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• Medicare Part D lowers Pharmaceutical prices?

  May 12, 2008 in Medicaid/Medicare, Pharmaceuticals

  What is Medicare Part D? Medicare Part D began in 2006 and provides insurance coverage for pharmaceuticals for the elderly. The program is set up so that the government does not purchase the drugs directly, …

• DC Conference

  May 8, 2008 in Miscellaneous

  I will be in Washington D.C. from today until Sunday night attending the Institute for Humane Studies Research Colloquium.  Blogging will resume on Monday.

• Cavalcade of Risk #51

  May 7, 2008 in Carnivals

  The latest edition of the Cavalcade of Risk is up at Hill’s Personal Finance.

• CDHPs and Small Business

  May 7, 2008 in HSA, Health Insurance

  Consumer directed health plans (CDHP) seem like an attractive option for small businesses. CDHPs utilize high deductible health plans (HDHP) making patients pay more money out of pocket. Because of this, insurance premiums …

• Health Insurance keeps us from getting sick?

  May 6, 2008 in Economics - General, Experimental, Health Insurance

  John Tierney writes in The New York Times (”Appeasing the Gods…”) that “”We buy insurance not just for peace of mind or to protect ourselves financially, but because…we …