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State Regulations Drive Up Health Care Costs: Study

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'A report released this summer ... demonstrates a strong relationship between state regulation and the rising cost of individual health insurance plans.' State Regulations Drive Up Health Care Costs: Study A report released this summer by The Heritage

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:56:00 GMT

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mared · 07-06-2007, 11:29 AM

Heartland Institue is a right wing group of wacko's...... :grits: Check out this link on global warming from Heartland http://www.globalwarmingheartland.org :yikes:

txnexus · 07-26-2007, 01:18 PM

Makes sense. Anytime a new regulation is enforced, it requires manhours to ensure compliance. Increased manhours = increased costs which is logically passed on to the consumers. Just look at what JCAHO requirements have done to the paperwork load on nurses and other healthcare orgs.

07-06-2007, 11:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
mared Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SAN JOSE Posts: 169	Re: State Regulations Drive Up Health Care Costs: Study Heartland Institue is a right wing group of wacko's...... :grits: Check out this link on global warming from Heartland http://www.globalwarmingheartland.org :yikes:

07-26-2007, 01:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
txnexus Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 8	Re: State Regulations Drive Up Health Care Costs: Study Makes sense. Anytime a new regulation is enforced, it requires manhours to ensure compliance. Increased manhours = increased costs which is logically passed on to the consumers. Just look at what JCAHO requirements have done to the paperwork load on nurses and other healthcare orgs.

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