State Based Reform

Ogden Standard-Examiner: Control Health Costs

The editorial board of the Ogden Standard-Examiner published a statement about controlling the cost of Medicare (find it

Health Reform You Shouldn't Believe In

Marcia Angell MD, former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine wrote these words during the 2008 presidential election primaries:

How Not to Save Money On Medicaid

Again, thanks to my colleague Dr. Don McCanne for the following:

Reform Health Care or Suffer Fiscal Consequences

The Deseret News ran a story late last week about the coming fiscal nightmare related to Medicaid (find it

California and Vermont eye comprehensive health reform

Apparently not satisfied with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), the states of Vermont and California are looking at much more aggressive health system reform.

Will Congress Give States Discretion?

An interesting article from the New Republic (find it here) just came to my attention (thanks to Christine

Soaring Costs Force Canada to Reassess Health Model

Reuters News Service (find it on CNBC here) published an article with the above title yesterday. Here are some excerpts:

PPACA: No State Options Before 2017

PPACA, better known as Obama-care, requires states to operate a health insurance exchange by January 1, 2014.

PPACA Demands a Utah Response

From the Deseret News editorial page 7/13/09 (posted here originally that same month):

Utahns should unite for health-care reform

By Joseph Q. Jarvis MD MSPH