Health Policy Digest - June 2, 2009

June 02, 2009

THE OBAMACARE TO COME

A government-run, single-payer health care system such as those in Canada and Great Britain would cost taxpayers at least $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years, says health economist Michael Tanner...

CATO INSTITUTE

CANADIAN HEALTH CARE EARNS DISMAL FINISH IN INTERNATIONAL RANKING

Canada's health care system ranks 23rd among 32 nations surveyed for quality, access and innovation...

METRO NEWS

HEALTH CARE COSTS DURING RETIREMENT

The average senior retiring at age 65 this year will need $240,000 to pay the out-of-pocket costs of health care for the rest of his or her life, according to Fidelity Investments...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

THE REPUBLICAN HEALTH PLAN

Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-Okla.) health care bill would cut the uninsured by half and require no net increased taxes or spending, says John C. Goodman, President and CEO of the NCPA...

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

HARD-TO-INSURE FIND NOVEL WAY TO GET COVERAGE

Businesses with as few as one or two employees can qualify for group health insurance in some states...

WALL STREET JOURNAL

TAXING HEALTH CARE

Last week Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus released his revenue "policy options" and high on the list is . . . taxing health benefits...

WALL STREET JOURNAL