Penelope Lemov

Recent Articles

• The True Cost of Treating Diabetes
• Oct 31, 2009
• Here's the problem. The number of Americans who have diabetes is growing at an alarming rate, as are the medical costs of treating the disease:...

• Soda: the New Front in the War on Obesity
• Sep 30, 2009
• Put down that can. The sweet soda in front of you may be frosty and cold and just waiting to quench your thirst, but it...
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• For California's New Pension Chief, a Huge Burden
• Aug 31, 2009
• When he headed up the Washington State Investment Board, Joe Dear oversaw a $67 billion portfolio. Now that he's the new honcho at CalPERS, the California...
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• Opening Up Medicaid
• Aug 19, 2009
• There's a little joke that makes the rounds whenever Medicaid directors get together. It goes like this: If you've seen one state Medicaid program, you've...

• Defining Prevention
• Jul 31, 2009
• Prevention is getting a bad rap--a growing number of health economists and providers are casting doubt on the ability of preventive medicine to squeeze costs...
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• The End-of-Life Imperative
• Jun 30, 2009
• The president brought it up himself. He talked seriously to a New York Times reporter in May about end-of-life health care choices--the tremendous drain they...

• Diplomas Keep the Doctor Away
• May 31, 2009
• When it comes to surviving the swine flu, Texans, Californians and folks in other states along our southern border have fared better than their neighbors...

• Find Me the Money
• Apr 30, 2009
• Winter Haven, Florida, imposes an accident- response fee-for services rendered when police officers and firefighters ride to the rescue. Wisconsin triples the price of its...

• Full Interviews with User-Fee Experts
• Apr 30, 2009
• What will they think of next? Winter Haven, Florida, is imposing an accident response fee -- for services rendered when police officers and firefighters come...