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New Hampshire Takes a Step Toward Health Care Competition

The New Hampshire House voted this week to make health care more accessible. The Lower chamber of the state legislature passed HB223, which would exempt certain facilities from restriction in existing state law. In the Granite State, a “medical facility” within 15 miles of a critical care hospital needs the permission of that hospital to … Read more

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We Are Forgetting Our Humanity

My heart pounding, I couldn’t believe my ears. It felt like a surreal nightmare. Yet, I was in my home office on the phone with the third Greater Manchester hospital I had called that night on behalf of my friend.

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OpEd: Needless Regulations hurt Health Care

ACROSS the country, state leaders have raised the alarm over the lack of enough beds should the COVID-19 pandemic create a surge in serious and critical cases. They are concerned that they simply won’t have enough hospital beds to care for ill patients and are taking drastic steps to “flatten the curve” – spreading out … Read more

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Got health Insurance, Bernie Will Take it Away

Bernie did well positionally in both Iowa and New Hampshire. That’s good for his campaign, but he did not do as well as he did four years ago. That is maybe not so good. The question is why is that?

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I’m From the Government... I’m Here to Help

What President Trump needs to do to control health care costs.

It is universally accepted that Americans pay at least 30% more for their healthcare versus the rest of the world and have the same or worse outcomes. Excluding government programs this 30% amounts to approximately $500 billion per year. Efforts to rein in this massive excess have failed miserably. It is time to think out … Read more

Hospitals Win $3 Billion in 7-1 Decision Over DHHS

The case: On Monday hospitals won at the Supreme Court. In Azar v. Allina Health Services which is a Medicare case with potentially wider implications for administrative law the justices came to a 7-1 decision. The ruling in this case provides a statutory interpretation analysis saying little about administrative law or Medicare. The issue… The … Read more

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