10/22/2008 News For: Regence Health care QuoteIssue of the Week: Health Care Reform Plus Heroes and Jerks of the Week Health care reform continues to be a major issue in the presidential campaign even as economic problems dominate the headlines. Voters want a better and more secure system of health insurance. The interesting fact is that the health care debate is no longer between those who want to reform the system and those... Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Coverage Of Recent Developments Related To Health Care In The ... Summaries of several recent developments related to health care issues in the presidential election appear below.Economic Policy Institute report: The health care proposal announced by Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain Ariz. would prompt many employers to drop health insurance for employees, according to a report released recently by EPI, the Charleston Gazette reports. Jackson Health Care Facility is all about adding quality to life The key to quality care at Jackson Health Care Facility JHCF, located at 2616 College Avenue, is making its residents feel as comfortable as possible by creating a caring home setting. Those who have a three-day hospital stay and meet the medical criteria may be eligible for a Medicare paid stay at the skilled nursing care facility for up to 20 days. PERSPECTIVE: Election 2008: Slowing the Growth of Health Care Costs -- Learning from International Experience High health care expenditures and the growing number of people without health insurance set the United States apart from all other industrialized countries. The United States spends twice per capita ... Hawaii Lawmakers React To Recent Decision To End State Universal Health Care Program For Children Hawaii state legislators and Hawaii Medical Service Association officials last week criticized actions by Gov. Linda Lingle's R administration last week to end funding for Keiki Care, the state's universal health care program for children, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports Altonn, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 10/17. Beginning Nov. Health care plans: Obama vs. McCain Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama have dramatically divergent visions of how to reshape the health insurance system. Comprehensive Tax Reform Could Play Important Role In Creating Health Care Reform A proposal to implement a value-added tax for universal health insurance vouchers would also provide for significant decreases in other taxes, according to the authors of a commentary in the October 22/29 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on the Health of the Nation. They add that this plan would create incentives for cost-containment and health care quality. Samuel Y. Sessions, M.D., J.D. Value-added Tax Proposal To Reform US Health Care In an article published in the October 22/29 issue of JAMA, authors argue that incentives for cost-containment and health care quality could be created by implementing a value-added tax for universal health insurance vouchers. Samuel Y. Sessions, M.D., J.D. Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, Calif. and Philip R. Lee, M.D. Private sector could help provide better health care: head of CMA Canada's ailing medicare system is in need of aggressive treatment, says the head of the Canadian Medical Association, which is planning a fact-finding mission to Europe to see up close and personal how other countries deliver health care. Health Care Service Corporation to Acquire TMG Health in Support of Government Business Growth Strategy Health Care Service Corporation , which operates the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, has entered into an agreement to acquire TMG Health, the nation's leading provider of business process outsourcing for Medicare, Medicaid and group retiree health plans. |

