Every level of government has shifted its focus to respond to the spreading coronavirus. Recently, the country watched as both chambers of Congress voted to pass the massive relief package known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act was the third coronavirus response bill passed by Congress. The Coronavirus...
What comes to mind when you think of the term “health care delivery?” Most people probably think of entities like doctors’ offices, insurers, hospitals, and pharmacies. These are the most common ways in which people access the health care system, as this has been the status quo in health care for some time. But health care delivery is changing,...
The chief executive officer of Blue Cross N.C. has resigned amid charges of drunken driving and misdemeanor child abuse. Dr. Patrick Conway was arrested in June after he sideswiped a truck driving on Interstate 85. His two young daughters were in the back of the car. The BlueCross N.C. Board of Trustees asked Conway for...
Although some activists wish Dale Folwell in the worst in his battle with hospitals, plenty of others across the political spectrum recognize that without reform both taxpayers and public employees will pay much more.
The response to legislative testimony from many liberal lawmakers and activists was more suitable to the playground than the state capitol.
The proper conclusion is that expansive government “reforms” of health care cannot be funded by phantom savings from preventive care.
The proper conclusion is that expansive government “reforms” of health care cannot be funded by phantom savings from preventive care.
Advocates for socialized health care avoid the facts when they target a proposed tax credit.
As a major explanation for the decades-long trend of escalating health-care costs, the use of emergency care by the uninsured just doesn’t suffice.
