Comments on: When State Governments Compete for Doctors

By: Why Do People Move To Texas? « Let A Thousand Nations Bloom

Why Do People Move To Texas? « Let A Thousand Nations Bloom — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:10:41 +0000

[...] We’ve written previously about some of Texas’s competitive virtues here. [...]

By: klimmklimm

klimmklimm — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:27:20 +0000

Perfect work! Gluttony kills more men than the sword. Good health is above wealth

By: Jason Swadley » Blog Archive » The Texas competition experience

Jason Swadley » Blog Archive » The Texas competition experience — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:50:05 +0000

[...] The Texas experience is one example of how differences in policy between states has resulted in differences in outcomes and flows of people across political boundaries. In this case, a state government competed against other state governments, and based on its own endpoints, won.When State Governments Compete for Doctors « Let A Thousand Nations Bloom [...]

By: States Rights’ Showdown, Texas Style « Let A Thousand Nations Bloom

States Rights’ Showdown, Texas Style « Let A Thousand Nations Bloom — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:54:04 +0000

[...] rights being invoked against the coming diktat from Washington. Many Texans have seen their health care options improve from the state going its own way back in 2003, and it’s possible that Perry would have [...]

By: Foundations of Federalism: Experimentation & Value Pluralism « Let A Thousand Nations Bloom

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:13:22 +0000

[...] Now Massachusetts has run one health care experiment. Hurray for federalism! If only we could learn from this fiasco. Many would do well to consider the consequences of enacting an “individual mandate”. Costs have mushroomed along with prices, as the state’s spending on health programs has increased 42 percent since 2006. It’s a tax on the middle class. Rationing is on the table. Meanwhile, Texas has run a different health care experiment with some success, as Jonothan Wilde recenly blogged here. [...]