Publications -- Health

Feb 01, 1989

ST #136 – Mandating Health Insurance

A proposal put forth by Senator Edward Kennedy would require all U.S. employers to provide health insurance for theor emploees. The problem this proposal addresses is about $4 billion in annual unpaid hospital bills, incurred by employees who lack health insurance.

Nov 01, 1988

ST #134 – Freedom Of Choice In Health Insurance

The number of Americans without health insurance has increased by 25 percent since 1980 and now totals 37 million people. A major reason why so many people lack health insurance is that state government regulations are increasing the costs of insurance and pricing millions out of the market for insurance.

Oct 01, 1987

ST #130 – Health Care for the Elderly: The Nightmare in Our Future

With each passing year, the fraction of our national income devoted to health care continues to rise, and therefore no end in sight. One reason is the growing expense of health care for the elderly.

Sep 01, 1985

ST #118 – The Changing Market For Health Insurance: Opting Out Of The Cost-plus System

The American system of public and private health insurance, by in large, is designed to insure that hospitals do not go out of business, that they receive sufficient revenues to cover their costs.

May 24, 1983

ST #102 – Equality of Access to Medical Care: Untold Story of the Changing Nature of the Americal Health Care System

Americans today enjoy the finest and most extensive health care of any nation in the world. They have the greatest access to medical services, and rank among the healthiest of all societies.

Jan 01, 1983

National Health Insurance

Superficially, it would seem that proposals for National Health Insurance (NHI) in the United States have landed in the dustbin of history, and the issue is no more. Certainly the Reagan Administration has made no secret of its opposition to NHI, and the current emphasis is on reducing government involvement in, and spending on, health care. The Reagan Administration will be replaced by other administrations, however, and the pendulum could then swing back in favor of NHI. That there is a political base for such a reversal is beyond doubt.