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Health Policy Digest - September 16, 2008
September 16, 2008
EXCESSIVE STATE MANDATES INCREASE COSTS
With interstate competition, consumers would be more likely to find a health policy that fits their budget, giving more people access to affordable insurance, say Devon Herrick and Ariel House...
NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS
U.S. drug giants are rushing to partner with Indian and Chinese companies where the cost of labor and testing are much cheaper, say observers...
BUSINESSWEEK
Employers often find themselves footing health care costs for employees' ex-spouses and adult children who are not in school, say observers...
FORBES MAGAZINE
Under Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) health plan, the federal government would provide tax incentives for people to buy health insurance...
NATIONAL JOURNAL
Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) health plan would require parents to insure their children and would allow children up to age 25 to stay on their parents' plans...
NATIONAL JOURNAL
GETTING REAL ABOUT HEALTH CARE
Health care, no matter how lavishly provided, can only partially compensate for individual differences, says columnist Robert J. Samuelson...
NEWSWEEK