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Last week Bob Laszewski proposed requiring health plans achieve cost control or lose their tax preferred status. A commenter referred to this as cost control with teeth – the teeth of a pit bull. I agree, and while it has … Continue reading Health cost control with teeth

From most Democrats in DC, the reform discussion to date has focused on expanding coverage, and to hell with the financial consequences. On the R side of the aisle, the chorus has wailed endlessly, uselessly, and moronically, about ‘government run … Continue reading Cost control under health reform – finally a real proposal

The Senate HELP (Health Education Labor and Pensions) Committee has released the full version of their health reform bill, and pundits are applauding the cost savings scored by CBO. In a piece published last night, Jonathan Cohn noted: “CBO says … Continue reading The latest health reform bill – still too expensive

That’s what an airline pilot told me after he asked what I did for a living. To which I responded that France’s health care system costs a lot less than ours’ and delivers excellent results. End of conversation. I would … Continue reading Obama wants us to be like France

The feel-good talk about health reform – covering all Americans, reining in those nasty insurance companies, improving health through prevention and wellness – has all but ended, replaced by reality – as presently conceived, reform is unaffordable. Now, PR firms … Continue reading Comprehensive health reform – less than 50/50

Details of the Senate Finance committee’s draft plan for health reform were obtained yesterday by Ezra Klein (now of the Washington Post). Here’s how Ezra characterizes the draft: “The numbers tell the story. In [the original version that was submitted … Continue reading The Finance Committee’s health reform plan – a handout for the private insurance industry

The Democrats are pushing hard, very hard, to get health reform passed this year. Heck, they want to get it done this summer. And so far, the GOP’s involvement has been limited to standing on the sidelines lobbing rhetorical rocks … Continue reading Health care reform and the alternate world of the Republicans

According to an article in the NYTimes, the answer is yes. President Obama is actively considering some form of limits on med mal lawsuits as part of his health care reform plan. Before we get too excited about this, let’s … Continue reading UPDATE: Could changes to medical malpractice be on the horizon?