March 25, 2008

COMPETITION SOLVES HEALTH CARE

A market-based system would unleash the power of innovation and competition in health care, say observers...

NEW YORK SUN

MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH REFORM BRUISES SAFETY-NET HOSPITALS

Massachusetts's experiment in universal health coverage for state residents has taken a steep toll on a public hospital system that serves the disadvantaged...

BOSTON GLOBE/WALL STREET JOURNAL

GREAT BRITAIN'S "SICK NOTE CULTURE"

Ill health and disability costs the British economy about $208 billion annually...

LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH

GENERICS: JUST AS GOOD?

Generic drugs save money, but there's a growing clamor from patients and doctors that some aren't as effective as their brand-name brethren...

LOS ANGELES TIMES

UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE'S COST THE QUESTION

Universal health care coverage in New Jersey is sure to be a budget buster, say observers...

HOME NEWS TRIBUNE (MIDDLESEX, N.J.)

AVERAGE HOSPITAL STAY IN CANADA: $7,000

Why does a stay in a Canadian hospital cost so much?...

CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION/WINDSOR STAR