Issue Date:
August, 2011
Newspaper PDF:
The August issue of Health Care News reports Vermont has become the first state to have a government-run health care monopoly, the result of a bill signed by Gov. Peter Shumlin in May. Detractors like Darcie Johnston of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom say the legislation “is very generic, without a lot of meat on it.”
Also in this issue:
- Relationships between doctors and pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers will soon be under a microscope because of legislation forcing transparency about such relationships.
- The Utah state legislature voted unanimously for shifting Medicaid to managed care, as did California. The trend is taking hold as states attempt to slow down the rise of Medicaid costs.
- Are faith-based health care cost-sharing plans insurance, philanthropy, or something else?
- Nursing homes are among many lower-wage employers that can’t survive without waivers from Obamacare mandate.
- A new book warns there soon won’t be enough experienced surgeons to go around.
- Value-based purchasing for Medicare means bureaucrats, not the choices of the customers, set the prices. Both patients and providers will suffer.
Newspaper Articles in this Issue
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Vermont Becomes First State With Single Payer
– July 27, 2011 -
Value-Based Purchasing in Medicare May Hurt Patients
– July 15, 2011 -
Study: Internal Disagreements May Be Slowing FDA Decisions
– July 14, 2011 -
Shortage of Surgeons on the Way
– July 13, 2011 -
Utah Passes Bipartisan Medicaid Reform
– July 11, 2011 -
Defund Obamacare’s Insurance Rate Reviews
– July 8, 2011 -
Faith-Based Cost-Sharing Runs Into Challenges in Washington State
– July 7, 2011 -
Price Competition Can Lead to Quality Competition
– July 6, 2011 -
New York Implements Medicaid Cuts, Transparency
– July 5, 2011 -
Obama Administration Targets ‘Mini-Med’ Health Insurance Plans
– June 30, 2011 -
FDA Criticized for Surprise Attack on Off-Label Device Use
– June 30, 2011 -
Low-Wage Employers in Need of Obamacare Waivers
– June 29, 2011 -
New Reporting Mandate for Companies Sets Stage for More Regulation
– June 27, 2011 -
Medicaid and State Sovereignty
– June 27, 2011 -
California Shifts to Managed Care for Medicaid
– June 24, 2011 -
Health Care Reform Organizations Directory
– April 1, 2011
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