Pride, Prejudice, Insurance
By Paul Krugman
The New York Times
November 7, 2005
Employment-based health insurance is the only serious source of coverage for Americans too young to receive
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Pride, Prejudice, Insurance
By Paul Krugman
The New York Times
November 7, 2005
Employment-based health insurance is the only serious source of coverage for Americans too young to receive
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Pride, Prejudice, Insurance
By Paul Krugman
The New York Times
November 7, 2005
Employment-based health insurance is the only serious source of coverage for Americans too young to receive
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Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
November 4, 2005
Covering the Uninsured - Growing Need, Strained Resources
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Taking The Pulse Of Health Care Systems: Experiences Of Patients With Health Problems In Six Countries
By Cathy Schoen, Robin Osborn, Phuong Trang Huynh, Michelle Doty,
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Variation in the Tendency of Primary Care Physicians to Intervene
By Brenda E. Sirovich, MD, MS; Daniel J. Gottlieb, MS; H. Gilbert Welch, MD, MPH; Elliott
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Changes In Economic Conditions And Health Insurance Coverage, 2000-2004
By John Holahan and Allison Cook
Health Affairs
November 1, 2005
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The Danger of Consumer-Driven Health Care Crash Course
by Jonathan Cohn
The New Republic
Nov. 7, 2005
Health care operates by what economists commonly call an "80/20" rule. In
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Medicare Drug Benefit May Expand 'Catastrophic' Protection
By Karen Pallarito
Forbes.com
Oct. 26, 2005
The number of seniors protected against formidably high drug costs will increase sharply under the
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Tarrant's healthy idea
Brattleboro Reformer
October 26, 2005
IDX co-founder Richard Tarrant may be running for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in 2006, but when it comes to
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WellPoint's 3Q Profit More Than Doubles
By The Associated Press
The New York Times
October 26, 2005
WellPoint Inc. on Wednesday said earnings for the third quarter more than
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Effects Of Physician-Owned Limited-Service Hospitals: Evidence From Arizona
By Jean M. Mitchell
Health Affairs
October 25, 2005
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Wal-Mart to Expand Health Plan for Workers
By Michael Barbaro
The New York Times
October 24, 2005
Wal-Mart, which has long been criticized for the benefits it offers to