Government Health Care

“Universal,” government-mandated health care may not become law in New Mexico during the upcoming special session, but that doesn’t mean that it couldn’t happen in the near future. Check out this video which illustrates in stark detail how health care might work if we put government in charge.

Rhode Island: Role Model?

A recent article from the Heartland Institute’s Health Care News discusses a proposal by Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (R) that would result in the state agreeing to a five-year federal spending cap on Medicaid in exchange for more autonomy over its Medicaid programs. The proposal is expected to save taxpayers $67 million.
Most states, [...]

Big Gov Health Care

In case you haven’t heard, Governor Richardson has called for a special legislative session to begin on August 15. While the session was originally to be exclusively on the topic of health care, he has since broadened his agenda to include other issues including an economic stimulus known as the CARE Package.
It is certainly a [...]

Government-Run Health Care Japanese-style

Japan has a single-payer health care system. While the Japanese people may be a healthy lot, they also must put up with some pretty absurd government rules and regulations. According to recent reports the Japanese government will now demand that people of that nation have their waists measured (the new state-prescribed limit for male waistlines [...]

No Free Samples?

According to a story in this week’s Albuquerque Alibi, UNM’s Health Sciences Center which includes UNM Hospital and the medical school, has adopted new restrictions to eliminate drug advertising in the University’s medical buildings. While those who see drug companies as evil subversives working to snooker doctors and their patients into purchasing their latest and [...]

Health Care Mandates

As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, health care mandates are a big problem with increasing health care costs. Rarely is this issue discussed in the media, but George Will recently brought up the point with Stephen Colbert on health care and mandates (click here and fast-forward 2/3rds of the way through).
According to data compiled [...]

A leftist responds

I wrote an article recently in the Albuquerque Journal about some important health care reforms taking place in Georgia. I love it when people respond to articles written by the Foundation because it shows we are having an impact and making people think.
Unfortunately, the response to my article came from Dan Davis of Los Lunas, [...]

Native American Health: Socialized Medicine Gone Bad

This article appeared recently (May 28) in the Albuquerque Journal. The author’s basic point is that Native Americans were promised health care paid for by the federal government and that the government has fallen short of its obligations. Of course, more money is essential (in the author’s mind) to rectify this injustice.
This promise of [...]

Follow Georgia’s Lead on Health Care

A few weeks ago, I blogged on this page about the reforms Georgia has recently made to health care policies within its borders. Today, I wrote about these changes and urged New Mexico policymakers to follow suit, in the Business Journal section of the Albuquerque Journal. Check out the article here (no subscription required).

$6 Million Wasn’t Enough for Santa Fe County

In 2006, Santa Fe County voters agreed to a tax increase to fund improved emergency medical services to outlying communities around the city of Santa Fe and throughout the county, according to Julie Ann Grimm of The Santa Fe New Mexican (911 Stretched Thin, May 20, 2008). So far, $6 million has been levied [...]

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