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Are conservatives opposed to the rationing of medical care, or do they just want somebody else to do the dirty work? Judging by Rep. Paul Ryan’s plan to balance the federal budget primarily by curbing funding for Medicare and Medicaid, it’s hard to avoid the latter conclusion. Probably … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Medicaid, Medicare, Paul Ryan | Category: Health Care Reform |
 Leave a comment…John Holahan and Bowen Garrett’s estimate of the reduction in uncollectible medical care bills that will follow from the expansion of health care insurance? As everybody knows, hospitals can’t (legally) turn away sick people. So when the uninsured are treated, somebody has to eat the lion’s … |
Professor Dieter Helm (Oxford) is a very fine fly fisherman, and an even better economist. If you haven’t done so, take a look at his new book “The Carbon Crunch: How We Are Getting Climate Change Wrong — and How to Fix It” for a bit of unconventional wisdom. He argues that politicians and the general public have not shown any real interest in addressing climate change. Helm argues that places like Europe should focus on setting a price for carbon that would cover consumption (and not just production), and that fracking could be a good “bridge” technology for reducing consumption of coal. The book is readable and insightful for those interested in the inside track on climate policy. 
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