Healthcare news clips 3/31

Healthcare

D.C. Plan Could Aid Uninsured, The Washington Post (March 29, 2008): A D.C. Council member will propose a sweeping plan next week to mandate health-care coverage for all District residents by offering a city-subsidized program for the uninsured that would be funded through new taxes on health companies and cigarettes.

            Medicaid

            Medicare

Medicare’s Financial Woes, The New York Times (March 28, 2008 op-ed): Warnings that Medicare spending is growing at an unsustainable rate come with mind-numbing regularity, so it was no surprise that the latest report from the Medicare trustees found that the system is still headed for a financial abyss. Medicare’s problems get scant attention on the campaign trail but will demand strong corrective action by the next president.

            SCHIP