Archive for the ‘Health Care’ Category
State Medicaid Costs Continue to Outpace Education and Other Vital Services
Medicaid costs continued to rise in 2011, consuming a greater percentage of overall state spending. This was a result of federal stimulus money, heightened health care expenses and increased enrollment.
Commentary: Louisiana Announces Online Medical Records Exchange For Health Care Providers
The 2009 Stimulus allocated money for states to improve their information technology systems, with the ideal result being enhanced care, readily available patient information, and up-to-speed communication.
ObamaCare’s Regulatory Uncertainty Stirs Republican and Democratic Criticism at the State Level
Even as they differ over the merits and defects of health care exchanges, state officials from across party lines continue to express concern over the regulatory uncertainty attached to ObamaCare.
Greenstein: ObamaCare Will ‘Cannibalize’ Private Insurance By 2014
‘Government-financed health care does not have to be government-run.’
Commentary: Ryan Offers Appealing Alternative To ObamaCare
[Ryan's plan] reforms the currently-unsustainable Medicare and Medicaid programs, and targets the inflated costs which have distorted the market beyond recognition.







