Health Policy Digest - April 7, 2009

April 07, 2009

VACCINE DELAYS IN POORER NATIONS RAISE HEALTH RISKS FOR INFANTS

Many infants in poor and middle-income countries get their vaccines weeks later than doctors recommend and therefore face increased risks of sickness and death...

THE LANCET/NEW YORK TIMES

NATIONAL HEALTH PREVIEW: THE MASSACHUSETTS DEBACLE, COMING SOON TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

Massachusetts' overall costs for health programs have increased by 42 percent since 2006, when health care became "free"...

WALL STREET JOURNAL

HOW SHOULD WE REFORM HEALTH CARE?

Mandated insurance is difficult to enforce and will drive up the cost of coverage and encourage special-interest groups while reducing consumer choice, says Devon Herrick, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis...

THE DAILY ITEM (SUNBURY, PENN.)

THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF EMPLOYER MANDATES

A mandate on employers, similar to one proposed by the Commonwealth Fund and endorsed by Barack Obama during the campaign, would be very bad, says John C. Goodman, President and CEO of the NCPA...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

SIX DEAL-KILLERS FOR NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM

When insurance benefits are determined politically rather than by what individuals and families want in the marketplace, the benefits package expands and costs explode, say experts...

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