http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/10/15/oops-sorry-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oops-sorry-kids Insights into the uncertain world of healthcare Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/10/15/oops-sorry-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Lessons from Israel, Continued « See First Blog Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:12:25 +0000 http://www.seefirstblog.com/?p=1450#comment-455 [...] The audience of about 100 wasn’t made up of health care wonks, but there were two questions about state versus federal regulation of insurance.  If the questions reflect anything about public sentiment, there was a sense of surprise that insurance companies in one state aren’t allowed to sell in another.  There was also a question about whether the federal reform will undo the important reforms Massachusetts has done in the last few years.  Professor Altman, who spoke on the panel with me, and who has worked on this very issue, seemed to think it was too early to tell.   More unintended consequences? [...] [...] The audience of about 100 wasn’t made up of health care wonks, but there were two questions about state versus federal regulation of insurance.  If the questions reflect anything about public sentiment, there was a sense of surprise that insurance companies in one state aren’t allowed to sell in another.  There was also a question about whether the federal reform will undo the important reforms Massachusetts has done in the last few years.  Professor Altman, who spoke on the panel with me, and who has worked on this very issue, seemed to think it was too early to tell.   More unintended consequences? [...]

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