coverage is not care

Health care: Maine moves toward freedom, Vermont toward single-payer authoritarianism 0
- June 2, 2011
Maine adopts free-market reforms (though they conflict with federal health control bill), while Vermont goes single payer.
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NHS in England fails to meet “even the most basic standards of care”0
- June 1, 2011
“The National Health Service is today condemned over its inhumane treatment of elderly patients in an official report that finds hospitals are failing to meet “even the most basic standards of care” for the over-65s” – Telegraph
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Canada: 18-month wait for spinal surgery 0
- May 23, 2011
Question on Canada’s Globe & Mail “Ask a Health Expert”: “My father-in-law needs cervical decompression surgery. He’s been told it will be 12 to 18 months and that the only way he will get the operation sooner is if he degrades further, potentially to the point of paralysis. …”
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Massachusetts: The Canary in the Coal Mine for ObamaCare 0
- May 17, 2011
5 years ago, Massachusetts adopted its “universal health care” plan, which served as the template for President Obama’s subsequent national health care legislation. However, MA’s problems of rising health costs & worsening access foreshadow similar problems for the rest of America — as well as how to avoid them.
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“Cuts Leave Patients With Medicaid Cards, but No Specialist to See” – NYTimes 0
- April 14, 2011
Being enrolled in Medicaid does not guarantee that you get treatment, reports the New York Times. Also, “many … patients have jobs with private insurance but switch to Medicaid when they become pregnant, avoiding premiums, deductibles and co-payments.”
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Government health plans does not mean getting care, CU hospitals show 0
- September 7, 2010
This Denver Post article illustrates a key point about government-run health plans: having coverage does not mean you get medical care: Two clinics at University of Colorado Hospital — considered the state’s safety net for the needy — are turning away patients on government insurance plans because they can’t afford to treat them. … Colorado […]
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