The Health Care Blog

Divided we might get somewhere, but not yet

By MATTHEW HOLT The NY Times describes the Republican-less lobbyist meetings with Democrats that are allegedly getting towards a consensus on an individual mandate as the way to universal health care. Funnily enough some of those same groups (e.g. The...
February 20, 2009 in Election 08, Health Plans, Mandates, Matthew Holt, Obama administration, Policy, Policy/Politics | Permalink | Comments (7)

Comparing Biden's health reform plan to Obama's

By Craig Stoltz It's the time in the political season to make way too much of the impact a vice president can have on the presidential contest. So I hope you don't mind if I extend that amusing parlor sport...
August 25, 2008 in Craig Stoltz, Election 08, Mandates, Policy/Politics | Permalink | Comments (4)

The problems with high-risk pools

By Robert Laszewski What do we do with people who are uninsurable because they have a pre-existing medical condition? That is a particularly important question as both McCain and Obama propose reforming American health care by building on the private...
August 1, 2008 in Election 08, Mandates, Marketplace, McCain, Obama, Robert Laszewski | Permalink | Comments (5)

What’s wrong with individual health insurance mandates by Claudia Chaufan

Individual health insurance mandates have lately been hailed as the solution to the health care crisis in America. Mandates to buy health insurance have been included in legislative proposals at the state level – for instance, by Gov. Schwarzenegger and...
February 29, 2008 in Mandates, Policy | Permalink | Comments (45)