Research/Policy Issues
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Health Policy Digest - July 7, 2009
July 07, 2009
REFORM NEEDS HEALTHY LIFE INCENTIVES
Sen. Kennedy doesn't want health insurers to reward good behavior, says Scott E. Harrington, a professor of health care management and insurance and risk management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania...
WALL STREET JOURNAL
PREVENTIVE MEDICAL SERVICES DO NOT SAVE MONEY
Most preventative health care services do not save money, says John C. Goodman, President, CEO and the Kellye Wright Fellow of the National Center for Policy Analysis...
FRASER INSTITUTE
The United States cannot ignore serious medical malpractice reform, says Richard A. Epstein, a professor of law at the University of Chicago, a senior fellow with the Hoover Institution, and a visiting professor at NYU Law School...
WALL STREET JOURNAL
WILL HEALTH CARE REFORM REALLY PAY OFF?
If doctors and patients don't change what they are doing, we can be fairly confident that total health care spending will rise -- and probably by a lot, says John C. Goodman, President, CEO and the Kellye Wright Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis...
FOXBUSINESS.COM
WHY IT'S EASY TO STEAL FROM MEDICARE
Arrests in Detroit and Miami are another argument against importing to the rest of the health economy the model that enabled these scams, say observers...
WALL STREET JOURNAL
CANADA SEES BOOM IN PRIVATE HEALTH CARE BUSINESS
Facing long waits and substandard care, a growing number of Canadians are willing to pay for health treatment, leading to a booming private business in Canada, say observers...
FOXNEWS.COM