This is a great illustration, and I would even argue the BEST illustration–brought to my attention by my good friend, JohnnyB–of what’s wrong with the current Health Care System, how it got there, and who’s actually (shockingly enough) coming up with the most radical (and arguably the most logical) approaches to solving said system. My [...]
Just got through watching a video clip of the candidate’s forum a couple of weeks ago through the chamber. One of the panelists asked a question about how local Supervisors could help with small businesses offering health insurance. A few of the candidates (half) suggested the chamber (or someone) should sponsor forming a group for [...]
An interesting article about Health Insurance from the Journal. Unfortunately, most of it seems to be tailor made only for those who have severe medical problems: “Nine times out of 10, if you can get access to employer-sponsored group coverage, take the employer-sponsored policy,” says Karen Politz, a research professor at the Georgetown University Health [...]
John Stossel did a 20/20 piece last week on Whole Foods helping their employees really manage their health care costs. It’s an excellent display, not just of how market forces can keep prices down, but how the absolute best person to determine how to spend your health care dollars is guess who? You. The long [...]
An excellent article from Kiplinger about the simple fact that getting individual health insurance should not be, and indeed is not, a mysterious and impossible task. You can get Health Insurance Kimberly Lankford, the author, does a good job of both dispelling some myths about affordability, and cites some good examples of those who have [...]