than caged pork to carry dangerous bacteria and parasites, according to scientists...

FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE/NEW YORK TIMES

WAYS TO KEEP HEALTH COVERAGE IF YOU LOSE YOUR JOB

One of the first things you should do if you are laid off is ask the company human resources (HR) department exactly when your employer-paid coverage expires, say health economist Devon Herrick...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

THE FALSE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE COSTS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MEDICAL PLANS

The administrative expenses of private insurance plans represent money well spent for their members, say Kerry N. Weems, an independent consultant, and Benjamin E. Sasse, former U.S. assistant secretary of health...

WALL STREET JOURNAL

WHEN DOCTORS OPT OUT

The doctors that remain in an expanded government health care system will be even more overwhelmed than now, says Mark Siegel, associate professor of medicine at New York University's Langone Medical Center...

WALL STREET JOURNAL

NATIONAL HEALTH CARE PLAN WOULD DETER DRUG DEVELOPMENT

Drug makers must be able to produce products that improve the quality of life for individuals, says U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.)...

TRIANGLE BUSINESS JOURNAL