Health Policy Digest - July 28, 2009

July 28, 2009

HEALTH CARE: YOU MAY GET WHAT YOU DON'T PAY FOR

Every day nearly 830,000 Canadians are awaiting some type of health procedure, while almost 2 million people in England await hospital admission or outpatient treatment, according to the National Center for Policy Analysis...

NEWS BLAZE (FOLSOM, CALIF.)

THE PRESIDENT'S PRESCRIPTION: RATIONING

The President's health care reform plan may result in denying care to a significant number of Americans, especially the elderly, says John C. Goodman, President, CEO and the Kellye Wright Fellow with the NCPA...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

LET CUSTOMERS CONTROL THE MONEY AND MARKET WILL CURE HEALTH CARE

Innovation and market competition will make health care better, more affordable and more secure, says Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute...

INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY

HOW TO MAKE HEALTH CARE REFORM BIPARTISAN

There are seven principles that can be the basis of a genuine, bipartisan health care reform, once the current over-reach by President Obama and House Speaker Pelosi fails, says Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.)...

WALL STREET JOURNAL

ACHIEVING RESPONSIBLE HEALTH CARE REFORM

We can't have a first-class health care system -- one that delivers accessible, affordable, high-quality care -- by attacking the bedrock of our current health care system -- employer-sponsored health insurance, says Tom Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...

HUFFINGTON POST

A MASSACHUSETTS MODEL TO FIX HEALTH CARE?

Long one of the most expensive states for medical care, Massachusetts' costs have risen even higher since passing universal coverage, say observers...

BUSINESSWEEK